On Inequity, Philanthropy Must Take Risks and Empower Workers
A new book on foundations and farmworkers lays bare even progressive grant makers’ timidity in addressing structural poverty.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Why Your Communications Director Is Unhappy and What to Do About It
Research shows nearly half of nonprofit communications directors are ready to jump ship. Here’s how you can keep yours.
By KIVI LEROUX MILLER
Contributor
A Decade In, Twitter Is the Real-Time Pulse of Nonprofit Advocacy
It’s hard to imagine being active in the social sphere without Twitter. The challenge it faces is to maintain its most valuable qualities as it continues to grow.
By TOM WATSON
Contributor
Opinion: ‘Big Bets’ by Donors Can Propel Social Movements
History shows that “big bet” donations of $10 million or more play a key role in the progress of mass movements on social issues, a nonprofit adviser writes in a Forbes blog post.
How to Steer More From Big College Endowments to Public Needs
Changing the incentives for donors and institutions could help stem the hoarding of university assets.
By KAREN GROSS
Contributor
Opinion: Wounded Warrior Flap Should Spur ‘Effective’ Giving
Overspending at the veterans charity should encourage more donors to adopt the tenets of “effective altruism,” researching potential recipients to maximize the impact of the dollars they give, a nonprofit leader writes in Time.
Solving Nonprofit Money Woes Means Doing More Than Building a ‘Culture of Philanthropy’
A new report on nonprofits’ financial dysfunction focuses too much on fundraising and not enough on systemic issues, a nonprofit executive says.
By Nell Edgington
Contributor
Supporting More Building Projects Could Help Foundations Achieve Impact
Grant makers are so focused on aid to programs and advocacy, they often forget what a difference new facilities can make in revitalizing communities.
By GREGORY HELLER
Contributor
Opinion: A Big Donor’s Legacy May Look Different to Future Generations
Today’s nine-figure gifts to universities and other institutions — and the names attached to the resulting buildings and scholarship programs to honor billionaire donors — might become tomorrow’s ideological or economic flashpoints, a Wall Street Journal essayist suggests.
Charities Will Win More Donors With Messages of Hope Than Fear
Too many nonprofits don’t realize that long-term ties to donors can be forged better with optimism rather than with doom and gloom.
By Andy Semons
Contributor