Small Charities Learn Lessons on How to Raise Big Money
More than 3,000 groups have mastered the art of seeking gifts of $1,000 or more by working with a consultant determined to help all organizations compete with colleges, hospitals, and other institutions that have long attracted the wealthy.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Nonprofits and their donors often see endowments as the route to financial stability, but for some groups, they’re a bad idea.
By Dione Alexander
Contributor
A Mightier Pen Can Help Charities Spread Messages
Charity workers are finding formal and informal ways to improve their prose as they face increased pressure to communicate on blogs and social networks as well as produce annual reports and fundraising appeals.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
Fundraiser Turnover Gets New Attention as Economy Improves
As organizations find themselves in competition to retain the best fundraisers, there are incentives besides attractive salaries that can help keep good people from leaving for new positions.
By CODY SWITZER and Raymund Flandez
Who We Are Today and Where We Came From
Consultants have come a long way from the 1800s, when journalists helped create the campaign model of fundraising.
By PENELOPE CAGNEY
Contributor
Young Entrepreneurs Choose to Do Good as Well as Make a Profit
College graduates no longer have to choose between a career path of making profits and one of doing good. They can choose to do both.
By Scott Henderson
Contributor
What’s New in Nonprofit Consulting? Everything.
With more specialties to choose from and greater flexibility, the business of advising nonprofit groups on fundraising has changed for the better, says Henry Goldstein of the Oram Group.
By HENRY GOLDSTEIN
Contributor
Hard Economic Times Haven’t Dampened the Appeal of Nonprofit Consulting
Business-school graduates, retirees, and former corporate consultants are among those who have been turning to nonprofit work.
By PENELOPE CAGNEY
Contributor
The Importance of Thinking Big
Too many organizations fail to save their digital photos in a size that makes them appropriate for publication.
By SUE LALUMIA
Contributor
How Can We Fix Our Broken Approach to Boards?
Many nonprofit leaders say the current approach to board governance isn’t working.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor