Articles & Tools

American City Bureau, Inc. Articles:

• Crain’s Chicago Business Article: April 19, 2010; Executive decisions on boards: As careers rise, so do requests; weighing cost, time & influence. Read more
• Finding the Promise of Philanthropic Growth – Taking Stock (PDF)
• Philanthropy in Tough Times (PDF)
• Thinking Long, Working Short – New Meaningful Philanthropic Relationships (PDF)
• The Prada Bag Problem (PDF)
• The Case for Questioning (PDF)

 
American City Bureau, Inc. Philanthropic Tools:

• Campaign Readiness Assessment

Additional Resources and Articles:

• Donors Who Stop Giving to a Charity Feel Disconnected, Survey Finds (PDF)
• After the Fall: Financial Crisis is affecting nonprofit groups in myriad of ways
  (The Chronicle of Philanthropy via Charity Navigator)
• Survey: Donors Plan to Give the Holiday Season, NPT Weekly