Factors That Influence Money for Aid Projects; Plus More: Monday’s Roundup
Read a discussion about how media coverage, nonprofit advertising, and other factors influence which aid groups get support; plus more, in Monday’s roundup of the best online posts about the nonprofit world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gates-Buffett Challenge Prompts New Ideas on Philanthropy; Plus More: Friday’s Roundup
Prodded to give more, billionaires are now urged to create private-equity firms; plus more: Friday’s roundup.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
States Shift Responsibilities but Little Money to Charities; Plus More: Thursday’s Roundup
Charities are increasingly being asked to take on government roles with inadequate finances, says one longtime nonprofit observer. Read her views and more in Thursday’s roundup of the best online posts about the nonprofit world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wealthy Americans Urged to Give Billions to Charitable Causes
Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett are urging other wealthy people to donate at least 50 percent of their net worth to charitable causes. Philanthropy experts say they believe the call to action could do a lot to increase the dollars that flow to charity.
By Maria Di Mento and Caroline Preston
Why Charities Should Embrace Many Types of Donors, Plus More: Tuesday’s Roundup
Read why one consultant thinks the push to get all donors to study effective nonprofit groups has gone too far, plus more, in Tuesday’s roundup of the best online posts about the nonprofit world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Two Southern California Hospitals Plan Merger
Two Southern California hospitals, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Community Hospital of Long Beach, are in talks to merge, according to the Press-Telegram, a newspaper in Long Beach, Calif.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Debate Over Gates Foundation’s Mobile-Banking Program; Plus More: Monday’s Roundup
The Gates Foundation and U.S. Agency for International Development are trying to speed up the arrival of cellphone-based financial services in Hawaii. Read about this and more in Monday’s roundup of the best blog posts about the nonprofit world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Fatigue About Marketing Deals? Plus More: Friday’s Roundup
Are consumers tiring of marketing partnerships between charities and business? Read one advertising executive’s views, and more, in Friday’s roundup of the best blog posts about the nonprofit world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Drug-Abuse Education Program Merges With Police Foundation
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, in Long Beach, Calif., which closed last year, has been resurrected through a merger with the Long Beach Police Foundation, the Press-Telegram reports.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Resistance Mounts to Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship; Plus More: Thursday’s Roundup
Read analysis on the Grantmakers Without Borders conference, plus more, in Thursday’s roundup of the best online postings about the nonprofit world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor