Murals With a Cause: to Save Local Businesses
A community activist hopes colorful murals will help bring visitors back to Chinatown’s struggling restaurants and stores.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Philanthropy Can Save Local News — and Our Communities
The demise of local news organizations is sabotaging nearly every mission foundations and donors care about. Foundations can lead the way in ensuring businesses, government, and small donors contribute to the reinvention of the news industry so it truly serves our democracy.
By Steven Waldman
Contributor
Your Discriminatory Database May Be Turning Off Donors. Here’s What to Do About It
Accurately recording donors’ names and identities is vital to effective fundraising and strong donor relations.
By Kathy Johnson Bowles
Contributor
Conservative and liberal foundations are putting money into a cadre of nonprofits working to help Americans find common ground on political and public policy matters.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Your Questions About Winning Gifts From Major Donors During Socially Distant Times
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer reader questions about how to stay in touch with major donors in meaningful ways and how to ask for gifts at a time when traditional face-to-face fundraising practices have been upended.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor