The Gates Foundation Reveals How It Makes Program-Related Investments
The way that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation considers mission investments encourages program officers to think about their potential use — but also forces them to weigh the potential returns, a senior program investment officer at the foundation told participants at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Architects Help Nonprofits Build Their Missions
A new book shows 38 examples of how architects donated their design skills to help charities advance their missions.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Jeanne Bourgault, President, Internews
Jean Bourgault has taken over day-to-day management of Internews, as the co-founder, David Hoffman focuses on working with the organization’s board.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Humanitarian Leaders Cope With Adversity
At the Skoll World Forum, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Paul Farmer, and others discuss the internal challenges that social-change leaders face.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Microfinance World’s Travails Are Debated at Skoll Forum
Conference participants discuss how to deal with abusive practices, overextended borrowers, and hugely profitable initial public offerings that some say are evidence of investors getting rich at the expense of the poor.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Helping Businesses Thrive in Developing Countries
Because most developing countries have no stock market, investors need a different way to share in a company’s revenue.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Meeting on Social Entrepreneurship Kicks Off
Some 800 nonprofit leaders gather in England for the Skoll World Forum.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Giving for Japan Disaster Now Totals More Than $161-Million
Two-thirds of the donations raised so far have gone to the American Red Cross.
By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston
Creativity Counts When Presenting Facts and Figures
A new report on online fund raising uses an information graphic to help readers grasp key points.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Teaching Donors How to Give Via Cellphone
Potential contributions are lost when donors fail to send a second text message to confirm their gifts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor