Who Needs an Executive Coach? Readers Respond
How do I find a good executive coach? Can a coach help me identify and prepare for my next nonprofit role? Columnist Joan Garry has answers.
By Joan Garry
Contributor
The Future of College Phone-athons: How One State University Is Adapting
Calling fewer donors brought initial success, but then giving fell, so Colorado State plans to get personal.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Igniting Board Members’ Passion: Readers Respond
How can you get trustees excited about the mission if their only contact at the organization is the executive director? Or if the mission isn’t about saving puppies or feeding the hungry? Columnist Joan Garry has answers.
By Joan Garry
Contributor
What Fundraisers and Donors Should Learn From the Varsity Blues Scandal
Donors and fundraisers should talk about and avoid potentially self-serving strings attached to big gifts
By Isa Catto
Contributor
Fundraisers are stepping up efforts to let older donors know they can give tax-free from their retirement accounts. But the mechanics of making the gifts can be complicated.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Raise More Than $275 Million in Joint Campaign
The Cleveland institutions teamed up to raise money for a new health education campus to bring together students from many disciplines.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
MacArthur’s Julia Stasch Talks About Leadership, Big Bets, and Her New Role (Exit Interview)
After she leaves her post as president of the foundation, she will chair a new nonprofit that seeks philanthropic support for the ideas pitched in 100&Change contest.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Catch Up on Books Recommended by Your Nonprofit Peers
Favorite topics include the gap between the rich and poor, wealth managers’ work with the wealthy, fundraising research, gender issues, and more.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Who Needs an Executive Coach? Time for Some Myth-Busting
Why nonprofit leaders need and deserve professional coaching
By Joan Garry
Contributor
How to Succeed When You’re the First Black or LGBT or Other Barrier-Breaking Leader
Leaders whose gender, race, or sexual orientation represents a first for an organization should build strong support networks and seek influence rather than power.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor