9 Ways Foundations Can Help Men and Boys of Color
Two foundation leaders offer a roadmap for philanthropies working to improve opportunities for African-Americans and heal racial divides.
By Robert K. Ross and ROBERT ROSS
Nonprofit Leaders Get Free Management Training at Northwestern U.
The Allstate Foundation-funded course offers nonprofit professionals in-person instruction, executive coaching, and $5,000 for additional learning opportunities.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Too Often, Board Members Sabotage the Success of Nonprofits
Term limits and better training are essential as charities become more complex and face tougher challenges.
It’s Not Foundation Money but Culture and Talent That Can Change the World
Studies of social change show that transformational results depend on shared values and expectations among the people doing the work.
By SARA BRENNER and Amy Celep
Largely forgotten in the fuss over Silicon Valley’s new wealth, New York philanthropy roars back from the recession.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Opinion: Put Money Into Scientific Research, Not Prizes
Philanthropists who fund seven-figure cash awards to honor groundbreaking scientists would do more to advance science by plowing their money into the research itself, a physicist and cosmologist writes in The New Yorker.
Letter to the Editor: Why We Must Improve Nonprofit Advocacy
Government spending cuts and growing demand for charity aid make it more important than ever for tax-exempt groups to exert more power over policy making.
By DIANE YENTEL
Contributor
Safeguarding Charity Independence
As restricted giving grows more prevalent, nonprofits and donors need to be clear with each other about the terms of a donation.
By Kimberly Churches and Strobe Talbott
Opinion: Randomized Testing Shows What Works to Fight Poverty
Rigorous randomized evaluations of programs to fight poverty can go a long way in proving what works and what doesn’t, two researchers write in The New York Times.
Opinion: Data Show Value of Focusing on Women Donors
Extensive study findings back up the recommendation for nonprofits to tailor fundraising to appeal to women, the director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute writes in the Wall Street Journal.