JD Vance Had a Point: Let’s Rein in All Large Endowed Institutions
Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
4-H Teams With Netflix’s ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ to Launch a New E-Learning Platform
The platform, Clover, features more than 220 online educational activities for students ages 5 to 18, on topics as diverse as farming and space exploration, financial literacy and stress management — all designed to inform and empower young people.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
From A.I. to Excel: How to Choose the Right Tech for Your Nonprofit
Technology today plays a key role in creating a sustainable and vibrant nonprofit. Several experts joined the Chronicle in an online forum to discuss how charities of all sizes can embrace new tools, from the most advanced A.I. models to the simplest of spreadsheets
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
How to Have Productive Site Visits: Advice for Grant Makers and Nonprofit Leaders
They are a huge investment of time and energy, and the goal of building authentic relationships is forgotten.
By JOAN GARRY
Contributor
Is Pay Keeping Pace With Inflation? We’re Starting to Get Answers
Salary increases for nonprofit executives lost their punch as the cost of living soared in recent years.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Former Executive at the Starr Foundation Returns as Its President
Also, Save the Children U.S. has tapped a new chief operating officer, and NPR CEO John Lansing will retire at the end of the year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
‘The Bear’ Should Be Required Viewing for the Nonprofit World
A TV show about creating a restaurant is a reminder of why we need to stop criticizing each other and recommit ourselves to a shared mission.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
The Donor Pyramid May Be Bad for Giving. Can We Do Better?
It’s a bedrock of fundraising, a staple of textbooks and strategies. But the digital age shows how wrong it might be.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Better Way to Educate the Educators
An accredited program now offers classes in the evenings and on weekends to help early-childhood teachers meet the growing number of state and federal mandates that they have bachelor’s degrees.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nonprofits Can’t Find Workers Despite Flex Jobs and Pay Boosts, Report Says
The bulk of unfilled jobs are frontline positions, but fundraisers and even top executives are in short supply.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
From Diaper Banks to Disaster Relief: How A.I. Is Changing Nonprofit Operations
Public interest in artificial intelligence has exploded in recent months, but it’s been quietly transforming nonprofit operations for years. As more groups use artificial intelligence, they’re getting a sense of the benefits and risks of an A.I.-driven future.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Opinion | Restricted Funding Is Stifling Scientific Progress
By moving beyond research funding, philanthropy can encourage scientists to innovate and have a lasting impact outside of the lab, says the chief scientific officer of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Miguel Santana Named CEO of California Community Foundation; 2 Co-CEOs Will Lead Schmidt Futures
Also, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals will install a new CEO on November 1, and the Steve Fund has appointed its next leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Boomer Leaders Should Learn to Share Their Power — Like I Did
The long-time head of a Louisiana social enterprise wasn’t ready to retire but had a plan that was better for him and the organization: to co-lead with a rising-star millennial.
By Raymond A. Jetson
Contributor
By putting the stories of young people front and center, the small public-interest law firm has been a “leading light” in the climate litigation field.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Installs New CEO
Plus, the Connecticut Children’s Foundation has tapped its next leader, and the philanthropic consulting firm Marts & Lundy has appointed Douglas Stewart as CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions