Nonprofits Can Help Shape Public Policy in an Election Year — With Care
How to advocate for a cause without risking your tax-exempt status.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
A Timeline for Planning a Year-End Campaign
A tool to map out steps to take for a successful year-end fundraising campaign, online and off.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Combined Endowment and Planned-Giving Campaign Is a Hit With Donors
The Minneapolis Foundation’s Pay It Forward Forever Fund, which will not be used for 50 years, asks supporters to consider what the fund might have accomplished if it had existed during previous half-century spans.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
11 Tips for Dealing With Headhunters
Recruitment professionals offer advice for working with them, even if you are not looking for a new job.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
What Goes Into a Naming Policy
Establishing rules about naming rights can help your nonprofit negotiate gifts more smoothly.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Oil-Price Drop Has Some Nonprofit Newsrooms Tightening Belts
Public broadcasters and nonprofit journalism outlets in the U.S. oil belt are bracing for funding cuts as lingering low prices buffet the economies of energy-producing states, Nieman Lab writes.
Helpful Questions for Evaluating Giving-Day Platforms
The Pittsburgh Foundation compiled this list after the meltdown of the online-fundraising platform Kimbia during this year’s Give Local America event.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
A Roadmap to Making Nonprofit Databases Work Better
Advice for keeping better track of constituents and handling record keeping and gift processing more efficiently.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Donor Relations: Beyond the Basics
A selection of resources from The Chronicle on building strong, smooth relationships with the big contributors who provide critical support for your nonprofit.
A Major-Gift Ask Is About Much More Than Just the Dollars
Before talking amounts, fundraisers hoping to secure big contributions need to find out what prospective donors hope to accomplish with their philanthropy.
By Ronald J. Schiller
Contributor