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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Updates

Task force proposes ways to help volunteers have more impact

Baucus agrees to tax credit for small charities in health-care bill

Baucus agrees to tax credit for small charities in health-care bill

Mayors announce volunteerism coalition

Study reveals severe pressures on social-service charities

New report tracks obstacles to outsourcing administrative tasks

Nearly half of charities have cut jobs, survey says

Economy forces two big foundations to make staff reductions

70-year-old relief charity adopts a new name

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Elsewhere Online

San Francisco charity sues over bad investments

Conservative activist releases new Acorn tape

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Government and Politics Watch

Charity leaders ask Congress to help on hunger relief

Report urges Congress to expand national service to create youth jobs

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Managing News

Do-Good Businesses
A new type of enterprise that combines business and philanthropy is attracting a growing number of entrepreneurs.

Mixed Reviews
Hollywood's efforts to promote volunteerism got a lukewarm response.

Pledging to Do Better
With money from a foundation, the federal agency that oversees volunteerism seeks to improve its operations.

Nonprofit Pay
Government officials continue to put a spotlight on executive pay at nonprofit groups.

A Flood of Volunteers
As high-profile efforts to recruit volunteers take hold, will charities be able to put all those helpers to good use?

Pension Woes
Charities are urging Congress to ease rules on how much they must set aside for a certain type of retirement-benefit plan.

Expanding in Hard Times
Several successful grass-roots charities are defying recession concerns and seeking to spread their operations across the country.

Salary Slowdown
Compensation rose by a median of 7 percent in 2008, but many leaders this year have taken pay cuts, a Chronicle survey finds.
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The nonprofit economy lags behind the recovery of the regular economy, notes Clara Miller, of the Nonprofit Finance Fund. (Arnold Adler)

Bracing for Recovery
Leading a charity successfully through the economic crisis will require changes more radical than pay cuts and furloughs, as many nonprofit executives are coming to understand.


Give and Take

What's wrong with Bill and Melinda Gates as 'impatient optimists?'

Are nonprofit trustees ready to make today's difficult financial decisions? Plus more: Friday's roundup

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Opinion

Saving the Safety Net
The nation's human-services system needs a financial overhaul.

Twitter's Philanthropy Revolution
The popular social network is vastly expanding the number of people talking about philanthropy.

Encouraging Charities to Speak Out
The Supreme Court will probably soon widen the gap between charities and businesses when it comes to advocacy: How charities and policy makers can close it.

Surviving the Recovery
As the economy starts to recover, nonprofit leaders need to redouble their efforts to focus on their missions.

Putting Women in the Corner Office
Charities can groom more women to be chief executives by offering them strong mentors and flexibility in work schedules.

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From the Archives

Editors' Picks

Making Money With a Mission
Many charities are starting business ventures, but their goals are as much social as they are financial.

A Growing Debt to Society
Young graduates shun nonprofit employers.

The Basics

A Big Job
The right new leader, a lot of hard work, and a little luck help turn around a struggling charity.

The Art of Board Leadership
New efforts are under way to train trustees to serve cultural institutions.

Regeneration

Following a Daughter's Lead
A full-time scholar takes on the added duty of starting a charity to help the children of sex workers.

Putting Legal Skills to Work
A retired corporate lawyer takes a leap into the world of volunteering.

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Online Discussions

Read the transcript of our recent discussion about creating effective marketing messages.

Join us Tuesday, December 1, at noon Eastern time, to discuss how to get better news media coverage for your nonprofit group.

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Chronicle Surveys

Philanthropy 50
See the Americans who donated the most to charity in 2008.

Corporate giving
Examine giving patterns by the largest companies in the United States.

Salaries at big charities
Salaries and benefits paid to leaders of the nation's largest charities rose a median of 7 percent last year, according to the 17th annual Chronicle survey of executive compensation.

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New Books

Summaries of publications on fund raising, philanthropy, and managing nonprofit organizations.

Philanthropy Careers

More than 320 positions available with 77 just added.

People

Sidney R. Hargro is the new executive director of the Community Foundation of South Jersey.

See news about that appointment and other personnel changes in the nonprofit world.

Products & Services

Continuing-Education Guide: Information from organizations that provide continuing education to nonprofit executives.

Fund-Raising Services Guide: Information from organizations that provide products and services to nonprofit groups.

Technology Guide: Information from organizations that provide technology products and services to nonprofit organizations.

Guide to Managing Nonprofits: Information from companies that specialize in advising nonprofit groups.

Employer Profiles: In-depth information provided by nonprofit employers.

Awards

New awards to honor achievements by nonprofit leaders and organizations.

Deadlines

Details about application deadlines for grants and awards.

Also of Interest

FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
A Real-Life Lesson in Why Accountability Matters
When trustees and other college leaders don't do their jobs, students suffer, writes Goldie Blumenstyk in a Financial Affairs column from Chicago State University.

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