Stuck at Home During Covid, Gen Z Started Charities
Nothing has spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of young people quite like the pandemic.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Gen Z Is Open to Nonprofit Careers — but on Their Own Terms
Young workers favor an informal work style and want a tightly defined work schedule. They’re also demanding changes in how organizations operate.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Co-CEOs and Board Members Offer Hard-Won Advice on Shared Leadership
It’s important that co-CEOs trust each other and that organizations plan carefully before they appoint joint leaders.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Inside a Leadership Transition That Included 2 Years as Co-CEOs
New Profit founder, Vanessa Kirsch, and her successor, Tulaine Montgomery, say shared leadership requires careful planning and frank conversations.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
No Longer Lonely at the Top: A Growing Number of Nonprofits Hire Co-CEOs
Shared leadership helps organizations find the skills they need and can be an answer to candidates’ demand for greater work-life balance.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Many Nonprofits Struggle to Recruit a Diverse Volunteer Force
Experts say organizations will struggle to recruit volunteers of color if their staffs aren’t diverse. They also advise groups to look at how and when they offer opportunities to volunteer. Plus see more about volunteering in this overview about the state of volunteering in the wake of the pandemic.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Why and How Charities Should Revive a Declining but Vital Resource … Volunteers
Some volunteer programs lapsed during the pandemic; others adapted and thrived. Both cases illustrate how valuable volunteers can be.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Elon Musk Gave $5.7 Billion to Charity in 2021, SEC Filing Reveals
The contributions, revealed Monday, put Musk in second place on the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle’s annual list of top donors.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
26-Year-Old’s $70 Million Donation Puts Him on the List of Top Donors of 2021
Austin Russell, the founder of Luminar Technologies, determined that per capita philanthropic giving in Orlando lagged other cities.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Why a Young Billionaire Who Led Trip to Space Gave $125 Million to Children’s Hospital
When Jared Isaacman led the first all-civilian trip to space, he and his wife, Monica, donated $125 million to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital — and encouraged others to give as well.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor