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Nonprofit Sector

The Road Ahead for New York City Nonprofits

Gordon Campbell | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: United Way, Economic Crisis, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way of NYC, Gordon Campbell, New York City, Philanthropy, Food Bank for New York City, New York News
Gordon Campbell

The jobless rate is at a 16-year high and we are seeing an ever-increasing demand for basic human services nonprofits provide as families lose their health care or their homes.

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Benefits of Working at a Nonprofit

Fran Barrett | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Health Care Reform, New York City, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Nonprofit Health Care, Nyc, Nyc Nonprofits, New York News
Fran Barrett

Increasingly over the last few years, more and more nonprofits have asked staff to share health care costs, and while we have no numbers yet, we hear frequently about nonprofits that fear they will have to eliminate health coverage as a benefit.

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A Sustainable Funding Option for Nonprofit Organizations

Calandra Cruickshank | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Nonprofit, Nonprofits, Recession, Nonprofit Sector, Economic Crisis, Living News
Calandra Cruickshank

As countless organizations are being forced to close their doors this year, it is clear that more emphasis must be placed on building strong and sustainable funding models for nonprofits.

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Philanthropy by the Numbers

Paul Brest | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Home News, Philanthropy, Ncrp, Foundations, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Nonprofit Sector, Grantmaking, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best, Business News, Non-Profit Foundations, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact, Living News
Paul Brest

NCRP makes a compelling case for philanthropy's role in addressing poverty and racism as deep systemic and structural problems

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Philanthropy on Another Planet

Paul Brest | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Home News, Non-Profit Foundations, Grantmaking, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact, Program Related Investments, Philanthropy, Foundations, Nonprofit Sector, Business News, Administrative Costs, Mission Investing, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Ncrp, Payout, Business News
Paul Brest

Although there are good reasons for a foundation to spend down its assets today, there are also legitimate reasons for it to continue its work in perpetuity.

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Philanthropy at its Somewhat Myopic: Mistaking Means and Ends

Paul Brest | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Home News, General Operating Support, Ncrp, Foundations, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Nonprofit Sector, Grantmaking, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best, Philanthropy, Business News, Project Support, Non-Profit Foundations, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact, Social Venture Partners, Sean Stannard-Stockton, Independent Sector, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, The Giving Life, Business News
Paul Brest

The most significant of NCRP's grantmaking requirements is that 50 percent of a foundation's grants be for general operating support (GOS) -- unrestricted support for an organization.

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How Millenials Will Save the World

Adlai Wertman | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Social-Enterprise, Poverty, Millenials, Charity, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Foundations, Living News
Adlai Wertman

Twenty-somethings are not beaten down by the economy or the heaviness of the air. Rather they are encouraged, excited and ready to go.

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Nonprofits: State Laws Blocking Access To Funds

AP | MARTHA WAGGONER | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Charity Organizations, Charity, Charity Endowments, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Nonprofit, Endowments, Accessing Endowments, Charities, Business News

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Symphony has all the money it needs. But in this economy, the orchestra isn't allowed to touch it. The value...

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Philanthropy's New Ice Age: Will Social Innovation Survive the Freeze?

Jumpstart | Posted 01.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Jumpstart, Charity Organizations, Philanthropy, Philanthropy Funding, Charity, Charitable Funds, Strategic Philanthropy, Economy, Social Innovation, Jewish Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, Innovation, Joshua Avedon, Shawn Landres, Jewish Innovation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Philanthropists, Lee Meyerhoff Hendler, Social Entrepreneurship, Jewish, Nonprofit Sector, Hazon, Nigel Savage, Living News
Jumpstart

After a decade of philanthropic investment that has produced a flowering of innovation and social entrepreneurship not seen since the late 19th century, all signs point to a flash freeze.

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