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By Ann Sanner WASHINGTON--Tens of thousands of Americans, from teenagers to baby boomers, soon will get a fresh chance to lend a helping hand in a time of need. The House voted 275-149 Tuesday for a $5.7 billion bill that triples positions in the Clinton-eraAmeriCorps program,…

Original Source Criticism has intensified in recent days over a National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy report that suggests foundations should devote half their grants to minorities, the poor, and other disadvantaged groups, the Wall Street Journal reports. Released earlier this month, the report, Criteria for Philanthropy at Its…

by DIANE SMITH FORT WORTH — Wade Clements is determined to find work. The 61-year-old land surveyor was laid off in September, and he’s now a regular at the WorkforceSolutionsWestsideWorkforceCenter in Fort Worth. Clements was there Friday, editing his résumé and searching online for jobs…

The intensifying economic crisis slams the world of nonprofit organizations. Original Source By Eyal Press In the days between Christmas and New Year's Eve, Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, sat at his desk in Lower Manhattan and reached out to people…

Original Source By: Stephen Pelletier The economic meltdown has had a huge impact on philanthropic organizations: The Council on Foundations, an association of more than 2,100 grantmaking foundations and corporations, estimates that foundation endowment assets have shed some $200 billion in value so far. What…

by NOSIMILO NDLOVU Provincial health departments faced with antiretroviral drug shortages are defiantly overspending on their budgets, rather than see patients die. Limpopo anticipates shortages and is overspending to keep patients on treatment. "We are employed to save lives so we would rather overspend now…

Original Source A new report from the Washington, D.C.-based National Committee for Responsive Philanthropyargues that foundations and other grantmaking institutions are not delivering as much social benefit as they could. To help foundations and others do more, NCRP has released a set of measurable guidelines that…

Washington, D.C. - The nation's largest foundations only gave $1 out of $3 to benefit the economically and socially disadvantaged, according to the Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact, released yesterday by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.…

WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grantmakers are not delivering as much social benefit as they could, according to the new Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. The criteria, to be released…

Plan would get kids much-needed attention, streamline bureaucracy, cut govt. waste http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/node/674 The Forum for Youth Investment is delighted that Congressman Yarmuth sent a letter to President Obama days after he took office calling for him to issue an executive order that would create a White House…