Ore. Group Shows Charities How to Earn Income
A group turned recycling into a money maker to reduce reliance on grants and donations — while reducing waste in landfills — and is spreading the word.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
How a Small Nonprofit Came Back From the Brink in the 2008 Recession
A group that serves disadvantaged youths in New York City was on the verge of expanding when its revenue suddenly dried up in the economic collapse. It’s now a $34 million organization.
By Michael Anft
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How One Social-Justice Organization Diversified Its Revenue
When its views clashed with those held by grant makers, leaders focused on fundraising events, individual giving, and more to keep growing.
By Michael Anft
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Foundations are taking steps to make sure their giving benefits people of color.
By Michael Anft
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Many Ways to Breathe Life Into Chicago’s South Side
Emmanuel Pratt’s work combines urban farming, construction, aquaponics, and the arts.
‘Friendship Houses’ Build Stronger Community Ties in Shreveport, La.
Community Renewal International works to connect residents to improve life in blighted neighborhoods. The group has helped reduce crime rates, but attracting money to expand is a struggle.
An Activist for a Young Generation
Using boycotts, walkouts, protests, and media savvy, the Color of Change leader is a veteran of campaigns designed to expand power for black people.
By Michael Anft
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Giving the Poor a Voice — With Help From the Rich
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of several much-acclaimed books on the working class, formed a nonprofit that finances journalists to do in-depth reporting about those losing out as inequality grows. More and more, she’s winning grants from the nation’s biggest foundations and billionaire donors.
By Michael Anft
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Tito’s Vodka Gives Its Employees the Power to Choose Charities
The company gives each worker a budget to support nonprofits. It has limited its marketing budget in favor of giving more away to good causes.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
With a tax fight behind it, the company founded by the late actor Paul Newman wants other companies to follow its lead and give all profits to charity.
By Michael Anft
Contributor