Nonprofit Site Makes Vivid Long-Term Impact of Joblessness
Researchers at the Urban Institute created an engaging new Web site, 27 Weeks and Counting, to explore the topic.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bonuses Can Help Make Up for Spartan Executive Pay Raises
Thirty-four groups paid their executives $1-million or more, a rise from last year’s study, which showed that just 23 did.
New Salvation Army Leader Confronts Stretched Resources and Thin Ranks
David Jeffrey says his biggest challenge is to persuade a new generation of donors to give and pursue careers at the venerable organization.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Nonprofit Leader Pushes Idea of Tying Executive Pay to Progress in Accomplishing Mission
Brian Kelly, a video-game executive, is starting his crusade by focusing on diabetes charities, an illness his son has, but he wants other groups to think about the concept.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Women Remain Rare in the Ranks of Top-Earning Nonprofit CEOs
Only 2 of the 20 highest-paid leaders in the Chronicle’s Executive Compensation survey are female. Rebecca Rimel, president of the Pew Charitable Trusts, received a salary of $750,713 in 2011.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
New Head of Russell Sage Foundation Seeks to Raise the Visibility of the Poor
Sheldon Danziger, a public-policy scholar, sees a need for more hard data on what programs work to alleviate poverty and economic inequality.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of Nonprofit Executive Compensation
The Chronicle’s annual report on nonprofit pay is based on data from charities that ranked highest on its Philanthropy 400.
By Emma Carew Grovum
Contributor
Some took pay cuts, and one refused an increase. Here’s a report on their current salaries and those of their staffs.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
CEO Salaries Rose 2% in 2011, Says Study
The uptick is far less than the 4- to 6-percent increases nonprofit leaders typically received before 2008.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
IRS Tests Interactive Charity Application Form
The new approach is designed to speed up the process of getting tax-exempt status.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Video: Young Donors Discuss How Nonprofits Use Social Media
Young donors say they like information about organizations, photos, and a chance to be part of a conversation.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
New Guide Details Evaluation Tools
Idealware, a nonprofit technology group, has published a new guide to the types of software charities can use to collect, analyze, and visualize program data.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofits Anxiously Try to Show Results for New Charity Navigator Ratings
The watchdog is moving beyond simply looking at finances, governance, and transparency to also rank groups based on what they do to measure their outcomes.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
A Humanitarian Career Leads to the Top Job at a War Museum
Matthew Naylor, the new head of the National World War I Museum, spent 25 years working at religious and antipoverty groups before switching to a career in the cultural world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Charity Navigator’s New Approach Affected a Social-Services Charity
Roca, a Mass. nonprofit, fared better than many nonprofits because it is taking steps to measure its performance.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor