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Budget Battles Shift Government’s Relationship With Nonprofits
Congressional passage last week of a measure that cuts $38-billion in federal spending this year was probably just the beginning of a struggle nonprofits will face in keeping...
Measuring a Vision: A 'Promise Neighborhood’ Faces the Challenge of Charting Progress
A Washington charity seeking to get federal aid to fight poverty in a single neighborhood must demonstrate results and parental involvement—but that has not been easy.
Promise Neighborhoods Gets Lifeline in Federal Budget 
A Congressional deal would provide $30-million to spread the Harlem Children's Zone approach nationwide, more than the $10-million lawmakers had been mulling.
President’s Deficit Plan Seeks to Limit Charity Write-Offs by the Wealthy
President Obama echoed ideas he has raised in the past to limit itemized deductions—including those for charity—that can be claimed by America's richest people.
Outlook for Nonprofit Staffing Improving in 2011, Study Finds
Most of the nonprofits that are adding jobs plan to hire more people to provide direct services.
Cause Marketing Inspires Only Shopping, Say Scholars
A new book casts doubt on Product Red, an effort that has raised $170-million to fight AIDS in developing countries. The author say the effort emphasizes materialism and...
Kiva Reaches $200-Million in Loans
New on the Job: Jessy Molina, Outreach Director, Welcoming America
A daughter of Indian immigrants joins a group that seeks to help other new Americans feel at home.
Exit Interview: Greg Chaillé to Step Down From Community Fund
Greg Chaillé will become a senior adviser at the Oregon Community Foundation.
Legacies: John C. Haas, Businessman and Philanthropist
Mr. Haas, who led a big chemical company founded by his father, channeled hundreds of millions of dollars to charities.
Relief International Names New Chief Operating Officer; Other Personnel News From the Nonprofit World
About Fund Raising
Nonprofits Get Creative in Training Fund Raisers
Pressure to keep talented workers and to garner more donations has prompted some nonprofits to step up on-the-job professional development.
How Small Charities Can Afford Training
Small charities can ask universities and other big groups for help training development officers or focus on teaching one or two people at a time.
In the Wake of NPR’s Scandal, Nonprofits Rethink Donor Research
At many charities, researchers are treated like stepchildren, fund raisers say—but it may be time to give them more authority.
About Giving
A New Breed of Donor Blends Giving and Investment Tools
Philanthropists are increasingly turning to investments in for-profit businesses, along with grants, to promote social change.
Index Will Help Donors Find Social Investments
The nonprofit organization Giving Assets is compiling an index of the 50 top fund managers who specialize in social investments.
Leading Social-Enterprise Donors: a Sampling
Dallas Businesswoman Pledges $20-Million to Girls School
Lyda Hill, an oil heiress, surprises a private school with a commitment that was double what she had originally promised.
Opinion
How to Produce $8-Billion a Year in New Corporate Gifts
If all companies pledged to give 1 percent of profits to charities, donations to causes would increase by $8-billion a year, writes a veteran corporate grant maker.
Fiesta Bowl’s Lesson: Boards Must Watch for Red Flags
The scandal at the football bowl should prompt charities to remind their boards what to do when they see signs of trouble.
Timely Data on Giving Could Help Charities
If nonprofits had more up-to-date giving information, perhaps they could become more efficient, writes Sean Stannard-Stockton, a Chronicle columnist.
Real Leadership Doesn’t Develop in Classrooms
Programs like the Peace Corps and Teach for America are better at building the skills leaders need, writes Pablo Eisenberg, a Chronicle columnist.
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A New York Charity Works to Keep the City’s Parks Vital
The City Parks Foundation runs education, arts, and sports programs in 750 open spaces in the five boroughs.
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