Editor’s Notebook: ‘Reinventing Every Day, Over and Over’
Readers are telling us that nonprofits are moving quickly to change how they work and advance their missions during the pandemic. The Chronicle is reimagining its offerings to help.
By STACY PALMER
Contributor
We Can’t Let Nonprofits That Serve People of Color Fail
Foundations and policy makers must provide organizations that serve people of color the resources, power, and access to thrive so they can help sustain progress in this recovery and through the next crisis when it comes, says the leader of the Nonprofit Finance Fund.
By Antony Bugg-Levine
Contributor
Organizations are turning to loans and lines of credit, trying to avoid layoffs, and coming up with strategies to ride out tough times.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Philanthropy, Take the Lead in Building a Better Normal
Foundations helped rescue Detroit when it was bankrupt. We need to put that idea on steroids to rebuild an America ravaged by Covid-19.
By DAVID MORSE
Contributor
A Rural Leader Responds to the Crisis in an Area That Has Long Struggled With Poverty
Lance Cheslock leads a Colorado social-service group in an area with a lot if migrant farmworkers, double the national unemployment rate, and few philanthropic or government resources. And that was before the pandemic.
Foundation Leaders Can Prevent an Exodus of Nonprofit Staff
A mass exodus of nonprofit talent could come amid the health and economic crisis, unless we do more to demonstrate the value we and our communities place on the nonprofit work force.
By Jessamyn Shams-Lau
Contributor
Community Groups Step Up to Meet New Needs, Despite Their Own Financial Challenges
Across the country, organization are moving fast, sometimes completely changing how they work in a matter of days to aid people hit hard by the pandemic.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Coronavirus Diaries: How One Leader Works to Protect Vulnerable Clients and Her Employees
Claudia Medina is head of Enlace Comunitario, a nonprofit in Albuquerque that aids victims of domestic violence in Latino immigrant communities, many of whom are undocumented.
Giving Cash to the Neediest Becomes Newly Popular With Wealthy Donors and Foundations
Both conservatives and liberals are joining forces for an idea that once got little traction. Now the question is whether the results will persuade donors to keep supporting such efforts for many years to come.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
How 4 Nonprofits That Aren’t on the Front Lines Are Raising Money During the Crisis
Fundraisers describe what they’re doing to stay connected with constituents and make their case for support — and how donors are responding.
By Emily Haynes, Maria Di Mento and Eden Stiffman
They Witness Deaths Daily: Now Comes Covid-19
An all-volunteer force known as the White Helmets is working to educate Syrians —already devastated by nine years of civil war —about Covid-19.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Ask an Expert: Should Fundraisers Talk About Planned Giving During the Crisis?
Gary Pforzheimer, president of PG Calc, offers advice on when and how to talk about estate gifts during the pandemic.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor