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A Health Group Gets Drug Companies to Step Up to Support Patients

A Health Group Gets Drug Companies to Step Up to Support Patients

The Chronic Disease Fund seeks to help people of moderate means pay for treatments that their insurance won’t cover.

New Resource Offered to Grant Seekers

The Foundation Center has started GrantSpace, a new site designed to make it easier for nonprofit workers to get information on financing their operations, securing grants, and operating effectively. New features on GrantSpace include a live-chat service with a Foundation Center staff member, job…

Avoiding Pitfalls in Seeking Planned Gifts

How to avoid the common missteps fund raisers make in seeking bequests and other planned gifts.

Dealing With Ethical Challenges in Fund Raising

Three real-world situations offer fund raisers a chance to debate the wisest course of action in a sticky situation.

Accountability Tips for Endowments

Endowments have caused controversy in the bad economy, but nonprofits can take several steps to make them easier to manage well, a planned-giving expert says.

Battered by the Recession, Giving to Churches Declined

Battered by the Recession, Giving to Churches Declined

The share of take-home pay churchgoers contributed dropped in 2008, according to a new analysis of religious giving.

Supporters of Comedy Central Rallies Donate $364,000 to Charity—So Far

The Trust for the National Mall has already received $23,000 in donations, while DonorsChoose has received $341,000 in online contributions as part of a charity solicitation tied to rallies in Washington by Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart.

New Tools Available to Grant Seekers

A new online resource will allow grant seekers to find guided materials on financing their operations, getting grants, and operating effectively.

A Closer Look at Charity Galas and Special Events

A new report details what donors expect from fund-raising parties and other events—and you’ll find more tips in a video that follows experts at recent fund-raising festivities in New York.

Order the Sushi: New Report Offers Tips on Donors’ Preferences at Special Events

Advice on setting ticket prices, offering auction items, and more, based on a new report about donor attitudes toward special events.