The nonprofit Big Sunday is defying the downturn in volunteerism as it pursues founder David Levinson’s dual mission: community service that builds community.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
6 Ways a Volunteer Program Can Burst the Bubbles We Live In
One tip from a charity leader with a 25-year track record of success: Ask those on the receiving end of charity to help, too.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
This Silicon Valley Veteran Is Teaching Nonprofits to Harness A.I.
Raffi Krikorian has built a robust tech team — including A.I. chatbots for nonprofits — at Emerson Collective, the philanthropy venture founded by Laurene Powell Jobs.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Want to Be a Better Nonprofit Leader? Start With Your Own Story
An event at the Ford Foundation involving a partnership between the BUILD program and the storytelling nonprofit the Moth showcased nonprofit leaders’ personal journeys into advocacy.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
10 Ways to Make the Most of Donor Data
Don’t assume the analytics that work for other nonprofits will work for yours, and more tips from a wide variety of experts.
By David L. Wheeler
Contributor
IllumiNative Appoints Next Executive Director
Plus, the Waverley Street Foundation appointed its first head of global programs, and two interim co-CEOs have taken the helm of Americans for the Arts.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Attract Employees — Simple Strategies Work Better Than New Benefits
Too few employees can hurt — but so can extra-generous benefits.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Impact Investing Is On the Rise, With a Big Foundation’s $325 Million Commitment
Robert Wood Johnson’s specialists look to generate both social and financial returns.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Mozilla Foundation Names Executive Director to Guide Advocacy and Philanthropy
Also, a new vice president of programs will join the Houston Endowment in July, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute has named its next leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofit Helps Families Find Home in the Midst of War in Ukraine
The humanitarian nonprofit started by providing food, toiletries, mattresses to people in shelters, then helped them move into apartments.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Nonprofits Leading the A.I. Revolution
A new generation of A.I.-driven organizations is upon us. What do they say about how charities will use the powerful technology?
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Burnout Still Plagues Nonprofits, New Study Finds
The report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also finds that charities are struggling to hire new employees.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How Philanthropy Can Fund a Tech Revolution
Tom Kalil, who is leaving Schmidt Futures to start Renaissance Philanthropy, opines on the need to raise funds for nonprofit STEM research.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Bob Bothwell’s Fearless and Effective Advocacy Shifted Power in Philanthropy to Nonprofits
As the first leader of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a watchdog group founded in 1976, he spoke bluntly about what was wrong with grant making and pushed for change in an era when foundation critiques were rarely welcomed.
By Aaron Dorfman and James Abernathy
Gates Foundation Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Also, Junior Achievement USA has tapped its next leader, and Mike Geiger will step down this year as CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
AFP President Mike Geiger to Step Down at the End of the Year
In his seven-year tenure, Geiger improved financials and led the organization through the pandemic. A search firm is being hired to find his successor.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising