Results List
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Wanted: Unsung Heroes
Source: Dallas Morning News
Wanted: Unsung heroes Excerpt: The new Purpose Prize is intended to inspire Americans to use their experience for the greater good as they approach retirement, said prize director Jim Emerman. "Our ideal candidates are unsung heroes who are making a social contribution after midlife and…
Resource type: News
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Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
Source: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Rick Rose, Director of Communications EMAIL rickr@nonprofitadvancement.org SUBJECT Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management Washington, D.C. - The Center for Nonprofit Advancement, formerly the Washington Council of Agencies, announced today that Higher…
Resource type: News
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Giving while living a big bet?
Source: Alliance Magazine
Interview with John R Healy, former CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies Three years ago, in early 2002, a decision was made that The Atlantic Philanthropies would spend down their then almost $4 billion endowment over a period of 12-15 years. If a foundation is going…
Resource type: News
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The Foundations of Civil Society
Source: Tony Proscio
This report presents findings from a review of Atlantic’s grantmaking between 1984-2001 to support the fields of nonprofits, philanthropy, and volunteering in the United States. Author Tony Proscio interviewed some three dozen nonprofit scholars and practitioners to gather their insights and observations about how Atlantic’s…
Resource type: Research Report