Nonprofits Don’t Have to Be Big to Be Bold
All organizations should ask questions about how they can extend their reach, says a nonprofit expert.
By Debra E. Blum
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‘Go Big or Go Home’: Tips From Share Our Strength
Bill Shore, the charity’s leader, says nonprofits need to set bold goals and then show donors results.
By Debra E. Blum
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Bigger Staff and Bolder Goals Turn Around a Quiet Hunger-Fighting Charity
Share Our Strength promised to end childhood hunger by 2015 and invested heavily in staffing and marketing to accomplish the goal. That helped the charity triple donations.
By Debra E. Blum
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As Wealth Grows Around the World, Charities Focus on Donors Abroad
Nonprofits hope wealthy people in booming economies will contribute generously, especially at a time when getting big gifts from Americans has become harder.
By Debra E. Blum
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Nonprofit Employers Scramble to Comply With Health-Care Measure
Charity leaders face big decisions about how to handle coverage for their workers.
By Debra E. Blum
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Getting Ready for the Health Law: Deadlines Nonprofits Should Heed
Key dates and requirements for complying with the Affordable Care Act.
By Debra E. Blum
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Adding Written Appeals to Online Fundraising
An international-relief group has reached out to nearly 800 people who have given through a donor’s fundraising site.
By Debra E. Blum
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Making Volunteerism Easy for Donors
Kids Around the World, which builds playgrounds for impoverished children and families overseas, delivers food to fundraisers for packing events.
By Debra E. Blum
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Pa. Charity Battles Back From Financial Brink
Heritage Community Initiatives nearly collapsed under debts and bad management, but after firing its chief executive and focusing on the essentials, it is making a remarkable turnaround.
By Debra E. Blum
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A Community Nonprofit Fights to Raise Its Profile to Win New Supporters
Heritage Community Initiatives, a nonprofit outside Pittsburgh that nearly folded, faces lots of hurdles when it comes to raising money from affluent people. Perhaps the toughest: unfamiliarity. When the charity asked a potential supporter from a neighboring city to tour its facilities, the man had…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor