In a web-enabled environment, DOT.CHE allows much greater collaboration
among grantmakers, or donors, and grantseekers; those organizations or
individuals who are looking for grant money to do meaningful philanthropic
work.E.'s new FUEL(TM) series designed to fight childhood obesity, please
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For more than 30 years the Foundation has brought experience , commitment, and
a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and
health care of those it serves.E. For C.org

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completed by more than 620 board members from 45 community foundations across
the country; direct observation at board meetings of 15 community foundations;
intensive interviews with 75 board members (five from each of the 15 boards
observed); and organizational archives compiled to ensure compliance with
national standards.F.

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How Do Community Foundation Boards Remain Responsive to Multiple
Constituencies While Steering Their Organizations With Accountability and
Authority?

WASHINGTON, BoardSource, the premier source for
nonprofit governance information, and Ohio University's Voinovich Center for
Leadership and Public Affairs today released research findings from
"Understanding the Strategic Decision-Making of Community Foundation Boards,"
a project supported by the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund of the Aspen
Institute, and additional funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. It will allow grantors to
get together online to evaluate grant proposals, scholarship applications, and
other opportunities available to them.
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The research team collected data from four main sources: BoardSource
online self-assessment surveys (http://www.CHE also
offers phenomenal scholarship functionality which fills an important role for
many organizations . Mittenthal,
ACF president and CEO.H. As the nation's largest philanthropy
devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans,
the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to
identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful, and timely change.

About Comprehensive Health Education Foundation
Founded in 1974 and celebrating its 30th Anniversary year, Seattle-based
Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C .226.

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Through customized
consulting, training, publications, and membership, BoardSource provides
solutions and tools to improve board performance, acts as a convener and
facilitator in the development of knowledge about boards, promotes changes and
innovation to strengthen governance, and serves as an advocate for the value
of board service and the importance of effective governance. DOT.

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BoardSource
BoardSource is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit
organizations by strengthening boards of directors. It has definitely been good for our
business.

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CHE will allow donors to get far greater visibility about specific
programs, projects, and scholarship opportunities. DOT.E. As a
nationally-known nonprofit organization, C.H.800.

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, this pilot program will span a period of three years and encompass
training, strategy development, technical assistance , implementation and
evaluation to help the health and human service nonprofit organizations
acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to build and improve their business
capacity. The premise of this program is that nonprofits will have a greater
chance of reaching their mission and financial bottom lines if they have a
strong business plan and diverse revenue base.F.chef.

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BoardSource is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization., ChesterCAP, LLC, the company that is
poised to bridge the gap between the philanthropic community and the financial
services world, today announces the acquisition of DOT.CHE from the Arizona
Community Foundation (ACF). In 2003, DOT.CHE effectively allows them to pinpoint where they can
allocate their dollars .H.

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"We found that community foundation board members are keenly aware of the
need to balance the multiple mission-related objectives -- grantmaking, donor
service, and community leadership, " said Judith Millesen, lead researcher on
the project and assistant professor of political science at Ohio University.boardsource. "This tool fosters 'granular giving,' in that it
provides donors much higher visibility and transparency, allowing them to give
to a portion of a cause in which they are most interested. For
example, when a donor specifically wants their gift or donation to go to a
university's library to purchase books on antiquities, DOT.
Funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and developed by
C. As a health and prevention nonprofit
organization that has operated for the past 30 years with a successful social
enterprise model, we are uniquely qualified to assist other nonprofit
organizations to strengthen their management and business capabilities , retain
their mission focus, and become more financially self-sufficient.E.4158
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The main focus of the research was learning more about how community
foundation boards employ strategies that allow them to meet the needs of
grantors, grantees, and community representatives -- while maintaining
visible, sustainable, and committed organizations.org/communityfoundations.

CHE, (which stands for "donor and community exchange") created in
2001, is a web-enabled platform for true knowledge management to facilitate
the business processes of today's community foundations and public nonprofit
organizations.CHE's ability to
offer nonprofit organizations, community foundations , religious entities, and
other operating charities a platform for connecting donors with grantseekers
and their projects," says Eric Swerdlin, CEO of ChesterCAP, LLC.H.(R)) is dedicated to
promoting health and quality of life through education, addressing such
important topics as childhood obesity and other unhealthy behaviors. For information about
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ChesterCAP LLC Announces the Acquisition of DOT.CHE

The "CAP" in
ChesterCAP refers to the company's forthcoming charitable advisor platform
which is designed to connect the charitable giving world's triangle of donors,
nonprofit organizations and financial services providers to each other in a
way that provides value, scalability and return for all participants.F. develops a variety of health
promotion and prevention education programs and products targeted to the early
childhood, school-aged youth and healthy aging markets.

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"We are proud to have been at the forefront of developing this technology,
which has changed the way we do business as a community foundation, increased
our efficiency, and lowered our operating costs," says Stephen D."
Adds Craig Nuechterlein, director of operations of the Greater Milwaukee
Community Foundation, "DOT."

About ChesterCAP, LLC
ChesterCAP, LLC is a Chester , NJ company devoted to creating a crossroads
between the philanthropic community and the financial services world.F.F., the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation will focus on the importance of helping our grantee
organizations not only build their programs and organizations with the grant
funds that we provide, but also help to ensure that the proper social
enterprise discipline, tools, and skills are in place to allow those same
programs and organizations to grow and thrive in the long-term, even after the
grant funds have run out.org.com.

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"We are especially pleased that ChesterCAP, LLC has now
stepped in with the resources and marketing ability to take DOT."
According to Jane Isaacs Lowe, PhD, Senior Program Officer at the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, "In collaboration with C.E.org or call 1. For more information,
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About The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and
health care issues facing our country.F.2433.

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boardsource.
Information on the project, including the research report and data summary
report, is available at http://www .(R)), an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that
developed the most widely-used prevention curricula in the United States,
announced that it has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
to launch an innovative training program for a diverse group of its grantees
on how to build organizational capacity and long-term sustainability through
business planning.E.

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Swerdlin continues, "It is imperative that donors have the opportunity to
target the specific area within a charitable institution that they want to
support, rather than simply giving generally to their favorite charity.CHE offers them the
web-based vehicle to go several degrees deeper into the need profile of the
university ., "We are thrilled
to have been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to receive this
grant , and are appreciative of their commitment and dedication to helping
other nonprofit organizations learn the skills required for capacity-building
and long-term sustainability.

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Firm Will Expand Revolutionary Technology's Reach
in the Philanthropic Arena

CHESTER, N.CHE was honored as one of six finalists in the
Best Open Source Project category at LinuxWorld Conference + Expo's Awards for
Excellence in New York City."
"The beauty of DOT.E.H.F.H.323.

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Research Project Addresses the Strategic Decision-Making Process of Community Foundation Boards

The transaction is expected to close before the
end of the second quarter .CHE to the
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"They recognize the importance of accountability to a broad constituent base,
and make the most of sometimes limited resources to make appreciable changes
in their communities .CHE, or Philanthropy Online (POL) as we call it,
simply makes the giving process easier for our donors and the application
process easier for prospective grantees.CHE is its ability to allow donors to connect with
their philanthropic interests in a way that they have never been able to
before, " says Swerdlin. Their
mission is to help philanthropic entities provide better functionality to
their donors and constituent groups while providing financial services
companies a pathway to serve the philanthropic space as well. SEATTLE, Comprehensive Health Education
Foundation (C.E. Helping Americans lead healthier lives and get
the care they need-the Foundation expects to make a difference in our
lifetime.

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C.H.E.F.(R) Receives Grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Train Nonprofits in Business Planning

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