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Disaster Relief Groups Respond For Oklahoma
By The NonProfit Times — May 21, 2013
Disaster relief organizations around the country are deploying resources to Moore, Okla., after the city was devastated by a two-mile wide tornado, killing a reported 24 people so far and felling two elementary schools and a hospital. Initial estimates of as many as 51 dead included some who were counted twice, according to reports.
Foundations Not Making Many Program-Related Investments
By The NonProfit Times — May 21, 2013
Despite growing interest and rising awareness, foundations have generally been slow to adopt program-related investments (PRIs) as vehicles for charitable purposes. During the past two decades, less than one percent of U.S. foundations made PRIs each year, according to a new report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Fundraisers Beat Goal Despite Tanked Economy
By The NonProfit Times — May 21, 2013
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) culminated a four-year capital campaign this past June, raising $35.8 million, some 12 percent more than its original $32 million goal, despite the worst economy since the Great Depression.
American Lung Cuts One-Third Of Staff
By Patrick Sullivan — May 20, 2013
The American Lung Association (ALA) has eliminated 24 positions from its national staff of 71. The cuts come in an effort to shore up a $4 million operating deficit from the Washington, D.C.-based organization’s $55 million 2013 budget. Positions have been eliminated in the ALA’s Washington, D.C., and New York City offices.
Special Event Raises $5.5 Million
By The NonProfit Times — May 20, 2013
The 28th annual AIDS Walk New York (AWNY) brought a crowd of 30,000 participants to Central Park in New York City through non-stop rain on Sunday. Dozens of corporate sponsors, hundreds of corporate teams, and tens of thousands of individual walkers collectively raised $5.5 million for the fight against HIV/AIDS.
IRS Chief Forced To Quit After Targeting Tax-Exempts
By Paul Clolery and Mark Hrywna — May 16, 2013
Internal Revenue Service Interim Commissioner Steven Miller, who at one time headed the IRS’s Exempt Organizations Division, resigned when asked to step down by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. He will leave the job next month.
Now Casting
By Waddy Thompson — May 15, 2013
An actor who can play equally well Prospero, Willy Loman, and Felix Unger or Lady Macbeth, Amanda Wingfield, and Lady Bracknell, is highly valued by any theatre company. Likewise, grant writers who can flawlessly execute diverse roles bring real value to their nonprofits.
Donors And Their Wealth
By The NonProfit Times — May 15, 2013
When E.F. Hutton spoke, everyone stopped to listen. At least that’s what the iconic 1980s television ad campaign would have you believe.
10 Issues That Top The Activist List For 2013
By Zach Halper — May 15, 2013
Nonprofits and activists have always had a fairly healthy relationship. The same can’t be said of corporations, which are usually a favorite target of grassroots movements. While some corporations might be reluctant to change, a new report from Future 500 indicates that a series of issues will force them to partner with nonprofits to adapt to a changing environment.
Binders Full Of Fundraisers Causing A Diversity Stir
By Claudia Zorn Schaefer — May 15, 2013
Nonprofit fundraisers in the UK recently had their own “binders full of women” backlash on social media. Veteran UK fundraiser Giles Pegram, CBE, co-organizer of a conference on the future of fundraising scheduled for April, reportedly tweeted “women are still not adequately engaged in the thinking in fundraising,” according to the Civil Society UK website.

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