Tuesday, November 16, 2004

News Items From Philanthropy Journal

The following news items from the latest issue of Philanthropy Journal should be of interest to many of our NGO colleagues, but it doesn't seem like we could have the luxury to develop any of those...

Targeting burnout: Sabbatical program aims to give nonprofit leaders a break from stress
The program provides US$15,000 each to five or six nonprofit executives a year to take breaks of three to six months to pursue activities "totally unrelated" to work.

Succession planning: Nonprofits should prepare in advance for departure of chief executive
Nonprofits often experience serious disruptions in services, staff morale, fundraising efforts and other vital functions when the CEO or executive director of a nonprofit leaves the organization.

E-philanthropy consolidation: Network for Good acquires Direct Help
Network for Good is acquiring Direct Help, a nonprofit in Norwalk, Conn., that provide e-philanthropy tools nonprofits can use for managing data, relationships with donors and clients, email campaigns and websites.


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