How to Ace a Phone Interview

This article was written in the WSJ by Sarah E. Needleman
For years, the phone interview was a preliminary step that allowed an employer to give a candidate the once-over and schedule an in-person interview. But these days, many recruiters are using the phone interview to pose the kinds of in-depth questions previously reserved for finalists. [...]

How to Flee an Ailing Industry

As reported by Diana Middleton of WSJ
With the unemployment rate hitting a new 25-year high Friday, many workers and layoff victims in the worst-suffering industries are looking for safer sectors.
Industries including autos, financial services and retailing have been hit especially hard during the recession, shedding tens of thousands of jobs. Even as the overall job [...]

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Provides Support to Help Arts Groups Survive Recession

As reported in the Philanthropy News Digest
 
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has announced two new approaches to its grantmaking to help performing arts organizations sustain their work in the short term so they can continue to plan for the long term.
As part of its arts program, DDCF typically awards large grants to intermediary organizations, which in turn [...]

Nonprofit Grantees’ Professional and Organizational Development

Nonprofit Effectiveness
The Community Foundation’s commitment to strengthening and supporting our region’s nonprofit sector includes more than giving financial grants. Beginning in 2009, The Community Foundation’s Common Good Funds will provide resources for grantees’ professional and organizational development. The Foundation has identified four primary focus areas for Nonprofit Effectiveness in 2009:  
 

Strategic Planning & Business Analysis – includes, but [...]

Atlanta’s Recent Grants & Support

As reported in The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s Board has approved $1.5 million in grants and support through our various grantmaking programs during the first set of grant cycles for 2009.
During the past year, we have examined and modified our approach to grantmaking, creating more flexibility for nonprofits in [...]