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The Market’s Toll on Charitable Giving

BY Alice KorngoldWed Oct 1, 2008 at 4:58 PM

October 1 - The extreme stress experienced from Wall Street to Main Street since September 15 is rippling into the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, and will hit some organizations more like a tsunami. Nonprofit organizations ...READ»

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Paul Newman: How We Live Our Lives

BY Alice KorngoldSat Sep 27, 2008 at 2:00 PM

September 27 - It is particularly poignant to hear of Paul Newman’s death after spending three days of an immersion at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) with people who devote their lives to service and philanthropy. Dahlia ...READ»

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Innovative Philanthropy: The Girl Effect! Interview with Maria Eitel (Nike) and Peter Buffett (NoVo)

BY Alice KorngoldThu Sep 25, 2008 at 8:42 PM

September 25 – In a private interview with Maria Eitel, President of the Nike Foundation, and Peter Buffett, co-chair with his wife Jennifer of the NoVo Foundation, I learned how Maria and Peter first met, how they chose their ...READ»

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Clinton Global Initiative: Sharing the Joy...What Will Be Your Commitment

BY Alice KorngoldThu Sep 25, 2008 at 2:13 PM

September 25 – There is no denying the interest of sitting among the heads of global corporations, heads of state, and movie and television stars, and casually exchanging business cards and chatting with my seat companion who is ...READ»

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5 Reasons to Serve on a Nonprofit Board: Especially Now

BY Alice KorngoldSun Sep 21, 2008 at 11:35 AM

September 21 - Given the stresses and distractions of the job market, I thought that business people on nonprofit boards might lose interest in their board work. To the contrary, what I am hearing is that board members are valuing ...READ»

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What It Means to Govern: For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards

BY Alice KorngoldTue Sep 16, 2008 at 7:47 PM

September 16 - At the Global Boards Forum, presented today in New York City by Directorship and Global Proxy Watch, 80 directors of public companies gathered to discuss board member responsibilities. Particularly striking to me ...READ»

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From Lipstick on a Pig to Lipstick That Makes the World a Better Place

BY Alice KorngoldSat Sep 13, 2008 at 10:08 AM

September 13 - Thank goodness, the news week is ending better than it started. The presidential campaigns have moved from squabbling about “lipstick on a pig” to the importance of service. This weekend’s Financial Times ...READ»

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Fundraising in a Tough Economy: The Role of the Nonprofit Board

BY Alice KorngoldFri Sep 12, 2008 at 8:42 PM

September 10 - Every nonprofit is bemoaning the new challenges to fundraising wrought by today’s economy. But just like in business, there is always money for the best solutions to the most significant problems. It’s at ...READ»

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Profits with Purpose

Thu Sep 11, 2008 at 7:39 PM

This year, Fast Company embarked on an experiment: to apply to the for-profit sector the rigorous methodology developed by our partner Monitor Group for the Social Capitalist Awards. With help from Sara Olsen at Social Venture ...READ»

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