CorpsAfrica Takes On Small Projects With Big Impact
Started by a former Peace Corps volunteer, the group aims to operate in every African nation within a decade.
By Ariella Phillips
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What Grant Makers Can Do to Help Small, Local Nonprofits Thrive
Multiyear general support is essential. So is help paying salaries of talented staff members.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
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Editor’s Notebook: Urgent Calls to Action
More and more foundation CEOs are offering their ideas for how philanthropy can do better. A look inside the Chronicle’s opinion section.
Cynthia Gibson, a strategy consultant, says the debate over the MacArthur Foundation’s new CEO is part of an overdue discussion about what credentials make a difference in philanthropic leadership. Plus, Doug Stewart, head of the M&M Fisher Foundation, rebuts Hewlett’s Larry Kramer on impact investing.
How Leaders of an Arts Group Tag-Team Donor Meetings
When top officials describe shared spending and artistic priorities, donors respond well, say two leaders of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
By Timothy Sandoval
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A Charity Boosts Monthly Giving With Phone and Door-to-Door Appeals
How a children’s hospital adds 2,000 monthly supporters annually, with 65 percent staying on board from year to year.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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You Should Ask for an ‘Exit Interview’ When a Donor Stops Giving: Here’s How to Do It
Communicating with donors even after they stop giving can help nonprofit leaders improve an organization and its fundraising, a philanthropist advises.
By ISA CATTO
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