Charities Large and Small Put Their Collective Buying Clout to Work
The Back Office Cooperative allows groups of all sizes across the country to lower the costs of administrative services and supplies.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Endowments Are Starting to Surpass Pre-Recession Levels
Nonprofits earned 7 to 11 percent returns in 2012, according to a Chronicle study of 255 organizations.
By Sarah Frostenson and Doug Donovan
Impact Investing Requires Foundations to Think and Act in New Ways
It’s more complicated than grant making, and evaluating its effectiveness can be difficult.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Nonprofits Get Creative in Raising Money for the Long-Term
Charities are finding intriguing ways to encourage donors to support endowments, even young people.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
How the Market Boosted One Big Foundation and Hurt Another
Carnegie Corporation of New York Endowment’s market value: $2.76-billion Fiscal year ends: September 30 Growth in market value from 2011 to 2012: 6 percent Decline in market value from 2008 to 2012: 2 percent, after inflation Behind the numbers: The Carnegie Corporation’s endowment has yet to…
University Endowments Balance Risk, With Differing Results
University of Chicago Endowment’s market value: $6.57 billion Fiscal year ends: June 30 Decline in market value from 2011 to 2012: 2 percent Decline in market value from 2008 to 2012: 7 percent, after inflation Behind the numbers: The University of Chicago has yet to replace the losses it…
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of Endowments at Nonprofit Organizations
The Chronicle gathered data from 255 foundations and other nonprofit organizations.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
Using Super-Short Social-Media Videos to Spread Your Message
Two experts share their tips for using apps like Vine and Instagram to tell stories about charitable causes.
By Idit Knaan
Contributor
Carnegie Hall Official Shines in Efforts to Reach Out
Sarah Johnson, winner of Independent Sector’s award for under-40 leaders, has built collaborative efforts with hospitals, schools, social-service organizations, and prisons.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
New California HealthCare Foundation Leader Will Continue to Practice Medicine
Sandra Hernández, who is leaving the top job at the San Francisco Foundation, says she has found working one day a week at an AIDS clinic reminds her about the needs of nonprofits and their clients.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Grant Spotlight: Reducing Paperwork for Grant Seekers
A $150,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is designed to build an online information-sharing portal for grant makers and nonprofits.
How a Cultural Icon Works With Hospitals, Youths, and More
Sarah Johnson, director of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, has helped build projects across America and around the world.
How to Use Social Media in Year-End Drives
Learn the steps a cancer charity takes to amplify its fundraising by creating messages everyone wants to share.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
A Nonprofit Pushes to Make Legal Aid Key Part of Disaster Services
A New York charity that has aided Hurricane Sandy victims is spreading its advice about how to assist people the way the Red Cross does.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Contest: the Six-Second Appeal Challenge
See who won The Chronicle’s contest of nonprofit videos created with the Vine app.
An Uneven Recovery for America’s Biggest Charities
The 400 largest nonprofits raised just 4 percent more last year than in 2011. The forecast for 2013 is more grim: a decrease of 1 percent.