Hope Rises In Haiti’s Rice Fields
A nonprofit gives farmers small loans and other advice they need to strengthen their businesses
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
Nonprofits Struggle to Use Scientific Data in Their Fundraising
Lack of staff and hard-to-read academic studies, plus the risk of alienating donors, often get in the way.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Why One Charity Gave Up On a Scientific Experiment
Smile Train raised a lot of money when it offered donors a chance to avoid future appeals, but the group dropped the scientifically proven technique so it could do more to reach out to supporters.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Goodwill in Your Lobby? Giving Made Easy for City Dwellers
The Bay Area charity has rolled out its first fleet of sensor-equipped receptacles to make drop-off and pickup more efficient.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
In the competition for federal grants, Los Angeles nonprofits are getting a leg up from a new ally — the Annenberg Foundation.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Scientists to Charities: You’re Doing It All Wrong
Researchers say a poor understanding of donor behavior costs nonprofits money.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
The sex-toy retailer and “father of family planning” long ago lost patience with charity inefficiency. But he’s set a good example in the three charities he’s founded.
By Eric Frazier
Contributor
An array of donors have provided $17-million to a new effort to reinvent teacher training so it’s more like a medical residency.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
After Steve Jobs, Apple Steps Up Giving
Under Tim Cook, America’s most profitable company has put philanthropy on its agenda.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Apple CEO Tim Cook to Donate Fortune to Charity
In a sharp break from the philosophy of his late predecessor, Steve Jobs, Mr. Cook plans to give away almost all of his nearly $800 million fortune before he dies, The Guardian and CNET write, citing an interview the Apple CEO gave to Fortune.