Going Forward by Staying Together
The administrative to-do list Robert A. Kret faced when he became director of the Hunter Museum of American Art was lengthy. The Chattanooga, Tenn., museum didn’t have a computer network. Its accounting and personnel policies were weak. Department heads didn’t receive regular financial reports, and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Economic Woes Bring More Charities Together
The turbulent economy is creating new incentives for charities to cooperate. More organizations are starting to share fund-raising and marketing ideas, while others are considering merging, combining “back offices” to handle administrative duties, or other formal alliances. “Five years ago, if we…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Voice-Mail Charity Distributes Alerts
Community Voice Mail — a charity in Seattle that provides free voice mail in 46 cities to people who are homeless, fleeing domestic abuse, or otherwise do not have phone service — teamed up with three federal agencies to distribute information about the recent salmonella outbreak and recall of…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Group Goes for Laughs and Donations
Using a Web 2.0 brand of humor — along with e-mail, video, and outreach to social networks — the Nonprofit Technology Network raised more than $10,000 for scholarships to its annual technology conference in San Francisco. “You guys answer each other’s questions, give each other encouragement, point…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
One in Five Charities Considering Mergers to Help Survive Hard Economic Times
Nearly one in five charity leaders are looking at mergers and acquisitions as a potential way to ride out the turbulent economy, according to a new survey. A poll of 117 executive directors taken in November found serious interest in merging with other nonprofit groups. A related study found that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Facebook Changes Will Help Groups Communicate With Supporters
Facebook changes will help groups talk to supporters
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
NEA Posts Guidelines for Stimulus Grants
NEA posts guidelines for stimulus grants
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Tech Group Raises Money for Conference Scholarships
Online campaign raises money for conference scholarships
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Merge at Almost the Same Rate as Businesses
Nonprofit groups merge nearly as often as businesses
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Automated Legal Documents Assist People Without Lawyers
Navigating the legal system can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a lawyer. Unfortunately, legal-aid organizations are able to represent only a relatively small percentage of the people who qualify for assistance. The most recent study by the Illinois Bar Association put the figure in that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor