How Small Groups Reach Millions
To expand great programs, some charities are teaming up with bigger nonprofits.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How a Strategy for Spreading Programs Lost Its Sizzle — and Got It Back
Overshadowed in recent years by strategies that emphasize data and outcomes, “scaling up” is returning to favor.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A Bumpy Road to Growth Through Partnerships
Charities like the Nurse-Family Partnership and Teach for America often find that factors beyond their control impede their efforts at expanding the number of people they serve.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Training Journalists to Save Colleagues on the Front Lines
Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues, founded by Sebastian Junger after one of his colleagues bled to death in Libya, offers four-day medical sessions for journalists who cover war zones.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Crash Course in Racial Justice Redirects Couple’s Giving
St. Louis philanthropists Maxine Clark and Bob Fox were moved to act after studying the issues behind the outpouring of anger in Ferguson, Mo.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
The Rich Worry That Charities Are Wasting Their Donations, Survey Finds
Half of respondents said concerns about their philanthropy keep them awake at night, and many say they worry they’re not giving enough to make a difference.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy Fun: April Fools’ Roundup
See how nonprofits are pranking their followers on social media for April Fools’ Day.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Ex-Wounded Warrior Project Executives Start Blog That Criticizes Media
Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano claim they were not fired for doing anything wrong but because of misperceptions.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
National Black-History Museum to Note Cosby Accusations
Reversing course, officials at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture said Thursday that an exhibition that recognizes Bill Cosby’s cultural impact will also note the string of sexual-assault claims against him, writes The New York Times.
Gift Deal to Rename George Mason U. Law School for Scalia
The Northern Virginia institution’s law school received $10 million from the Charles Koch Foundation and $20 million from an anonymous donor who stipulated that it be named for the late Supreme Court justice, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal report.