Experts outline ways that even cash-strapped charities can plug in to boost their impact.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How a Strategy for Spreading Programs Lost Its Sizzle — and Got It Back
Overshadowed in recent years by strategies that emphasize data and outcomes, “scaling up” is returning to favor.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Training Journalists to Save Colleagues on the Front Lines
Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues, founded by Sebastian Junger after one of his colleagues bled to death in Libya, offers four-day medical sessions for journalists who cover war zones.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
News About Small Gifts From Others Can Prod People to Give
Fundraisers may gain from mentioning a modest previous donation early in the solicitation process, according to a University of Pittsburgh study.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How Donors Can Spread Ideas to Help Kids
The greatest chance to improve the lives of children occurs through age 5, but programs for preschoolers get far less government and philanthropic support than efforts for older children.
Solving Nonprofit Money Woes Means Doing More Than Building a ‘Culture of Philanthropy’
A new report on nonprofits’ financial dysfunction focuses too much on fundraising and not enough on systemic issues, a nonprofit executive says.
By Nell Edgington
Contributor
Research Offers Clues to Tapping 9 Kinds of Generosity
Charities need to think more broadly about where their support comes from and how they can make better use of it, says a co-author of a new book on who gives and why.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Grant Proposal Rejected? Find Out Why — and How to Get Funded
Volunteers at the Unfunded List can critique proposals that were turned down and help promote the most promising ones.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor