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Charity Leaders Win $100,000 Prizes
By Heather Joslyn
Meet Margaret Gordon and the other winners of the fifth annual Purpose Prizes, designed to encourage older Americans to undertake projects that benefit the common good.

Ideas That Work: A Donor Bus Tour

Audio Slideshow: The Mississippi Center for Justice uses guided tours to bring its mission home to key supporters.
For Subscribers: History, Culture, and Justice Among the Stops on a Donor Trip

Help your fellow fund raisers write winning direct-mail appeals.

Bridging Generation Gaps at Nonprofits
Join us on Tuesday, November 16, at noon U.S. Eastern time to discuss how nonprofit executives can promote harmony among workers with different generational outlooks.

Why We Need More Research About Boards

Rick Moyers, left, wonders why the nonprofit world isn't collecting more information about boards. Share your thoughts on what data you'd like to see on Against the Grain, a blog about nonprofit boards.

Explore the 20th anniversary ediition of The Philanthropy 400, The Chronicle's annual look at the nation's biggest fund-raising nonprofits:
Main story: A Sharp Donation Drop
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Donations by the Wealthy Dropped Sharply in the Recession, Study Finds
Wealthy Americans sought to compensate for a decline in dollars donated by volunteering more and giving a bigger share of their gifts to help charities pay operating costs.

Religious Groups Fared Better Than Other Charities in Recession
Study Questions Efficiency of Charity Business Activities
Poor Economy Drives Up Fund-Raising Costs for Charities
Opinion: Why Philanthropy Should Welcome the Tea Party
A Growing Number Americans Don't Give to Charity, Poll Finds
Two Charities Test $25 Cellphone Contributions
A Philanthropist Lends His Name to a Rare Monkey

17 Charged With Defrauding Nonprofit Fund for Holocaust Victims
Gates Foundation Backs Off Grand Challenges Health Effort
In the Arts: Cultural Giving Remains a High Priority for the Wealthy
Giving by British Rich Stagnates
Goldman Sachs Loan to Finance New York-Area Charter Schools

Lessons From the It Gets Better Project
By Allison Fine
Allison Fine interviews the journalist Dan Savage, who helped create the It Gets Better video project.

Is Your Web Site Ready for Year-End Appeals? There's an App for That
Election Results Unlikely to Dampen Year-End Giving, Experts Say
Crafting Winning Appeals: A Medical College Makes Its Annual Appeal

Social-Media Managers Help Charities Spin a Web of Support
By Raymund Flandez
Charities are creating a new type of job -- hiring people who spend all day working on online social networks as a way to reach out to a wired generation of donors.

Grant Makers Reach Out to Aid Veterans
By Debra E. Blum
More foundations are supporting efforts to help America's returning military veterans and their families, but experts say philanthropy's response has not kept up with the...

A Water Charity Spills Its Secrets, and Donors Open Their Wallets
By Caroline Preston
Under the guidance of its new leader, Water for People is making a splash with its push for greater accountability in how it reports program results, with lessons for other...

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