Embrace Your Outsider Status (and Other Tips for New Nonprofit Leaders)
Six nonprofit leaders offer tips and tactics for a new executive’s first weeks and months on the job.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: Kern Family Foundation Awards $6 Million to Olin College of Engineering
Other awards include $1.5 million from the Kresge Foundation for programs at EmcArts that address complex social challenges.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Charity Enlists Citizen Photographers and Drone Users for Sea-Level Monitoring Project
Based on images from beachgoers and recreational drone users during intense weather, the Nature Conservancy hopes to predict what the coastline could look like in the future.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grant Proposal Rejected? Find Out Why — and How to Get Funded
Volunteers at the Unfunded List can critique proposals that were turned down and help promote the most promising ones.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Flint Philanthropies Consider Long-term Response to Water Crisis
As those in government and the community grapple to respond to the Michigan city’s public-health emergency, charities and grant makers look to broaden their support.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $40 Million to Program for Asian Health-Care Workers
Other awards include a $12 million grant from the Rasmuson Foundation to support the expansion of the Anchorage Museum in Alaska.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $5 Million to Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center
Other awards include $2 million from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to Say Yes Buffalo to provide college scholarships to graduates of Buffalo, N.Y., public and charter schools.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Houston Nonprofit Experiments With Instagram to Draw Attention to Annual Report
In mid-December, Neighborhood Centers posted a series of 60 pictures to the photo- sharing app. Each photo’s caption contains a sentence or two about the nonprofit’s work during the past year, and each image prompts viewers to click the link in the group’s profile, which takes them to its full online annual report.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
At Nexus, a Peek Into the Minds of Young, Wealthy Donors
The second annual Nexus USA Youth Summit convened close to 200 young people from many of the world’s wealthiest families, along with idealistic social entrepreneurs and impact investors.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
What Foundations Want From Grantee Evaluations
An association of small foundations shares grant makers’ opinions on different types of evaluations and tells how to measure the intangible, such as increased hope or confidence.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor