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GuideStar USA, Inc. Interesting NYT article on the benefits of service learning for both the student volunteers and the nonprofits they work with: http://bit.ly/4WSnqn
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Seeking common ground between what a community needs and what a student wants to experience.
GuideStar USA, Inc. Still have end-of-year charitable donations to make? Bob Ottenhoff contemplates Being Generous: http://bit.ly/7um7UC
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I just finished reading Being Generous by Dr.Ted Malloch. It’s a neat little book and especially relevant as we make our last charitable giving decisions for 2009.
GuideStar USA, Inc. Bob Ottenhoff reflects on order and complexity: http://bit.ly/4JwTYl
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Back from a few days of travel with my family and an opportunity for a little rest, relaxation, and reflection. Now it’s back to digging out from last week and thinking about the year to come.
GuideStar USA, Inc. From the sad-but-true file: thieves are targeting charities this season: http://bit.ly/7xD8iD
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Thieves are targeting groups that collect toys or raise money for the needy this holiday season fallout from the recession, some organizers say but communities are stepping up to replenish the lost donations.
GuideStar USA, Inc. The battle against using financial ratios to evaluate charities continues: http://bit.ly/5Xss3s
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I was happy to be part of a news release issued yesterday that dispels the myth of using ratios as the only valid way to evaluate a charity. For more than a decade, GuideStar has preached the mantra that ...
GuideStar USA, Inc. New reports by Giving USA and the Foundation Center indicate that the sector's economic recovery will be slow: http://bit.ly/2uU6I9
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We’re in the midst of the giving season, a time when many nonprofits raise the majority of their contributions for the entire year. Last year individual donations fell for the first time in many years. ...
GuideStar USA, Inc. Great tips for organizations thinking about jumping into the blogsphere: http://bit.ly/19y1Yk
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Summary: Eventually most organizations will blog. Before your organization starts blogging, make sure you're asking the right questions. Advanced planning will go a long way towards developing an effective blog. "To blog!" you hear from your 20-something or tech-savvy staffers....
GuideStar USA, Inc. If you haven't seen this March 2008 report on connecting with the wired wealthy, it's still worth a look: http://bit.ly/11Skpx
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GuideStar USA, Inc. New service for researching nonprofit CEO compensation: http://bit.ly/hEdlC
GuideStar Introduces CEO Compensation Checkpoint, New Service for Analyzing Nonprofit CEO Compensati
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New release announcing launch of GuideStar CEO Compensation Checkpoint
GuideStar USA, Inc. A new NCRP report finds that small boards = big losses for foundations that invested with Bernie Madoff: http://bit.ly/uh82N
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Full title: Learning from Madoff: Lessons for Foundation BoardsPublished: June 2009More than 80 percent of foundations that lost between 30 to 100 percent of their assets to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme had fewer than five trustees serving on their boards. ...