A Matter of Degree: Helping Young Moms Succeed
Bard Microcollege Holyoke is designed to tackle the challenges that keep nontraditional students with children from finishing their degrees.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Salaries have inched up only about 2.6 percent over the past five years, but averages can be deceiving.
By Drew Lindsay and joshua.hatch
A Venture Capitalist Uses Philanthropy to Reimagine Education
Ted Dintersmith, a venture capitalist, wants schools to better prepare American students for the innovation economy.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How to Nudge Reluctant Leaders to Ask for Money
Six tips to help nonprofit executives acquire the skills and confidence to help bring in money.
Diverse Boards Make Better Decisions. So Why Are So Many So White?
We’re not making any progress by arguing about justice, important as it is. So let’s look at why nonprofits need a mix of people to govern their organizations.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
A 2018 Resolution: Let’s Get Congress to Drop the Politicking Ban
Nonprofit leaders and scholars hate the idea of allowing charities to get partisan, but where has staying out of politics gotten us at a time of threats to our missions?
By Robert Egger
Contributor
Talking to Donors About the Tax Law and Giving: Advice From the Experts
Provisions that affect giving decisions are probably not the ones everybody has been focused on so it’s smart to ask supporters what will affect them most.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Protecting the Safety Net Requires New Power-Lobbying Tactics
Mobilizing donors and volunteers is key, but that takes money from foundations, which must overcome both their arrogance and their self-serving timidity to focus on fixing our democracy.
By MARK ROSENMAN and Activist
As Tax Changes Loom, Charities Encourage Donors to Give Now
With the tax overhaul looming, many charities are talking about the possible effects of the measure, including potential changes to giving stocks and other issues of interest to supporters.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors
The goal is to engage new supporters and get beyond idle chitchat, pulling them deeper into the mission and asking for their ideas — but not their money.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor