How 3 Organizations Pay Their Top Fundraisers
How compensation differs for fundraisers at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Cleveland Clinic, and Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Fundraiser Salary Study
The Chronicle’s report on fundraisers’ compensation includes more than 430 people from about 280 nonprofits that each received more than $35-million from private sources in 2011.
By Anu Narayanswamy
Contributor
Critics Slam Bonuses—Some Larger Than Base Pay—but Charities Say They Are Needed
Leaders of capital campaigns are often rewarded with big payments.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Women Fundraisers in Pay Study Break Through the Glass Ceiling
Two fundraisers made $1-million or more in The Chronicle’s fundraiser study, and both were women.
By Ryiesha Simms
Contributor
Fundraising ‘Arms Race’ Triggers Big Pay Deals
A new Chronicle study finds that at least 30 charity fundraisers make more than $500,000 and some have crossed the seven-figure threshold.
By Alex Daniels, Holly Hall and Anu Narayanswamy
Breaking Down Fundraiser Pay: Salaries at 3 Big Charities With Local Affiliates
What top fundraisers are making at the national office and in big affiliates of the United Way, Goodwill Industries, and the American Cancer Society.
Seeking donations for charity has become a lucrative job for many of the nation’s top-tier fundraisers, with dozens taking home more than $500,000.
Judge OKs Plan to Sell Iranian Charity’s Forfeited Assets
A federal judge in New York has approved a settlement that will see U.S. authorities sell a 36-story Manhattan office tower and other properties owned by a charity implicated as a front for the government of Iran, Bloomberg and the Associated Press report.
Craigslist Founder and Philanthropist Shares Social-Media Strategies
Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist and philanthropy-focused blog CraigConnects, suggests emailing supporters the links to your social-media posts so that they can easily reshare.
By cody.switzer and Idit Knaan
How Nonprofits Are Using Google Hangout
View a video discussion on how to use Google Hangout to get feedback and ideas from the people you serve.
Prize Supports Tools to Aid Community-College Students
The Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty group in New York, is holding a $5-million competition for technology tools designed to help students enrolled in remedial classes graduate within three years.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Series Highlights Museum’s New Acquisitions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is using photo slide shows and video interviews with artists and curators to spotlight new works of art in its collection.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Many Groups Seek New Sources of Funds as Economy Recovers, Study Finds
A study of more than 5,000 groups finds that many nonprofits, like the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, N.H., are trying to broaden their sources of funds in the wake of the recession.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How One Busy Food Bank Welcomes All Who Want to Help
The Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado manages people who give time with the same attention as those who give money.
Site Helps Giving Circles Manage Donations and Memberships
The One Percent Foundation’s new projects helps people find, start, and administer groups that bring people together to combine their gifts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Rape Crisis Center Builds Intensive Team Training
The center estimates that it would need more than 22 full-time staff members, at a cost of $600,000 a year, to accomplish what the volunteers do with training.