Listen Now: Leading Amid Economic Uncertainty
Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer talks to two leaders who offer smart ways to manage economic disruption, including how to create budgets for different scenarios so nonprofits can respond rapidly as events unfold.
5 Ways to Take Monthly Giving to the Next Level
As economic worries grow amid federal funding cuts and threats of a potential recession, monthly giving can provide stability for your nonprofit by creating a predictable and dependable revenue stream.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Community Lenders Fear Tightening of Credit With Trump Cuts
President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates much of the federal CDFI Fund, which since 1994 has enabled community development nonprofits to support millions of small businesses and housing efforts. Smaller borrowers are most at risk.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Nonprofits Are Turning to AI to Save Time and Money
Organizations are experimenting with ways the technology can craft grant proposals, analyze donor data, improve programs, and more.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Listen Now: Smart Solutions to Hire and Retain Top Talent
Nonprofit executives Jordan Shenker and Keena Friday share tips on how to recruit and keep great staff members. While nonprofits can’t always compete with corporate salaries, they can offer other perks and opportunities to entice strong candidates, such as professional development, family-friendly policies, and workplaces where everyone feels valued.
7 Ways to Earn Foundations’ Trust and Win General Operating Support
Three experts explain how to get to know foundation program officers and best position your nonprofit to secure flexible funding.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Me and My Shadow: A Peer Learning Model Helps Leaders Grow
5 key lessons from an experiment in professional development for high-level executives.
By Ben Berger and Shuki Taylor
Stephen Heintz to End 25-Year Run Leading Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The 73-year-old practitioner of “acupuncture philanthropy” will step down next year, in part to make way for a younger leader to work with the sixth generation of Rockefellers on the grant maker’s board.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
The Gates Foundation, the World’s Biggest Philanthropy, Announces Plans to Shutter in 2045
Bill Gates said his foundation will give away $200 billion over the next 20 years, accelerating donations in global health and other areas.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Meet the Man Who Wants to Tax Most of the Nonprofit World
As charities focus on Trump, little-known Scott Hodge pushes for $40 billion in new taxes on nonprofits.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
GoFundMe Expands Its Nonprofit Offerings — and Lets Groups See Who Is Raising Money for Them
The company purchased the fundraising platform Classy three years ago and has integrated the two services into GoFundMePro.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Listen Now: Lessons in Leadership From Women of Color
Vanessa Priya Daniel, a funder and organizer who interviewed 45 women of color for her new book, talks about the superpowers that help leaders achieve victories. She also discusses how leaders and funders can get rid of the obstacles that too often prevent women of color from thriving at nonprofits.
Funding Cuts Threaten to Deepen Hunger Crisis
Rising costs are sending more families to food banks, including people with jobs.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Listen Now: Two CEOs on How to Get Boards to Help With Fundraising and More
Board members can make a big difference to fundraising and fiscal planning, especially in today’s economic turbulence. Hear from two experienced leaders about the best ways to get the board involved.
Helping Exonerees Rebuild Lives After Prison
Stories of the wrongfully incarcerated often have a dramatic arc: A systemic failure of the justice system results in the conviction and imprisonment of someone who didn’t commit a crime. New evidence or investigations lead to exoneration and release. One group is stepping in at that point to provide support.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
An Outspoken CEO Rises to Defend Nonprofit Sector in Turbulent Times
In her nearly four-month tenure as head of the National Council of Nonprofits, Diane Yentel has joined two lawsuits against the Trump administration and warned against silence and infighting.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor