A Former Lieutenant Governor Rises to the Defense of Bullied Children
Loser. It’s a tough word to be on the receiving end of, both in the schoolyard and in politics. The difference is, when you’re in politics, you’ve made the decision to put yourself into a position where you can win or lose. In the schoolyard, it’s usually an involuntary, painful label. It goes with…
By Jeffrey Klineman
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Charity’s CEO Sees Young People as Key to Restoration of Antique City
At age 32, Michael John Dagon says he has found the job that he hopes will last a lifetime. Mr. Dagon is the new executive director of Save Venice, a 36-year-old New York organization whose mission is to restore the city’s artwork and architecture. Those valuable cultural resources were damaged by…
By Jeffrey Klineman
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Tips for Getting a Charity’s Views Into a Newspaper’s Editorial Pages
Newspaper editors say they welcome the contributions of nonprofit organizations to their opinion and letters pages because they help broaden the section’s collection of voices.
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Former Education Official Links Up With Tech Program
In Leonard Wibberley’s novel The Mouse That Roared, a tiny country declares war on the United States, with comic results. In New York City, Making Opportunities for Upgrading Schools and Education, known as Mouse, has declared war on technological illiteracy, and the results are no joke. It has…
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An Unlikely Mix of Mysticism and Marketing Spurs Donors in Iowa Town
Once, this Jefferson County seat might have been regarded as something other than a curiosity, but that era has long since faded, like the last rays of sunset over the state’s unstintingly flat horizon. ALSO SEE: The Chronicle’s analysis of giving in America’s 3,091 counties Even before the day, 30…
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‘Analytical’ Director of the Blues Foundation Plays It by Ear
Like a Beale Street tourist who has had one slug of Tennessee whiskey too many, the Blues Foundation has been stumbling in recent years. The Memphis organization, whose mission is to preserve and promote blues music, had run up a $90,000 deficit, and was stunned when its executive director resigned…
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New Director’s Lineage Is a Bonus
David B. Roosevelt doesn’t have any plans to turn New York back into New Amsterdam, but the new executive director of the Netherland-America Foundation does have a few changes in mind. The 82-year-old foundation, best known for its support of Dutch-American educational and cultural exchange…
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Celebrity Supporters Can Bring Visibility to Charities –Â but Careful Screening Is Crucial
VOLUNTEERISM By Jeffrey Klineman Misericordia/Heart of Mercy has been housing mentally retarded clients in Chicago for more ALSO SEE:Three Steps to Recruiting Celebrity Supporters for a Charity than 80 years. But to many Chicagoans, the charity is best known for its links to a local hero. “There’s…
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A Job-Interview Lunch Serves Up a Full Plate of Anxiety –Â and Opportunity
JOB MARKET By Jeffrey Klineman To some job seekers, it’s as simple a matter as not ordering anything slippery, saucy, or stinky. But to others, it’s a complicated, ALSO SEE:Tips to Help Job Seekers and Employers Manage Interview Meals nerve-wracking dance, the kind that might end up with them…
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Managers Who Have Moved From Businesses to Charities Tell How They Navigated the Differences
JOB MARKET By Jeffrey Klineman She seemed to be the perfect candidate. A community-theater performer in her youth, she had earned a master’s in business administration and gone on to a responsible, lucrative position in the travel-card industry. (Travel cards are credit cards that are used at gas…
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