Tele-Volunteering Allows Corporate Volunteers to Give Back from Their Desks
A tutoring program attracts companies and volunteers by working around their schedules and allowing them to coach students by phone.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
Anti-Fossil-Fuel Movement Gains a Nonprofit Following
Membership in a network of foundations that have pledged to divorce themselves from fossil fuels has grown from 17 to 72 since January.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
$50-Million Gift to ACLU Provides Jolt for Criminal-Justice Overhaul
The donation from the Open Society Foundations boosts what has become a bipartisan effort to reduce the number of Americans behind bars.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps
After a spate of legal victories on same-sex marriage, the next challenge could be employment discrimination, bullying and homelessness among gays, or many issues at once.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
‘Forbes’ Says Huntsmans Are Most Generous; ‘Harper’s’ Says PBS Whitewashes Programming
The Utah businessman gave away a much greater share of his wealth than Bill and Melinda Gates did, while Harpers says PBS kowtows to wealthy donors.
If Giving Makes People Happy, Authors Ask, Why Not Give More?
A new crop of social scientists wants to isolate the causes and consequences of giving. Will the nonprofit world benefit?
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
New Data: Nonprofit Employment Defied Recession
Government research says nonprofit jobs grew even amid the depths of the recession.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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Some Tech Entrepreneurs Embrace Giving Before They Have Anything to Give
The Founders’ Pledge asks Silicon Valley’s start-up entrepreneurs to donate 1 percent of their companies’ equity to charity from the very beginning.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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Leaders of the NFL’s Domestic-Violence Response Pledge ‘Multiple Millions’
The Chronicle speaks with two top NFL Foundation officials as the league determines its philanthropic response to an issue much in the news for some of its players.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
Domestic-Violence Prevention Groups See Media Attention but Few Dollars
With corporations hesitant to give, foundations focusing elsewhere, and donors preferring to support direct services, little money goes to groups working to prevent abuse.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor