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
Black Lives Matter Wins ‘Fast Company’ Kudos for Innovation
The online protest movement that coalesced into a national set of organizations fighting for racial justice was named the most innovative nonprofit of 2015 by Fast Company.
Grant Makers Seek a More Web-Savvy Nonprofit World
Members of NetGain, a partnership aimed at making the Internet work for social justice, have given more than $18 million to the cause in the past year.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Podcast: Mending a Rocky Relationship With a Major Donor
Two experts discuss how to work through disagreements and deliver bad news in this episode of Fundraising Fundamentals.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
N.J. Slashes Charity-Care Budget as Ranks of Insured Grow
Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a proposed state budget Tuesday that would reduce spending on charity medical treatment by 30 percent, from $502 million to $352 million, NJ Spotlight and The Wall Street Journal report.
Mass. Nonprofits Add Services as Opioid Crisis Grips State
Youth, family-services, health-care, and other organizations in Central Massachusetts are expanding or adding substance-abuse programs amid an explosion in abuse of heroin and prescription pain medications, Worcester Business Journal writes.
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.
When You Wear Many Hats — Including One for Human Resources
A collection of tools and advice to help you manage human resources at your nonprofit, especially if you don’t have a personnel department or staff members with formal human-resources training.
2 More States in ‘Pay for Success’ Deals for Social Programs
The governors of Connecticut and South Carolina announced plans Tuesday to try out the burgeoning “pay for success” model in which philanthropy and businesses finance promising new social-service efforts, reports The Washington Post.
Last of 4 Cancer Charities Targeted by Regulators to Dissolve
The Cancer Fund of America, one of a quartet of family-run disease charities charged by federal and state regulators with bilking more than $180 million from donors, has tentatively agreed to shut down as part of a court settlement, CNN reports.
PETA Reaps Fundraising Gains as It Fights SeaWorld
Buoyed by greater public attention to one of its signature issues, SeaWorld’s treatment of performing orcas, the animal-welfare group reported donations of $43.5 million for the year that ended July 31, up by 30 percent from the same period two years earlier, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Nonprofit-Run ‘Pop-Up’ Clinics Buttress Health Safety Net
Large-scale, short-term, volunteer-staffed free clinics are increasingly filling a void in medical care for uninsured Americans in cities and low-income rural regions, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Rights Group Pins Syria Charity-Hospital Bombing on Russia
Medical centers supported by international aid agencies in battleground areas of northern Syria were hit by missiles Monday in attacks the United Nations said killed at least 50 people, Reuters and The New York Times report.
Want Our Expertise? Pay Us, Grass-Roots Groups Say
Community organizers take a stand against requests to work for free.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Appreciation: Judy Miller’s Leadership Made Hilton Prize Rigorous and Rewarding
The tireless and insatiably curious director of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize logged thousands of miles visiting nonprofits around the world but stayed mostly out of the spotlight.
By Tom Watson
Contributor
New CEOs at the Jericho Project and the Utah Symphony
Other personnel moves include new leaders at the National Book Foundation and the Tourette Association of America.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor