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Forthcoming Discussions
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Grant-Making Strategies for a Challenging Economy
Join us on Tuesday, March 23, at noon Eastern time for a live online discussion about the financial state of grant makers in the wake of the recession.
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Taxes and Philanthropy: 2 Donors Share Their Ideas
Join us on Wednesday, March 24, at noon Eastern time for a live online discussion about whether the U.S. tax system helps or hinders giving.
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How to Inspire Giving by Secular Donors
Join us Tuesday, April 13, at noon Eastern time for a live online discussion with Dale McGowan, executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a group that seeks to increase...
Transcripts of Previous Discussions
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Advice on Navigating a Nonprofit Career
Read the transcript of our discussion about job hunting, recruiting, and managing in the nonprofit world.
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Text-Message Fund Raising: What Your Group Needs to Know
Read the transcript of our discussion on how charities can incorporate text messages into their fund-raising efforts.
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Turn First-Time Donors Into Repeat Givers
Read the transcript of our discussion on how to communicate effectively with first-time donors to your organization.
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Make Sure Your Board Complies With the New Form 990
Read our transcript of the recent discussion on what trustees need to know about the revised Form 990 informational tax form.
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Career Advice From the Experts
Read our transcript of the recent discussion on job hunting, recruiting, and managing in the nonprofit world.
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The Role of Community Foundations in Turbulent Times
Read the transcript of our recent discussion about how community foundations are coping with a volatile economic environment.
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Seeking Big Gifts in Tough Times
Three seasoned fund raisers take your questions on how to solicit major donors during challenging economic times.
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Making Smart Decisions About Overhead Costs
Are charities undermining their effectiveness, or even their very existence, by catering to donor concerns about overhead?
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Philanthropy: The Next Decade
As the nonprofit world enters 2010, what trends will shape philanthropy during the next 10 years?
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Career Advice for the New Year
Readers get answers to their most pressing questions about job hunting in the nonprofit world in this online version of The Chronicle's advice column, Hotline.
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Emerging Forces in 2010: Trends That Will Shape the Nonprofit World
What trends will shape the nonprofit world as it enters what could be the toughest year in its history?
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Giving As a Way of Life
Tom Hsieh has taken a novel approach to fighting poverty in his hometown of Los Angeles. What motivates Mr. Hsieh's giving?
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Getting Good News Coverage: How to Persuade Journalists to Cover Your Cause
How can charities grab the attention of journalists when so many organizations are clamoring for coverage?
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Creating Effective Marketing Messages
Nonprofit groups need to do more than simply have a great mission to capture attention from donors and other supporters.
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Managing in a Changing Economic Environment
Some economic indicators are up, and some are down -- but most nonprofit groups continue to feel the impact of the weak economy.
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Disaster Philanthropy in a Post-Recession World
What steps can nonprofit groups take now to guard against fund-raising difficulties?
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Building Meaningful Alliances With Other Nonprofit Groups
Many nonprofit groups are working together in new and innovative ways in order to maintain services during financial crisis.
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How to Share Nonprofit Research With a Wide Audience
How can nonprofit groups make sure the research they conduct reaches a broad audience of not only other researches, but journalists, policy makers, educators, and others?
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Nonprofit Finance: What Board Members and Trustees Need to Know
Even leaders with a good knowledge of for-profit finance my find themselves with many questions about sector-specific concerns.
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Breaking Into a Career in the Nonprofit World
An intensely competitive job market is making it harder than ever for recent graduates and established business professionals to break into careers in the nonprofit world.
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Executive Compensation: Is the Recession Affecting Nonprofit Salaries?
Compensation at some organizations is rising quickly while others have resorted to pay cuts to help improve their organizations bottom lines during tough economic times.
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Real Estate and Facilities: Understanding Your Options
The economic downturn has raised the stakes and added a new layer of complexity to classic real-estate challenges.
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Raising Money Online: How to Get Started
While online fund raising is growing faster than most other forms of charity solicitation, not all nonprofit groups are sold on the idea.
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Employee Benefits at Nonprofit Groups
In a financial climate that is forcing nonprofit leaders to reduce salaries and slash jobs, how are benefits packages faring?
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Building a Better Board
How can organizations find trustees whose outlook and agenda will aid the charity in reaching its goals?
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