Offbeat Productions Bring New Patrons to Theater Center
The Denver Center Theatre Company used a foundation grant to create a successful program that uses texting, video, and gaming devices to attract young people.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Sunlight Foundation Founder Helped Spur Open-Records Movement
Ellen Miller, who started three groups that focus on government transparency, has been a role model and a mentor. She is retiring at year’s end.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
More People See Charities’ Emails After Groups Pare Address Lists
As companies like Yahoo and Google clamp down on spammers, nonprofits are finding ways to ensure their messages reach people who really want to hear from them.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Foundations Collaborate to Build Science-Teaching Ranks
Companies and foundations have poured at least $175-million into science and math programs, much of it to increase the number of instructors and improve how they teach.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
War on Poverty Groups Are Still Around but Face New Challenges
Nonprofits, like Three Rivers Community Action, which builds low-cost housing, are working to reinvent themselves to adapt to today’s demands for more accountability and a volatile government-funding environment.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
N.Y. and D.C. Nonprofits Plan New Hiring and Raises, but Turnover Worries Some
More than one-third of groups expect to increase employee pay by 3 percent or more.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nearly Half of All Nonprofits Plan to Add Jobs; Few Predict Layoffs
Despite a generally rosy employment picture ahead, turnover, succession plans, and training remain challenging for many groups.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
New Foundation Leader to Focus on Those Who Lack Health Care
Judy Belk, who will take over the California Wellness Foundation, previously headed giving at Levi Strauss and now serves as an adviser to the wealthy.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Training the Poor to Do Simple Computer Jobs Wins Nonprofit Leader a Heinz Award
Leila Janah’s brainstorm has now spun off several nonprofit ventures that provide economic opportunities in developing countries and the United States.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Don’t Forget Longtime Donors While Looking for New Ones
Deborah Kaplan Polivy says fundraisers need to put a lot more energy into seeking out women and young people to join the giving ranks.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor