‘The Kids Are Now Adults’: What Foundation Trustees Need to Know About Young Board Members
Foundation boards need to reach out to young board members and listen to their ideas, said two young philanthropists at the annual meeting of the Council on Foundations.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Will Acorn Become a National Unit Again?
Many of the affiliates of the soon-to-be-defunct Acorn organization will live on under new names. The big question now is whether they will reunite under a new national umbrella.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Local Affiliates Seek to Rise From the Ruins of a Besieged Community-Organizing Group
The community-organizing group Acorn may be closing its doors, but many of its local offices plan to carry on the mission under new names.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
The Community-Organizing Group Acorn Plans to Shut Its Doors
Acorn, the community-organizing group, announced on Monday that it will fold within several weeks and close all state affiliates and field offices by April 1.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Employees Take On a More Active Role at Restructured Community Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation has reorganized its staff so that senior workers now spend more time seeking out new ways to solve the city’s problems.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Unorthodox Leader of Cleveland Fund Pushes New Ideas to Bolster City’s Economy
The new leader of the Cleveland Foundation is turning the grant maker into a venture-capital fund that seeks out new ideas to kick-start the city’s stalled economy.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Community Foundation Takes Heat for Slashing Support of Regional Collaborative Fund
The Cleveland Foundation faces controversy after it cuts spending on a group that advocates a regional approach to economic development.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
As the Economy’s Pain Continues, More Charities Abolish Programs
In 2007, the House of Charity, a homeless shelter for men in Spokane, Wash., finally achieved a goal it had been after for years: It received enough money to keep its overnight shelter open during the summer. The new service was an immediate success, with all 109 beds filling up during many summer…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
One-Day Online Campaign Reels In $14-Million
Start a Web site, raise $14-million. Can it really be that easy? Just two weeks after going live, GiveMN.org, a Web site that links donors with charities in Minnesota, held a special Give to the Max day on November 17. The promise of a match on every gift brought donors out in droves — 38,778…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A Sleep-In Captures Donors’ Attention
A little publicity never hurts fund-raising, especially during the important end-of-the-year period. That’s why some charities come up with headline-grabbing events, contests, and auctions as the year draws to a close. Women in Need, which operates six shelters for homeless families in New York…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor