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Axleson Symposium goes green
CHICAGO, IL (April 19, 2008) – The ninth annual Axelson Center Symposium for Nonprofit Management has grown larger and greener over past years.
Posted Apr 24, 2008
Rogers to expand Axelson Center's outreach
Pier Rogers was looking towards a career in social work when she realized many secular and religious nonprofits would have to be better managed if their clients were to have successful outcomes
Posted May 21, 2008
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Annenberg Foundation to Make Documents Related to Chicago Challenge Available
The Annenberg Foundation has announced that, along with the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, it will make available all materials related to its Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC).
Posted Sep 5, 2008
National & International News
YWCA to Sponsor 2008 Presidential Debates
The YWCA, the nation's oldest and largest women's organization, will mark another milestone in its 150 year history by becoming a national sponsor of the upcoming 2008 presidential debates.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
New Grant Program Provides Financial Support to Children Fighting Rare Cancer
To help ease this burden, The Super Jake Foundation is launching a new grant program today, in celebration of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, to provide financial support for families of children fighting cancer.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Gustav South Louisiana Recovery Fund Established
As it did following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the Community Foundation of Acadiana, Southern Louisiana's premier charitable and philanthropic organization, has established a fund -- the Gustav South Louisiana Recovery Fund -- to help direct charitable dollars to those affected by Hurricane Gustav. All donations to the Gustav South Louisiana Recovery Fund will go directly to support hurricane relief.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
First Year of Center for Afterschool Excellence Program a Success, Report Finds
The first year of the Center for After-School Excellence's certificate program saw a high level of participant satisfaction and a relatively high level of completion, a new report from Policy Studies Associates finds.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Kofi Annan Calls for Global Effort to Feed African Poor
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has called for a global effort to help feed hundreds of millions of poor and hungry people in Africa, the Associated Press reports.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Most Charges Dropped in Case Against Muslim Charity
Prosecutors have dropped most of the charges against two men accused of helping a Muslim charity based in Richardson, Texas, allegedly finance terrorism — a sign the government will focus its case on two men who were leaders of the group, the Associated Press reports.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Aid Agencies Launch Carbon-Offset Program to Benefit Poor Communities in Developing World
A London-based coalition of aid agencies is launching a carbon-offset program designed to marry emissions savings with help for people living with the effects of climate change, Reuters reports
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Ford Foundation Support for Gulf Coast Revitalization Passes $75 Million
The Ford Foundation has announced that, as of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it has provided grants and loans for Gulf Coast recovery totaling more than $75 million.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Jeff Raikes Takes Over as New Gates Foundation CEO
Jeff Raikes, the former president of Microsoft's business software division, has officially assumed his duties as the new CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the foundation’s second leader since its creation in 1997, the Associated Press reports.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Baby Boomers Find 'Encore' Careers at Nonprofits
As millions of baby boomers reach retirement age, a growing number of them are trading jobs in the corporate world for work in the nonprofit sector, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Storm-Relief Costs Far Outpace Donations
As disaster-relief groups prepare for hurricanes and tropical storms that could reach U.S. coastal areas next week, many are concerned that donations will fall far short of the cost of relief operations, based on anemic contributions so far.
Posted Sep 5, 2008
Stigma of Drug, Alcohol Abuse Undermine Nonprofit Fundraising Efforts
Although most charities suffer from so-called donor fatigue at one time or another, fundraising challenges can be a permanent dilemma for groups whose work involves social issues such as drug or alcohol abuse, the Financial Times reports.
Posted Sep 5, 2008