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5 silly mistakes nonprofits make when applying for grants

by Scott Rubush / Practicalities

5 silly mistakes nonprofits make when applying for grants

BY Scott Rubush

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As Uber seeks reform, it should learn to take a hint

BY Travis LaCouter

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Philanthropy and the new class war

BY Jeff Polet

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Unintended consequences

BY Travis LaCouter

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Philanthropy and the new class war

BY Jeff Polet

Animal welfare nonprofits: the good, the bad, and the ugly

BY Martin Morse Wooster

Zuckerberg President

BY Eduardo Andino

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Teaching of traditional liberal arts receives an untraditional boost

GuideStar flags 46 nonprofits as "hate groups"

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants your ideas on how he should spend his billions in philanthropy… read more

Christie’s auction house secured the mandate to sell David Rockefeller’s art collection. The proceeds from the late billionaire philanthropist’s estate could raise more than $500m for charity… read more

Hey higher ed, why not focus on teaching?… read more

Many charities lend small sums to their officials to cover expenses like relocation costs and life-insurance premiums, typically amounting to less than $28,000. But billionaire Carl Icahn borrowed $199 million from the charity he started… read more

In “The Givers,” David Callahan aims to introduce a new breed of megadonors poised to reshape American society to an unprecedented degree… read more

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The unconventional interview question you should ask when hiring a fundraiser

BY Rachel Jurado

5 essential features of a successful nonprofit database

BY Devon Ironside

3 professional development tips for every fundraiser

BY Rachel Short

Personalize your direct mail appeal in 5 simple steps

BY Kyle Vander Meulen

3 fundraising fads you should ignore

BY Matthew Gerken

Who needs donor research tools?

BY Elizabeth Palla

The unconventional interview question you should ask when hiring a fundraiser

BY Rachel Jurado

5 essential features of a successful nonprofit database

BY Devon Ironside

3 professional development tips for every fundraiser

BY Rachel Short

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EDITOR'S PICKS

What can Bob Dylan teach us about the Giving Pledge?

BY Travis LaCouter

The crown prince of American folk music reminds us – in his characteristically cool way – that there is a different style of philanthropy…

What's the matter with Connecticut?

BY Patrick J. Deneen

Members of the meritocracy are well-aware of who they have left behind, and rather than assuming the personal obligation of old to those less fortunate, they elect instead to pay an impersonal middleman — government — to deal with the aftereffects of what Wendell Berry has called the “strip-mining” of talent from every town and hamlet in the world…