SOCIAL-PROFIT FUNDING | [Opinion] “When the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30, public-private partnerships will be severed all across the District” – by Marianne Scott, chair of the board of directors of the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.
SOCIAL-PROFIT COMPENSATION
- Study: CEO Salaries At Nonprofits Up In 2008 (NPR, 9/28) – “Nonprofits… defend the high salaries as necessary to attract good talent.” Yes. That is how compensation works.
- “Some donors are surprised to learn that leadership isn’t voluntary, says Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator.” (USAToday, 9/28) Seriously? Apparently, a signficant number of people think that “nonprofit” = people working for free.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT
- Update: WEAVE reaches first goal
- Letter to editor: House of Ruth helps victims of domestic violence (WaPo, 9/25)
“IMPACT INVESTING” | New Industry Group Launched to Facilitate For-Profit Investing that Addresses Social and Environmental Challenges (wire, 9/25)
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE | …raises more than $8 billion (Reuters, 9/25)
PEOPLE
- Obituary: Frank Karel, Communications Exec at Nonprofits (WaPo, 9/28)
- Top nonprofit chiefs find ways to inspire while leading people (WBJ, 9/25)
DONORS | Alexandria, Va. is tops in charitable giving, according to Convio
