Singing From the Rooftops to Share a Love of Opera
An experimental arts nonprofit in Los Angeles overcomes technical challenges to perform in unusual places, like rooftops and limousines.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity Looks to Its Start-Up Days for ‘Cowboy’ Spirit
A nonprofit that had matured and become more specialized took steps to bring back the attitude of its early days, when workers were encouraged to push new ideas.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
10 Donors Join Forces to Make $1 Billion in Grants to Help Youth Charities Grow
Blue Meridian Partners, led by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, will award up to $200 million each to high-performing nonprofits.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
KaBoom Looks Within for New CEO
James Siegal, the youth charity’s president, assumes the top job after stints in government and at Independent Sector.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Data-Driven Charity Learns That Numbers Don’t Always Tell the Whole Story
A Boston nonprofit held an informal focus group with clients to figure out the reason for a discrepancy between two measures it was tracking.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Meeting the Need for Cheaper Medical Devices
D-Rev produced a high-quality prosthetic knee for $80 and developed an ultra-low-budget device to treat jaundice.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Advice for Bridging Generational Divides at Nonprofits
Philanthropic leaders featured in The Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 list offer insights into how to succeed in environments in which being precocious often isn’t seen a virtue.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Maria Vertkin: Careers Found in Translation
An immigrant launches a nonprofit that trains low-income, bilingual women to become medical interpreters, helping patients who don’t speak English communicate with doctors.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Veronika Scott: How a Coat Becomes a Bed
An art-school project blossoms into a design shop geared toward serving the homeless by producing a winter coat that turns into a sleeping bag.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Alejandro Gac-Artigas: Reversing Children’s Summer Slump
Sringboard Collaborative’s five-week summer reading programs for kids are showing impressive results in Philadelphia and Oakland by including sessions with parents.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor