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Promoting Change Across Borders
How BuildOn, an education charity, uses its charitable efforts in American cities to improve conditions in impoverished countries.
Philanthropy Today
- Wealthy Activist and X Prize Group Team Up on Oil-Spill Challenge
- Bank of America Pledges $10-Million to Nonprofit Lenders
- Filmmaker Moore Seeks to Turn Old Movie Palaces Into Nonprofit Venues
- Episcopal Church Crafts New Rite for Gay Couples
- Oscar Winner Bullock Wants Out of Gulf Advocacy Ad
- In the Arts: Struggling D.C. Opera Might Merge With Kennedy Center
- Va. Attorney General Will Give Disputed Donations to Veterans Groups
- Conn. Probes Charities Started by Man Raising Money for Yale Athlete
Give & Take
- Who Are WikiLeaks Donors?
- A Microfinance Group Goes Public -- for Good or Ill
- Should Grant Makers Be Encouraged to Cut Administrative Costs?
Prospecting
- American Red Cross Buys $2-Million in Ads to Raise Pre-Disaster Funds
- Do Fund Raisers Ignore Too Many Middle-Class Donors?
- Pay for Professional Fund-Raising Companies Eyed by IRS
Social Philanthropy
- Using Mobile Phones to Guide Museum Visitors
- Setting Consistent Rules for Your Social Networks
- What a College Library Borrowed From Old Spice
Government & Politics Watch
- Campaign-Finance Bill Stalls in Senate, Alleviating Advocacy Groups' Concerns
- Charity Watchdog Releases List of Reasons Groups Fail to Meet Standards
- 10 New Cities Picked to Receive Service Leadership Grants
- Board Support Is Key to Advocacy Efforts by Nonprofit Groups, Report Says
- Advocacy Groups Divided Over House Passage of Campaign-Finance Bill
Latest News From The Chronicle
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Real-Life Stories of Haitian Children Help a YMCA Chapter Raise Money for Summer-Camp Trips
The YMCA of Greater New York hired a freelance journalist to spend time with Haitian teenagers such as Vanessa Vellard as part of a fund-raising campaign to pay for camp...
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Ford Commits $85-Million to Global-Warming Fight
The Ford Foundation will make grants to ensure that the needs of rural and indigenous people are not left out in efforts to combat climate change.
- Head of Fund-Raisers’ Group Plans to Retire
- IRS Offers Small Charities 'One-Time Relief’ Through Extended Deadline
- Why Fund Raisers Should Pay Attention to a Donor's Art Collection
- Fund Raisers Worry About a Crackdown on Donor Research
- Federal Government Awards $50-Million in First Set of Innovation Grants
- Scammers Send Fake Corporate-Gift Checks to Charities
Highlights From Our Current Issue
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The Wrong Type of Solicitation
Sexual harassment is a problem few fund raisers discuss openly, but Polly Aris Stamatopoulos, a Washington consultant to nonprofit organizations, and many other experts say...
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A Surge in Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-advised funds are back in growth mode after two years of bruising losses, adding new hopes for an increased flow of money to charities, a new Chronicle survey...
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Medical Charity’s Name Inspires Imitations
Doctors Without Borders, the prominent medical charity, goes to great lengths to protect its trademark as more than 100 groups now have copied its name.
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A Plea for Greater Giving
A crusade to encourage American billionaires to give more could unlock $600-billion for charities but could also open philanthropy to more scrutiny and regulation.
Upcoming Live Discussions
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Following a Founder in the CEO Role
Join us on Tuesday, August 3, at noon U.S. Eastern time for a live online discussion in which our guest experts will offer advice about following a longtime leader in the CEO...
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A Day in the Life of a Soup Kitchen
A day at Miriam's Kitchen, in Washington, provides a glimpse of what it's like to run a social-services agency during these tough economic times.
- Giving on a Middle-Class Paycheck
- How to Hold a Great Board Retreat
- Nonprofit Career Advice
- Opinion: Philanthropy's Role in President Obama’s AIDS Plan
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