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Doors Closing for Small Scale Advocacy Organizations

Changing priorities at two foundations affect funding for hundreds of small scale advocacy groups across the US.  It looks as though free lance advocacy is losing out to the broader strategic objectives of political campaigning.

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December 31, 2007 in Advertising, Advocacy, Boards, Charitable, Charities, Charity, Charity Watchdogs, Civil Society, Current Affairs, Executive director, Film, Form 990, Foundation, Fundraising, Governance, Grassroots, Journalism, Labor unions, Living wage, Management, Movies, NGO, Nonprofit, Nonprofits, NPO, Philanthropy, Politics, Strategic Planning, Transparency, Unions, Voluntary Sector | | Comments (18) | TrackBack (0)

Fearful Symmetry in San Francisco

Christmas Day tiger escape is a grim reminder of the risks of nonprofit mismanagement and the flaccid oversight that comes with self-regulation.  No one is keeping an eye on the tiger, or its keeper. 

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December 30, 2007 in Accountability, Accreditation, Animal rescue, Arts Management, Boards, Charitable, Charities, Charity, Charity Watchdogs, Compliance, Conflict of Interest, Enforcement, Ethics, Evaluation, Executive director, Form 990, Governance, Internal controls, Journalism, Management, Measurement, NGO, Nonprofit, Nonprofits, NPO, Organizations, Philanthropy, Public relations, Scale, Trade associations, Transparency, Voluntary Sector, Zoos | | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)

Rescuing Animals from the Animal Rescuer

Good intentions lead to bad results for some animals in the care of a fund-strapped southern California animal rescue operation. 

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December 13, 2007 in Accountability, Animal rescue, Boards, Celebrity Charity, Charitable, Charities, Charity, Compliance, Donor, Donor fatigue, Executive director, Form 990, Fundraising, Governance, Internal controls, Management, NGO, Nonprofit, Nonprofits, NPO, Organizations, Payroll, Philanthropy, Voluntary Sector, Volunteering, Wildlife Rescue, Zoos | | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

American Red Cross: The CEO Model Has Failed

New CEO Mark Everson has resigned after six months on the job for having relations with a chapter executive in Mississippi (giving new meaning to Katrina relief).  But the Red Cross has made its greatest strides under interim leadership over the last decade, calling into question whether the organization really needs a high profile chief—and whether they can find one.

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December 02, 2007 in Accountability, American Red Cross, Chapters, Charitable, Charities, Charity, Charity Navigator, Executive director, executive search, Form 990, Fundraising, Governance, Harvard, Hiring, Human resources, Internal controls, Journalism, Katrina, Management, Nonprofit, Nonprofit ICT, Nonprofits, NPO, NPTech, Organizations, Philanthropy, Public relations, Voluntary Sector, YMCA | | Comments (1)