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DROPPED. MISS AMERICA, from ABC, leaving the iconic beauty pageant without a network home for the first time since its first televised pageant 50 years ago. The move, a result of sinking ratings, has the potential to devastate the 84-year-old nonprofit organization, which was financially dependent on its income from the annual broadcast. Pageant officials say they are optimistic that the show will appear on another channel...
...American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and the National Association of Independent Colleges Universities (NAICU)—two nonprofit groups that promote student voter registration—said that the IOP study uses faulty methodology and relies on a small, nonrepresentative sample size...
America Coming Together (ACT), a nonprofit that helps Democratic candidates, plans to drag voters to the polls for an entire month. Ruben Marinelarena, an ACT organizer who graduated from Harvard last year, is responsible for ensuring that 6,000 Democrats who don’t always vote on election day get their vote counted before November 2. In a state where 366 votes decided the last election, Ruben’s job is no joke. Democrats have every reason to believe that if Ruben succeeds, John Kerry will win New Mexico. Democrats enjoy a 5 to 3 advantage among registered...
Although she sees working in philanthropy as her calling, Dixon does concede that the road to personal fulfillment is not an easy one, citing a less than lavish lifestyle as a main deterrent from pursuing the nonprofit track for many, “I really wish I loved i-banking, but my mom has always emphasized doing what makes me happy...
Despite the lack of resources accessible to undergraduates considering careers in the nonprofit sector, Dixon believes that Harvard still has a lot of offer those considering the field, “ Harvard allows you to think on your toes and out of the box,” skills that she believes are vital to survival in the nonprofit world. Dixon also finds that the determination and passion of her fellow Harvardians has, in fact, given her the toughness she needs; “if you can deal with the crazy people here at Harvard, you can definitely deal with those...