Foundation Support Grows for Projects That Use Data to Tackle Problems
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last month joined grant makers that are financing charities merging complex data to solve health and humanitarian challenges.
By Sarah Frostenson
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Giving Tuesday Doubled Donations in 2nd Year
Nonprofits used matching-gift offers, phone-athons, and other efforts to get the word out to supporters.
By Sarah Frostenson and Raymund Flandez
Giving Tuesday Shows Robust Results
Donations nearly doubled online compared with last year, according to one estimate.
By Sarah Frostenson and Raymund Flandez
6 Projects That Make Data More Accessible Win $100,000 Each From Gates
Winners of the Gates awards include a tool to help people in Nigeria find water pumps and health clinics and another that gives people in Kenya’s slums information about local schools.
By Sarah Frostenson
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Endowments Are Starting to Surpass Pre-Recession Levels
Nonprofits earned 7 to 11 percent returns in 2012, according to a Chronicle study of 255 organizations.
By Sarah Frostenson and Doug Donovan
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of Endowments at Nonprofit Organizations
The Chronicle gathered data from 255 foundations and other nonprofit organizations.
By Sarah Frostenson
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Cleaning Up a Messy Donor Database Can Boost Fundraising Results
Advice on how to deal with haphazard records that hobble fundraising efforts.
By Sarah Frostenson
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Christian Donor-Advised Fund Succeeds by Accepting Complex Assets
The National Christian Foundation has thrived in part by reaching out to evangelicals and setting up a strong network of local offices to advise donors.
By Sarah Frostenson and Holly Hall
Bonuses Can Help Make Up for Spartan Executive Pay Raises
Thirty-four groups paid their executives $1-million or more, a rise from last year’s study, which showed that just 23 did.
Community Funds Worth More Than Before Recession, Study Finds
Assets at community foundations grew by an average of 9 percent last year, but their grants to charities rose by just 6 percent.
By Sarah Frostenson
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