http://philanthropy.com/section/Community/200/ Thu, 23 May 2013 23:52:15 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139083/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Peter-Sagal-Tells-How-to-Stir/139083/ Read the transcript of a live discussion featuring advice from the host of NPR's "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" and a skilled fundraiser.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139303/ http://philanthropy.com/article/What-Young-Wealthy-Donors-Want/139303/ People in their 20s and 30s want to take risks and welcome chances for hands-on involvement in philanthropy.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139321/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Too-Many-Charities-Don-t/139321/ Congress should require peope with donor-advised funds to distribute at least 20 percent of the assets each year—or at least give more generous deductions to people who give money directly to operating charities.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139323/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-a-Scrappy-Literacy-Charity/139323/ John Wood, founder of Room to Read, says by talking about solutions and taking creative approaches to getting publicity, his charity hopes that by 2015 it will have reached 10 million children.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139333/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Bird-Watching-Program-Aids/139333/ The Audubon Society and a nurse have figured out a way to calm Alzheimer's patients and lift their spirits.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139375/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Your-proposal-lacks-the/139375/ Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139377/ http://philanthropy.com/article/I-was-supposed-to-ask-you-for/139377/ Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139313/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Documentary-Paints-a-Bleak-but/139313/ The filmmakers' starting premise was that entrepreneurs were rebuilding the city against all odds. But what they found was a cautionary tale about the impact of globalization and the decline of the middle class.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139315/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Philanthropy-Shouldn-t-Jump/139315/ If the system changes, the losers may be many of the very desparate people worldwide whom grant makers most want to help.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139269/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Why-Nonprofits-Should-Rethink/139269/ With the growth of smartphone use, messages need to be more concise and attention-grabbing and should include multimedia, says an expert.

]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 09:27:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139335/ http://philanthropy.com/article/IRS-Should-Allow/139335/ The inspector general's report on the Tea Party scandal teaches an important lesson about the inherent difficulty of trying to regulate an activity that is impossible to define.

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 12:28:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139287/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Hershey-Trust-Settlement-Shows/139287/ The Pennsylvania attorney general took a high standard in deciding whether anybody had breached fiduciary duty at the $9-billion trust and said nobody broke the law amid allegations of insider deals.

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 09:38:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139271/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Attorney-General-Inquiry-Into/139271/ The conclusions, which absolve leaders of wrongdoing, are hard to square with what journalists and advocacy groups have reported.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139265/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Scandal-Should-Prompt-IRS-to/139265/ To protect the integrity of groups pursuing nonpartisan activities, it's important for the tax agency to be clearer about just what kinds of politicking social-welfare groups can pursue.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139221/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-to-Land-a-Fundraising-Job/139221/ Read the transcript of an online discussion about how to improve your career prospects.

]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 10:40:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138891/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Unleashing-the-Power-of/138891/ Jennifer James has built a network of 1,000 mothers who write about health, education, hunger, and other causes as a way to raise money and get attention for charities.

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 10:14:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138947/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Using-Data-to-Improve-Your/138947/ Read the transcript of a live online discussion about how to evaluate your nonprofit’s results. You can also read more about how one charity uses data.

]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138967/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Portrait-of-Girl-Scouts/138967/ The mission of the Girl Scouts is to serve young people. Whether its staff changes and affiliate reorganization are good for all employees is irrelevant, say three leaders of local affiliates.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138953/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Building-Equitable-Nonprofits/138953/ Blacks, Latinos, Hispanics, and others now have the power and resources nonprofits need on their boards.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139017/ http://philanthropy.com/article/AmeriCares-Leader-Expanded/139017/ Curt Welling, who is stepping down as head of AmeriCares, expanded the charity's work with grass-roots groups abroad and with American clinics serving the uninsured.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138955/ http://philanthropy.com/article/OpennessLower-Donor-Tax/138955/ Too many direct-marketing companies are keeping the bulk of the money they raise for themselves.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138951/ http://philanthropy.com/article/An-Art-Museum-Uses-Technology/138951/ Leaders of other cultural institutions are watching the experiment at the Cleveland Museum of Art with interest.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138949/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Stop-Putting-So-Many-Strings/138949/ Donors cite current overhead costs as proof that nonprofits already spend too much on administration, apparently oblivious to their own role in pushing up the very costs they question.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138943/ http://philanthropy.com/article/To-Help-the-Poor/138943/ Right-leaning donors would be wise to follow the advice of David Kuo, a former White House aide to George W. Bush, about the best ways to transform public policy.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 10:30:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138553/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Why-Small-Nonprofits-Often/138553/ The chief executive of Britain’s National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts on why big change is often a slow, organic process.

]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138771/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-to-Raise-Money-From-the/138771/ Read the transcript of a live online discussion about the best ways to use Kickstarter, Razoo, and similar sites.

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