Nonprofit Leader Uses Data to Help Kids Succeed in School
Tiffany Cooper Gueye has helped expand a national education nonprofit into a model for evaluation, with programs proven to succeed.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Art Dealer Gives UCLA $20 Million to Expand Studios
Other notable donations include $4 million to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and $2.7 million to the Kansas City Symphony.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Helpful Questions for Evaluating Giving-Day Platforms
The Pittsburgh Foundation compiled this list after the meltdown of the online-fundraising platform Kimbia during this year’s Give Local America event.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Kimbia’s Giving-Day Tech Failure Spurs a Wake-Up Call
Nonprofits are working with technology providers and their own staffs to prevent another costly meltdown — and some are questioning whether giving days are a sustainable way to raise money.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: U. of Oregon Gets $10 Million to Endow Volcanology Professorships
Other major donations include $20 million to Harvard Medical School for global-health work and $10 million to establish a center for history studies at Villanova.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Development officers and consultants share things to keep in mind when considering whether to work at a small or large nonprofit.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Where the Wild Things Really Are: Urban Backyards
With the help of citizen scientists and a crowdsourcing app, a museum in Los Angeles is compiling what it says is the world’s largest urban biodiversity inventory.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Market Turmoil Calls for Reviewing Fundraising Strategy, Experts Say
The economic fallout of the Brexit vote is likely to have a small negative impact on fundraising for U.S. charities.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Charity Navigator Founder Hands Control to Tech-Savvy Successor
John (Pat) Dugan believes nonprofits are a safer bet for donors than when he started the watchdog group in 2001.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Incentive Pay Helps Retain College Fundraisers, Survey Says
Higher-education institutions report that incentive compensation is more likely to help keep talent than expectations alone.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor