Meeting the Need for Cheaper Medical Devices
D-Rev produced a high-quality prosthetic knee for $80 and developed an ultra-low-budget device to treat jaundice.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Advice for Bridging Generational Divides at Nonprofits
Philanthropic leaders featured in The Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 list offer insights into how to succeed in environments in which being precocious often isn’t seen a virtue.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bold Leaders Who Defy Millennial Stereotypes
As part of The Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 special feature, Paul Schmitz takes on myths and hype about millennials.
By PAUL SCHMITZ
Contributor
‘Warm Your Heart’ Appeal Wins Over Alaskans
A study found that a fundraising message designed to make people feel good about giving outperformed one appealing to a sense of social responsibility.
Big Gifts, Small Charities: Fundraising Success Secrets
To raise larger donations, small charities need to pay more attention to quality, not quantity, when cultivating donors, according to a new study.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Chan Responds to Questions About Plans for Facebook Fortune
In an email to The Chronicle, the wife of the social-media pioneer Mark Zuckerberg describes the couple’s ideas on how they will distribute billions of dollars to philanthropic efforts.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Learning From Mistakes Crucial in Spend-Down of Facebook Fortune, Chan Says
The young philanthropist said in an email interview with The Chronicle that she and her husband, Mark Zuckerberg, will measure progress over decades to achieve desired results.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
To Strengthen the Nonprofit World, Independent Sector and the Council on Foundations Should Merge
With a single voice, the merged group could get policy makers and the public to pay more attention to how charities and grant makers can best help the neediest.
By Emmett D. Carson
Contributor
Will Zuckerberg and Chan End the Philanthropic Oligarchy?
If the couple finds a way to show the richest 1 percent how to involve the public in the distribution of great wealth, then they will truly make a difference in the world.
By MICHAEL EDWARDS
Contributor
What Makes People Become Extreme Do-Gooders?
In Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar examines extraordinary people who commit their lives to doing everything they can to help strangers, even if it means sacrificing a kidney or working in a war zone.
By BENJAMIN SOSKIS
Contributor
In Detroit, a Nonprofit Wins Big by Doubling Down on Donor Stewardship
Putting emphasis on aiding donors and recruiting young supporters helped a Jewish federation expand its donor base.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor