Making Donors Confront a Decision Not to Give
When an opera company made it mandatory for customers to acknowledge they had received a donation request before they could complete an online ticket purchase, it generated a windfall in gifts to an outside charity.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Former Clinton Administration Official to Lead Housing Group
Maurice Jones, who served at the Treasury Department and HUD, has been named president of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Corporate Support Goes Companywide
Companies such as Walmart and Citigroup are increasingly putting the entire heft of their organizations, not just the check-writing functions of their foundations, behind efforts to solve social problems.
By Alex Daniels and Peter Olsen-Phillips
How Nonprofits Can Strike a Deal With Corporate Partners
Kellogg’s and State Farm provide insights into what charities need to do to land deep-pocketed sponsors in the business world.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Why Companies Give to Nonprofits
Executives with Microsoft, Citi, PNC, and Walmart explain how and why specific nonprofits were chosen to receive millions of dollars in support.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Follow-Up Pitches Can Hurt Fundraising in the Long Run
Reminders can increase cash flow in the short term, but future revenue is lost as multiple pitches move people to click “unsubscribe,” according to a study.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A New Website Serves Up 500 Years of Philanthropic History
The National Philanthropic Trust’s 20th-anniversary project is one of a spate of backward-looking enterprises by giving groups.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Fewer Groups Got Charity Status in 2015, but Numbers Still High
The agency approved 86,915 organizations for 501(c)(3) tax exemptions last year, bringing the total number of recognized charities to nearly 1.2 million.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Policy Proposals and Giving: How Trump, Cruz, Clinton, and Sanders Compare
With the field of presidential candidates narrowing to four likely contenders, The Chronicle presents snapshots of their ideas on the charitable deduction and other notes of interest to nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels, Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
Anatomy of a Pay-for-Success Deal to Keep Men From Returning to Jail
Using private investments, a Massachusetts program seeks to get young offenders on the path to productive lives.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations