Charity Leader’s Blog Offers ‘Reality Check’ on Philanthropy
Fast Company profiles Vu Le, who celebrates charity work while skewering its absurdities and inequities in his irreverent blog “Nonprofit With Balls.”
N.J. Budget Cuts Charity-Care Spending by $200 Million
The spending plan signed late last month by Gov. Chris Christie allocates 40 percent less money to hospitals to provide free and discounted care to uninsured and low-income patients, Modern Healthcare reports.
N.Y. Campaign Body to Examine de Blasio-Linked Nonprofits
The city’s Campaign Finance Board will look into whether nonprofits set up to advance Mayor Bill de Blasio’s policy agenda transgressed rules on political fundraising and spending, the New York Post writes.
One Third of Nonprofits Say Overtime Rules Will Force Staff Cuts
Nonprofit leaders say they support expanded overtime pay in theory but warn the new federal regulations will result in job losses and reduced services, according to a survey by the National Council of Nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Big or Little Charity? Fundraisers Wrestle With Career Choices
The factors that go into the important decision of whether to work at a large institution or a small charity are changing, with significant consequences for philanthropy.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Small-Group Fundraisers Explain Why They Moved to a Big Charity
Leaving a cozy, family-style operation wasn’t easy for these two development professionals, but their new jobs offered support and resources they could only dream of before.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Fundraisers Explain Their Big Move to a Small Nonprofit
Two seasoned professionals reflect on the satisfaction they found after swimming against the career tide.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Harvard Pals Unite to Tackle Tough Causes
A doctor, a data specialist, a researcher, and a social entrepreneur with experience in yak sourcing came together at the Kennedy School to create an innovative way help nonprofits use data.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Where the Wild Things Really Are: Urban Backyards
With the help of citizen scientists and a crowdsourcing app, a museum in Los Angeles is compiling what it says is the world’s largest urban biodiversity inventory.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
‘You Never Get Anything Completely Right the First Time’
Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bruce Kovner and his wife, Suzie, pour money into efforts to help needy students afford a top-tier education, particularly in the arts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor