Caution! The Downsides of Crowdfunding
The fundraising craze brings new money but also new legal and ethical concerns.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
N.Y. Wins $25-Million in Fundraising Abuse Case
The sum the fundraising vendors Quadriga Art and Convergence Direct Marketing will pay to end an investigation is thought to be the largest ever paid over deceptive appeals.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
Detroit Tests What Foundations Can Do to Rescue Troubled Cities
Grant makers are plowing hundreds of millions of dollars into efforts that some experts say will show what works best to rescue troubled cities.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
Philanthropy experts ponder what it would take to get most Americans to squeeze a few more charity dollars from their wallets.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
What Nonprofits Say About Spending and How Donors Respond
A Chronicle review of the statements four charities made in recent fundraising letters about how much they spend on their programs.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
Girl Scouts’ Financial and Leadership Woes Threaten 100-Year-Old Group
The charity faces a slip in donations, big losses in its pension plan, and fissures over its leadership and restructuring.
By Suzanne Perry and Holly Hall
A Look at a Registration Form Filed by a Telemarketing Firm in Massachusetts
The document below was filed by PDR II, a telemarketing firm, to provide details to the Massachusetts attorney general’s office about a fundraising campaign planned for the United States Fund for UNICEF. It says it will tell potential donors who ask that “100 percent of funds go directly to…
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
5 Things That Will Change the Way Nonprofits Work in 2013
Charities will have to stay nimble to keep up with the changing face of giving, the growing predominance of the mobile Web, and a more diverse population.
5 Things That an Eventful Year Taught Charities
Charities learned how to handle scandals — and how not to — and found out that some things that always seemed safe, like the charitable deduction, are up for debate.
By Suzanne Perry, Caroline Preston and Holly Hall
5 Nonprofit High Points in 2012
Growing transparency, philanthropic studies, and big gifts were among the highlights of the past year.
By Caroline Preston and Suzanne Perry