How a Hero Can Save the Day—and Rally Support
Two groups share lessons in how to tell stories about people fighting for change.
By PAUL VANDECARR
Contributor
An April 15 Deadline for Charitable Giving Would Be a Boon to Nonprofits
All the research, plus some real-life fundraising experience, suggests that moving the deadline would lead to an overall increase in the sums Americans give annually.
By Eugene Steuerle
Contributor
Rallying a Community to Solve a Problem: 5 Local Efforts
Efforts include overhauling the juvenile-justice system, fighting poverty, and improving education.
Top U.S. Fundraiser for U.N. Agency to Use Ads to Raise Profile of Refugees
Anne-Marie Grey hopes to court the news media to gain attention for people who are forced to flee their home countries because of war or political strife.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Start-Up Seeks to Provide Inexpensive Satellite Images for Nonprofits
The company’s nonprofit arm will use overhead imagery to help causes like environmentalism and human rights.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
‘The New Republic’ Tells Why Aid Projects Fail; ‘Forbes’ Showcases Donors
And a charity leader takes to the pages of the Harvard Business Review to explain old power vs. new power.
Charity Seeks to Keep Poverty From Being Passed to Next Generation
Grant makers are increasingly pouring money into projects that work with poor parents and their children.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Cash Prizes Entice Creative Minds to Develop Fresh Approaches to Poverty
The Robin Hood Foundation is putting $5-million into a contest to figure out how to ensure that community-college students graduate.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Multiple efforts are under way to help charities figure out how to help the poor in meaningful ways.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Reaching people in many generations and doing research on what works is essential, charity leaders say.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Group Takes On Payday Lending to Help Low-Income Workers
The Mississippi Center for Justice advocates against predatory behavior and sets up alternative loan programs.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
How Leaders Can Tap Into Employees’ Great Ideas
The potential for big ideas exists in every organization, but a suggestion box is not enough. Leaders must actively listen and follow up with action.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
Google’s Gift Powers a Mobile Shower Service for Homeless People
The bus has two showers, each with its own entrance, for privacy and safety.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Senior Executives Are Often Unaware of Development Opportunities, Study Says
Ninety percent of top executives said their organization offered development opportunities, while just 52 percent of leadership team members said such opportunities existed.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Charities Should Give, Not Beg, on Giving Tuesday
The competition for donations on December 2 runs the risk of alienating the very people nonprofits need most.
By David Nocenti
Contributor
How the Survey of Nonprofit Endowments Was Compiled
More than 230 nonprofit organizations provided data.
By Lance Lambert
Contributor