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From the President's Office
In This Issue
From the President's Office
Dear Friend:
One of the things I enjoy most is talking to people who use GuideStar. In Melville, Long
Island, recently, a tax attorney told me how he was using GuideStar to help his clients
make wise donations. A woman in Minneapolis told me how estate planners used
GuideStar to select her organization for a sizeable endowment. In Philadelphia, a man
described to me how GuideStar gave him a better picture of the nonprofit sector. Wherever I
go, I always find enthusiastic users who tell me that they love GuideStar. Many say they
can't do without us; others tell me how much they appreciate the way we've helped
transform the nonprofit sector.
Your feedback means a lot to those of us who work at GuideStar. ... Read more
Writing Knockout Grant
Proposals
Helping Federal Employees
Give with Confidence:
Gov@GuideStar and the CFC
of the National Capital Area
The Young and the Generous:
A Study in $100 Million in Online Giving
The Power Team, Part II: The CEO
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Is the Glass Ceiling
Weakening? Highlights of the
2006 GuideStar Nonprofit
Compensation Report
Writing Knockout Grant Proposals
Three tips for writing grant applications that stand out from the crowd.
Ours is the land of fundraising opportunity. Anyone, and everyone, can write a proposal. If
you doubt it, visit a local foundation and behold the reviewer's desk, if it hasn't buckled
under already. ... Read more
What Nonprofit Transparency
Means to You: October
Question of the Month Results
Question of the Month
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Helping Federal Employees Give with Confidence:
Gov@GuideStar and the CFC of the National Capital Area
Federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area can use Gov@GuideStar to
research their Combined Federal Campaign contributions.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy created the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), a workplace giving program for U.S. government employees. Since then, civilian and military
personnel have contributed billions to charity through the CFC. ... Read more
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The Young and the Generous:
A Study of $100 Million in On-line Giving
Who gives on-line? When do they tend to make their gifts? Why do they give
through cyberspace? A new report unlocks the mysteries of on-line giving.
On September 3, 2006, Network for Good processed its 100 millionth dollar in charitable donations. In partnership with GuideStar, the on-line donation portal has released "The
Young and the Generous: A Study of $100 Million in Online Giving to 20,000 Charities." The
study's major findings are excerpted below; click here to read the full report. ... Read more
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November Question
of the Month
What's your donor profile—
what characterizes you as
a donor?
Share your answer
The Power Team, Part II: The CEO
What qualities define the effective nonprofit CEO?
The nonprofit field is full of leadership opportunities. From my experience as a fundraiser
and nonprofit leader for the last 38 years, I think that an organization's ability to succeed is
determined by the leadership characteristics of the chief executive officer (CEO). ...
Read more
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Is the Glass Ceiling Weakening? Highlights of
the 2006 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report
Although male nonprofit leaders still earn more than their female
counterparts, women have begun closing the gap. Some.
The 2006 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report is based on 108,606 observations from
63,065 Forms 990 filed by 501(c) organizations with the IRS for fiscal year 2004. Among the highlights: Median compensation of females continued to lag behind that of males when
considering comparable positions at similar organizations. ... Read more
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What Nonprofit Transparency Means to You:
October Question of the Month Results
At GuideStar, we're committed to nonprofit transparency. But one day we
wondered: what does "nonprofit transparency" mean to people outside our
offices?
The October Question of the Month asked, "What does 'nonprofit transparency' mean to
you?" The responses fell into two categories: (1) financial accountability and (2) openness
about missions and programs. ... Read more
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Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2006
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