Weighing Risk and Mission, Nonprofits Begin to Reopen
Restarting in-person services safely is complicated and expensive — and no amount of planning eliminates all the risks.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Aid Groups Embrace Low-Tech Communications to Spread the Word About Covid-19
Sometimes the most effective way to inform people about coronavirus is a loudspeaker mounted on a truck.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Humanitarian Groups Turn to Direct Giving During Pandemic
The health crisis has accelerated the trend of providing cash aid in developing countries, often through recipients’ mobile phones.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
The Struggle to Build a Social-Justice Group as a Black Leader
Kandace Montgomery worked for no pay to get her Minneapolis group, Black Visions Collective, off the ground. Now it has new donors and broad interest. She’s not sure that will last.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
‘Trauma, Promise, and Possibility’
Black-led groups see a rare opportunity to advance racial justice. The question is whether foundations will give them what they need to step up.
By Jim Rendon and Eden Stiffman
In a country suddenly riveted by issues of race, will nonprofits finally move forward on equity in the workplace, or will Covid and the economy derail their plans?
By Jim Rendon and Eden Stiffman
Technology has helped charities scrambling to raise money and provide services in a suddenly altered world — in ways that could last for decades.
By Alex Daniels, Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon
Nonprofits Led by People of Color Win Less Grant Money With More Strings (Study)
A look at winners, finalists, and semifinalists in an Echoing Green fellowship program found that budgets of nonprofits led by whites were 24 percent bigger than those of groups led by people of color.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Organizations are turning to loans and lines of credit, trying to avoid layoffs, and coming up with strategies to ride out tough times.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Community Groups Step Up to Meet New Needs, Despite Their Own Financial Challenges
Across the country, organization are moving fast, sometimes completely changing how they work in a matter of days to aid people hit hard by the pandemic.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor