Turning Down a Big Grant — and Loving the Result
National nonprofit Communities in Schools stepped back from restricted funding and found new strength.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
A Tennessee nonprofit slashes its rotation of special events to spend more one-on-one time with donors.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
A Bike-athon Looks at the ‘True Cost’ of Raising Money
Pelotonia takes a hard look at what is really bringing in the money and expands its merchandise line.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Tool to Measure the Real Success of a Fundraising Event
How to calculate the true value of your event — after deducting expenses from money raised, and accounting for new donors, major gifts, increased awareness of a cause, and more.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
After Hits and Misses, Waltons Shift Strategy on Their Home Turf
The Bentonville, Ark., area boomed after the family helped remake the town, but a $52 million effort in some of the poorest regions of the Ozarks was less successful.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Walton Fund Uses Market Incentives to Encourage Better Farming Practices
The family foundation plans to spend $455 million to maintain adequate levels of clean water in the Mississippi and Colorado river basins, prevent overfishing in the oceans, and restore damage done to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Finding a Fundraiser Who Can Find Big Gifts
With demand overwhelming supply, it pays to look outside the usual channels.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Is Virtual Reality Right for Your Group? How to Find Out — and Do It Right
Keep it short, skip the call to action, consider alternatives to video, and other tips.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Caring for a Brutal War’s Youngest Victims
Five years into Syria’s grinding civil conflict, Save the Children is working to support schools and clinics, provide humanitarian relief, reunite families, and give kids a safe place to play.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Stop Tolerating Donors Who Sexually Harass Fundraisers
Charities must pledge not to put up with donors who cross a line with fundraisers, no matter how generous they are.
By Arminda Lathrop
Contributor
5 Ways to Increase Nonprofit-Advocacy Clout
Taking a cue from corporate America can pay off in big ways.
By Alan J. Abramson
Contributor
Is Your Donor Reluctant — or Finished With You?
Fundraisers struggle with deciding when to break it off with a supporter who’s gone silent. The decisions are never easy, as the memory of a million-dollar-plus gift lingers.
By Michael Anft
Contributor