As Giving Tuesday Turns 5, Its Impact Expands Beyond Dollars
Philanthropy observers say the annual day of giving has spawned a movement, bringing a much-needed spirit of collaboration, innovation, and digital experimentation to the nonprofit world.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Makes Data Meaningful
Kate Wilson, a fundraiser with the conservation charity, talks about focusing donor meetings on results rather than raw numbers.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Salvation Army’s Online Red Kettle Drive Lets Donors Earmark Gifts
The new holiday campaign uses social-media tools to let people raise money from friends and direct donations to specific chapters or needs.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Doing Data Right to Show Real Impact
Carl Chadband, former chief operating officer of the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, talks about how the West Virginia family-services charity rethought how it presents data to donors.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
The stunning rise of a young charity founded by a for-profit company comes as total giving to America’s 400 most successful fundraising groups increased by 7 percent.
Nonprofits That Saw Big Gains in the Philanthropy 400
How the Sierra Club Foundation, Junior Achievement, and other groups made major moves in The Chronicle’s rankings.
Social Issues Strike a Chord With ACLU Donors
As the group looks to raise nearly $1.3 billion by its 2020 centennial, heightened interest in immigration and incarceration policies is prompting seven-figure gifts that once would have been unthinkable.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fidelity Overtakes United Way as New Charity Champion
For the first time, the sponsor of a donor-advised fund tops the Chronicle’s annual ranking of the 400 U.S. charities that raise the most in private support. Another first: Giving to groups on the list tops $100 billion.
Video: Making Measurement Work for Fundraising
Richard Shaw, chief development officer at Youth Villages, talks about how, and when, the Washington-area charity uses data in crafting appeals.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Philanthropy Urged to Invest $500 Million to Track Results
Controversial author and marketing consultant Dan Pallotta argued for an expensive alternative to using overhead ratios as the primary measurement of a charity’s efficiency.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor