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Wilderness Time for Nonprofits
May 7, 2010; NPQmag.org | When you’re thrust into the wilderness, the one critical lesson you may learn is, who you truly are.—William A. Schambra
Taxing “Mega” Nonprofits? What’s Mega?
May 6, 2010; The Republican | Another mid-sized city whose economy is in the pits is looking to eke out a few extra dollars from nonprofits.—Rick Cohen
Vets Urged to Help Educate Public on Mental Illness
May 6, 2010; Marine Corps Times | At a Library of Congress Forum yesterday, Patrick Kennedy and Rosalynn Carter discussed the policy environment in mental health and pointed to the fact that veterans of recent conflicts are potential leaders in the fight to de-stigmatize mental illness—Rick Cohen
Navy Vet Association Closing New Mexico Chapter
May 6, 2010; The Ledger | Does the fact that your organization’s officers are fictional stop you fundraising? No way!—Rick Cohen
Fraud in Fruitlands—Museum Comes Late to Financial Controls
May 6, 2010; Nashua Telegraph | As a CFO, she must have been very good at her job. While holding that post at the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Mass., Peggy Kempton managed to steal some $1.3 million over six years.—Bruce Trachtenberg
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Bank Blocks Sale of Building to its Residents
May 5, 2010; Baltimore Sun | After a Baltimore CDC goes bust owing $790,000 on a commercial building that goes to auction, a group of local residents place the winning bid — but the bank rejects the offer.—Rick Cohen
Citigroup Teams with CDFIs, Invests in Communities
May 5, 2010; Bloomberg BusinessWeek | Citi’s Communities at Work Fund moneys will be loaned to CDFIs as 5-year loans, and the CDFIs will then re-lend to small businesses and nonprofits.—Bruce Trachtenberg
Entrepreneur, Church Provide Housing
May 6, 2010; New Jersey.com | The former residents of a tent city located in Camden, N.J. slept Thursday night under a real roof—the first time in three years for some.—Bruce Trachtenberg
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