Getting More Cash From the He-Man Nature-Lovers Club
In fundraising pitches for environmental causes, men are turned off by “feminine” words and images, while women show no bias against male-oriented themes, according to a new study.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Foundations Are Losing the Fight Against Climate Change
Grant makers and the environmental nonprofits they support have failed to build a robust, broad-based political movement for climate action, even though their critics have urged them to do so for years, says Marc Gunther, a journalist who writes about business and sustainability.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
5 Ways to Combat Sexual Harassment at Nonprofits
Boards play a key role in changing the culture at a moment when we can expect more revelations of problems like those at the Red Cross and Humane Society of the United States.
By MARK LIPTON
Contributor
Nonprofit Leader Shares Her Life Story to Promote Jobs for Youths
Urban Alliance CEO Eshauna Smith works to make sure low-income high-school students, many of them minorities, get opportunities like the one she had.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Uses Creative Impact Investing to Stem Foreclosures
New Jersey Community Capital buys pools of troubled mortgages at a discount and then modifies the loans to help homeowners. Vacant properties or converted to affordable housing.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Cultivating Diverse Donors Requires Cultural Sensitivity and Common Sense
Cast aside assumptions and stereotypes, but don’t ignore a donor’s cultural background.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know About Sexual Violence
Organizations working on health, homelessness, juvenile justice, and other social issues need to understand how sexual abuse connects to their mission and how they can help survivors.
By SARAH BEAULIEU
Contributor