Prospecting: Impact of New Nutrition Rules on Bake Sales

California’s new nutrition standards for food sold to students during school hours is causing trouble for a fund-raising staple — the bake sale, writes a nonprofit financial expert on his Web site, which is featured in Prospecting, The Chronicle’s online column about fund raising.

Plus: A new report suggests that foundations don’t drop their support for the arts and other causes when an economic downturn focuses the public’s attention on social-service groups.