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Senate Job Creation Tax Credit Could Generate 8,000 to 18,000 Nonprofit Jobs

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Senate Job Creation Tax Credit Could Generate 8,000 to 18,000 Nonprofit Jobs The Senate is currently working to complete a jobs bill that may come before the full Senate later this month. Among the provisions is a tax credit for job ...

Call for Nominations for the 2010 World of Children Awards

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Call for Nominations for the 2010 World of Children Awards World of Children announces call for nominations for the 2010 World of Children Awards. The maximum grant for awards are up to $50,000 and recognizes persons for their ...

Nonprofit pay highest in Triangle

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Nonprofit pay highest in Triangle North Carolina nonprofits pay $60,000 in median salary to their chief executives and $40,673 in median cash compensation to all their employees, and lose staff at half the rate of U.S. industries, a new ...

High-Growth Firms Account for Disproportionate Share of Job Creation, According to Kauffman Foundation Study

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High-Growth Firms Account for Disproportionate Share of Job Creation, According to Kauffman Foundation Study Despite their relatively small numbers, fast-growing young firms generate approximately 10 percent of new jobs in any given year Researchers suggest three policy strategies to support high-growth startups ...

Can We Get the Jobs Bill Signed Off on Already? Or Does it Really Matter?

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Can We Get the Jobs Bill Signed Off on Already? Or Does it Really Matter? By Chelle Shell Thursday, March 4, 2010 the House of Representatives barely passed the long-awaited $15 billion jobs bill. But the Senate ...

A Guide to Nonprofit-Focused Graduate Degree Programs

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A Guide to Nonprofit-Focused Graduate Degree Programs Ten million people, or about 7% of the U.S. workforce, are employed by the nonprofit sector. Are you one of these people? Do you want to be? Whether you’re looking for a career boost or ...

House Approves Jobs Tax Break for Nonprofit Employers

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House Approves Jobs Tax Break for Nonprofit Employers By Suzanne Perry The House of Representatives today endorsed a Senate plan to give tax breaks to nonprofit and other employers that hire unemployed workers. The measure, included in a jobs bill, ...

Report: March 2010 hiring will inch up

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Report: March 2010 hiring will inch up The Society for Human Resource Management’s LINE Report, s monthly survey of human resources managers in more than 1,000 companies across the country, shows March 2010 hiring is expected to rise, compared with one year ...

OK Online Training - Employment Law, Who Can Keep Up? How to Minimize Your Risk

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OK Online Training - Employment Law, Who Can Keep Up? How to Minimize Your Risk Click here to purchase if you are an employer (you must login to your account to purchase) Click here to purchase if you are a job seeker (you must login to ...

Articulating a Desire to Work for Purpose Can Be a Sound Strategy When Seeking Nonprofit Employment

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Articulating a Desire to “Work for Purpose” Can Be a Sound Strategy When Seeking Nonprofit Employment I was recently asked by a for-profit colleague the meaning of the term “work for purpose.” I was initially startled by ...