NICOLE WALLACE, Author at Chronicle of Philanthropy

NICOLE WALLACE

Features Editor

Nicole Wallace is features editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. She has written about innovation in the nonprofit world, charities’ use of data to improve their work and to boost fundraising, advanced technologies for social good, and hybrid efforts at the intersection of the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, such as social enterprise and impact investing.Nicole spearheaded the Chronicle’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts on the Gulf Coast and reported from India on the role of philanthropy in rebuilding after the South Asian tsunami. She started at the Chronicle in 1996 as an editorial assistant compiling The Nonprofit Handbook.Before joining the Chronicle, Nicole worked at the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs and served in the inaugural class of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.A native of Columbia, Pa., she holds a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.

Finance and Revenue

Impact Investments Don’t Have to Sacrifice Financial Return, Says Study

A new examination of more than 550 investments finds social-purpose companies perform comparably to the markets.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor

Advocacy

Seismic Changes Are Ahead for Charities as Americans Age

As the population grows older, charities of all kinds will confront changing needs for services and will need to alter the way they raise money. But few groups are preparing for the inevitable.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor

Advocacy

Take 2: A Charity Fellowship Program Encourages Second Acts in the Nonprofit World

Encore.org puts older Americans to work for social good with paid fellowships and makes the transition to second acts in nonprofits easier.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor

Advocacy

Mixed Blessing: Growing Need but New Support

Changes at the Greater Chicago Food Depository illustrate the kinds of issues other nonprofits will likely experience as the nation’s demographics change.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor

Major-Gift Fundraising

Charities Vie for Boomers’ Planned Gifts

The graying of America spurs nonprofits to hire, hustle, and wield humor to help woo donors.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor

Innovation

Rebuilding After Katrina, the Toyota Way

The St. Bernard Project, founded to help New Orleans residents recover from the hurricane, cuts wasted time using methods pioneered by the world’s largest car maker.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor

Advocacy

Tech’s No Panacea for Saving the World, Says Computer Scientist

Too many philanthropists forget the human element when employing technology to create social change, says a former Microsoft researcher.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor

Solutions

How to Make Sure Your Nonprofit’s Email Makes It to Supporters’ Inboxes

Organizations can reduce the likelihood of ending up in spam filters by taking such steps as removing email recipients who have stopped opening messages.

By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor