MacArthur Foundation Announces New Fellowship Winners
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named a nonprofit health worker, a poet, a paper maker, and 21 other people as new MacArthur Fellows. The fellowships, which are commonly referred to as “genius grants,” recognize individuals from a wide range of disciplines who, according to…
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Chinese Philanthropy Continues to Grow
Chinese philanthropy more than tripled in one year, study finds
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New Web Site Seeks to Spur Nonprofit Discussion
Web site seeks to spur nonprofit discussion
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Bill Clinton’s Philanthropy Meeting Starts Next Week
Bill Clinton prepares for his annual philanthropy meeting
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Texas Charity Raises a ‘Stink’ — and $23,000
A Texas charity wanted its summer fund-raising appeal to stink. Well Aware, a group in Austin that builds wells in Africa, recruited volunteers to go on a “shower strike” last month, forgoing bathing for a week to raise money for the charity. Well Aware raised $23,000 through the event, which will…
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Some Small Groups Fail in Recession
After a major donor died this year, Rhoda M. Weisman began desperately searching for new sources of revenue for her Los Angeles charity. But with the bad economy drying up philanthropic resources, she decided after several months that there was no way to make her $1.4-million budget and it was time…
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Questions Raised About Corporate Sponsorship Deal
Questions raised about corporate sponsorship of Dallas arts center
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How To Solicit — and Not Annoy — Older Donors
How to solicit — and not annoy — older donors
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Online Newspapers and the Nonprofit Model
Editors of Chicago online newspaper abandon nonprofit model
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Debate About Computer Program for Impoverished Students
Has effort to get computers to children in developing countries failed?
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