AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from September 2007

AScribe Business & Economics News Service archives from September 2007

Effective Nonprofits Reach Beyond Their Own Organizations, According to Article in Stanford Social Innovation Review.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Contrary to conventional wisdom, the most successful nonprofits are not necessarily those with the biggest budgets, most sophisticated management...

Columbia Business School Establishes Private Equity Program.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School announced today the establishment of its Private Equity Program (PEP). Under the direction of Professor Laura Resnikoff, the PEP will...

Federal Investment in Children Projected to Weaken by 2017.
September 10, 2007... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Federal investment in children is likely to decline markedly within the next decade, according to a new Urban Institute study for the Partnership for America's Economic...

Cage-Free Egg Barn Raised to Meet Consumer Demand; Egg Innovations Completes 31st Barn for Family Farmers.
September 10, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications TOPEKA, Ind., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Egg Innovations, pioneer of the rapidly expanding cage-free egg market, has finished raising its 31st barn. Farm construction workers put finishing touches on the...

Zilber Commits $10 Million to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health.
September 10, 2007... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Joseph J. Zilber has committed $10 million to the proposed University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health. The gift, announced Monday morning,...

Bentley College Launches Online Career Networking Site -- a Virtual Community for Students and Alumni; One of the First of Its Kind, the Networking Portal Provides Unprecedented Connectivity.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Students at Bentley College have a new and powerful career networking tool available right on their laptops. The recently launched FalconNet is one of the first...

Survey: CFO Optimism Plunges to Record Low; Capital Spending and Hiring to Stagnate; Consumers, Wages and Credit Markets Are Big Concerns.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Optimism about the U.S. economy plunged to a record low this quarter among chief financial officers. CFOs expect slow growth in earnings, capital spending and...

New Report Examines Strategy Behind Foundation Payout.(Report)
September 12, 2007... Byline: Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Philanthropy Program WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report from the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program offers strategic guidance on how foundations can...

Rochester Institute of Technology Launches The Golisano Institute for Sustainability; Initiative Results From $10 Million Commitment to the University From B. Thomas Golisano.
September 12, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Building upon its leadership in the field of sustainable production, Rochester Institute of Technology has established The Golisano Institute for...

Century Foundation Fellow Maggie Mahar to Blog Live From Business and National Health Care Reform Conference, Sponsored by The Century Foundation With Support From The Commonwealth Fund and AARP.(Conference news)
September 13, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Century Foundation today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Blogging Live from "Business and National Health Care Reform" Conference TCF...

University of Texas at El Paso Announces 2007 Distinguished Alumni; Credit Union CEO, One of First Microsoft Employees, Renowned Author Honored.
September 13, 2007... Byline: University of Texas at El Paso EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Texas at El Paso and the UTEP Alumni Association are proud to announce the 2007 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. -...

Green and Gorgeous: Palecek Leads the Way With Stylish, Sustainable Designs at Two Green Shows in San Francisco.
September 14, 2007... Byline: Palecek RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two of the most anticipated green expos in the nation will meet in San Francisco next week, and Palecek is proud to be a premier exhibitor at both of these groundbreaking...

Stanford Graduate School of Business Celebrates Sloan Program's 50th Anniversary.
September 14, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Stanford Graduate School of Business is marking the 50th anniversary of its Stanford Sloan Master's Program with a grand reunion and panel discussions...

Leading Expert on Consumer-Driven Health Care: Harvard Business School Professor Available for Comment on Hillary Clinton's 'American Health Choices Plan'.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard Business School today released the following expert advisory. - - - - WHO: Harvard Business School Professor Regina E. Herzlinger is widely recognized...

Koh Boon Hwee to Join Board of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
September 17, 2007... Byline: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation today announced the appointment of Koh Boon Hwee, a widely known business leader in Asia, to its...

Association for Computing Machinery Joins Mentornet Partnership to Expand Career Resources; ACM Student Members Worldwide Matched One-on-One With Mentors.(Interview)
September 18, 2007... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) today announced that it is joining with MentorNet, the e-mentoring network for diversity in engineering and...

How Does Hillary's Health Care Plan Shape Up? Author Jonathan Cohn Available for Interviews, Analysis.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- This week presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton announced her "American Health Choices Plan." Some are calling it the next HillaryCare. Is that a good or bad thing? What will...

RSF Social Finance Partners With Organic Bouquet; Eco-Friendly Flowers Help Fund Innovative Projects and Support Organic Agriculture.
September 19, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- RSF Social Finance has partnered once again with Organic Bouquet Inc., the world's first online organic florist. In 2003, RSF provided Organic Bouquet with a...

University of California, Berkeley Students With the Haas School of Business to Manage New Socially Responsible Investment Fund.
September 20, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Managing a socially responsible investment fund is one of the new learning experiences the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of...

First-Ever Global Assembly on Measuring Civil Society; U.N., Johns Hopkins Improving Data on Global Nonprofit Sector.
September 21, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- A global assembly of statistical officials and civil society leaders from 34 countries will meet in Bonn, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 25, through Thursday, Sept. 27, to...

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Announces New Trustee to Its Board.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Ketchum Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (www.moore.org) today announced the election of a new Trustee to its Board, Rosina Bierbaum, Ph.D. Her election to the...

What's Ailing California's Health Care System? Essay Contest Open to High School Juniors, Seniors.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Calif. State University, Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- California high school students are invited to share their thoughts on California's health care reform efforts in a statewide essay contest...

The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management at Columbia Business School to Host Information Session Sept. 27.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management (INM) at Columbia Business School Executive Education will host an information session on Thursday, September 27, 2007...

Florida's Consumer Confidence Rises Slightly But Expected to Dip Again.
September 25, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Florida's consumer confidence inched up one point to 79 in September but is likely to continue its downward trend in the coming months thanks to higher gas...

Innovative Program Launched to Empower Women in Japan to Become Leaders for Social Change; Simmons School of Management, Fish Family Foundation Lead New Initiative.(Company overview)
September 25, 2007... Byline: Simmons College BOSTON, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an innovative new program designed to help empower women in Japan to break through their traditional background roles and become leaders in social change, several Japanese...

Middle Class Living Standards at Stake.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Economic Policy Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- American autoworkers helped build the American middle class through hard work, higher productivity and innovation over the past 70 years. But now that shared...

'Wikinomics' Nominated for Best Business Book of the Year Award.
September 26, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- A book co-authored by an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management has been nominated for one of the world's most prestigious...

Nation's Public Health Communicators Hold Annual Elections.
September 27, 2007... Byline: National Public Health Information Coalition BALTIMORE, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Public health communications professionals from across the country convened at the annual meeting of the National Public Health Information...

Nation's Public Health Communicators Convene.
September 28, 2007... Byline: National Public Health Information Coalition BALTIMORE, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- How to make public health public? That's the challenge nearly 200 public health communications professionals from across the country considered...

Harvard Business School Dedicates Centennial Bell.
September 28, 2007... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard Business School is ready to ring in the celebration of the School's 100th anniversary with the formal dedication of its new "Centennial Bell." Installed in the...