Dan Buck Leaving St. Patrick Center For New Position Within the St. Louis Non-Profit Community
| Posted in Not For Profit on Sep 30, 2010 |
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After serving nearly eight years as the Chief Executive Officer of St. Patrick Center, Dan Buck has accepted a new leadership position within the St. Louis Catholic non-profit community. Effective November 8, 2010, Buck will become Executive Director of the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation.
“It’s been an incredible, faith-filled journey at St. Patrick Center,” says Buck, who joined the agency on March 17, 2003 (St. Patrick's Day). ...
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Employees Community Fund Of Boeing St. Louis Grants $15,000 To Variety The Children’s Charity Of St. Louis
| Posted in Philanthropy on Sep 30, 2010 |
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The Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing St. Louis has approved a grant of $15,000 to Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, designated to fund essential medical equipment for children with disabilities in 2010.
From wheelchairs to augmentative speech devices, leg braces to hearing aids, prostheses to van lifts, Variety’s “Kids On The Go” program serves approximately 1,350 families throughout the St. Louis metro area by providing ...
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New 'GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report' Shows Female Nonprofit Leaders Lost Ground In Recent Years
| Posted in Management on Sep 29, 2010 |
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GuideStar USA, Inc. just released its 10th annual GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report, the only large-scale analysis of its kind that relies exclusively on data reported to the IRS. The report showed that the gender gap, which in previous years had narrowed, actually increased in fiscal year 2008. Overall, women held 48 percent of the positions reported upon (an increase of 1 percentage point over 2007) but received only 29 percent of the ...
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Senate Democrats Call On IRS To Investigate Use Of Nonprofit Groups For Political Activity
| Posted in Government on Sep 29, 2010 |
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman requesting an investigation into the use of tax-exempt groups for political advocacy.
Baucus asked for the investigation after recent media reports uncovered instances of political activity by non-profit organizations secretly backed by individuals advancing personal interests and organizations supporting political campaigns.
Under ...
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Tips For Growing Your Fundraising Auction During The Recession
| Posted in Fundraising on Sep 28, 2010 by |
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When talk of a recession first began to rumble clients started to ask me how the economy was affecting fundraising auctions. In a discussion with one of my Miami clients, it was the first topic of our consultation.
I talked about many subjects during our conversation, including how a dip in the economy actually spurs some companies to new heights. I cited one example.
A few weeks later, I was delighted to see that the Executive Director ...
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Nonprofits A Surprising Bright Spot In National Jobs Picture
| Posted in Careers on Sep 27, 2010 |
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Nonprofit employers are providing one of the few bright spots in the country’s dismal employment picture this Labor Day, according to new data released today by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies.
Initial analysis of data on 21 states spread broadly across the country reveals that nonprofit employment actually grew by an average of 2.5 percent per year between the second quarter of 2007 and the second ...
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200 Foundations Urge Congress To Simplify Tax Law To Allow More Giving
| Posted in Government on Sep 24, 2010 |
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More than 200 foundations from 42 states (including the District of Columbia) on Monday urged leaders in Congress to pass legislation that would simplify the nation’s tax system and make it easier for the philanthropic sector to devote more resources to giving.
In a letter sent to Congressional leaders, the diverse coalition—including the C.S. Mott Foundation, The W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc., The Nathan ...
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National Service Agency Highlights Impact Of 55+ Volunteers
| Posted in Volunteerism on Sep 24, 2010 |
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For more than four decades, Americans age 55 and up have used their lifetime of skills and experience to solve problems and strengthen their communities. The Corporation for National and Community Service is joining with organizations across the country to celebrate the extraordinary impact of 55+ volunteers through the first-ever Senior Corps Week, taking place September 20-24.
“Today, more than ever, communities need the talents and skills ...
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Even As Cause Marketing Grows, 9-in-10 Moms Want More Opportunities To Buy Products Benefiting A Cause
| Posted in Marketing on Sep 23, 2010 |
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According to the new 2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study, the nation's only 17-year benchmark of cause marketing attitudes and behaviors, forty-one percent (41%) of Americans say they have purchased a product in the past year because it was associated with a social or environmental cause. This finding represents a two-fold increase since Cone first began measuring in 1993. But even as their purchasing power grows, consumer appetite for socially ...
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PNC "Grow Up Great" And St. Louis Organizations Collaborate On Major Education Initiative For Area Preschoolers
| Posted in Philanthropy on Sep 23, 2010 |
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The PNC Foundation recently announced a four-year, $500,000 grant to Grace Hill Settlement House to help underserved St. Louis children develop skills critical to early success in the classroom. PNC Regional President Rick Sems made the announcement at the Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park. Preschoolers from Grace Hill were treated to a cold air balloon inflate where they were able to run inside the inflated balloon on the ground and ...
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