A Grant Maker Champions Support for Overburdened Charity CEOs
Julie Rogers, who is stepping down next summer as head of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, has focused on nurturing nonprofit workers in addition to strengthening the safety net for poor people in the nation’s capital.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
NAACP Leader Departs After 5 Years
Benjamin Todd Jealous, who was appointed at age 35 to head the organization, developed a reputation as a strong and successful advocate and a formidable fundraiser.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
3 Keys to Success for NAACP’s ‘Organizer’s Organizer’
An understanding of the grass roots, experience working as a newspaper editor, and a willingness to collaborate gave the NAACP leader the wherewithal to turn around a fading nonprofit.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
NAACP Went From Deficits to Doubling Its Revenue in 5 Years
Six years ago, the organization had only one foundation that provided more than $100,000; today, 14 give that much.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Benjamin Jealous Leaves the NAACP a Far Stronger Place
During his tenure, the NAACP leader strengthened the organization and infused it with energy, modernity, and a willingness to take risks.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Video: Young Donors Want Fewer Words but More Information
Nonprofits whose Web sites have videos, positive messages, and concise text that is easy to skim win praise from donors in their 20s.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Satellite Images Help Amnesty International Gather Data While Keeping Witnesses Safe
Amnesty International is avoiding putting researchers and witnesses in danger by using images captured from space.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
September Is Boom Time for Donors, Google Says
A study of how 2 million people use the Internet plus an online giving survey of nearly 1,000 people suggest that year-end giving research starts early in the fall.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
One-Page Scrolling Web Sites: a Great New Way to Tell a Story
Instead of using brochures and reports to highlight fundraising campaigns and events, charities are now using Web sites to do the job in creative ways.
By MATTHEW SCHARPNICK
Contributor
When Failure of Imagination Holds Us Back
The back story of the news about a successful malaria-vaccine trial offers lessons for all nonprofit leaders tempted to give up in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
By Bill Shore
Contributor
Want to Avoid a Bad Board Experience? Consider Saying No
Too often boards take a haphazard approach to recruiting new members, and too often the recruits accept despite serious misgivings.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Knight Seeks Ideas to Improve Health
Innovative projects that use data and information to help improve public health will share $2-million in the next Knight News Challenge.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Drive Succeeds for Atlanta Symphony
Running a Kickstarter campaign helped the orchestra raise money to preserve its archives and attract new supporters.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Transition Is Tough When the Budget Doesn’t Allow for Succession Overlap
Pati Martinson, head of a New Mexico community-development group, is 66 and wants to retire, but her organization can’t afford to hire a successor.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Using Corporate Compensation as Benchmark for Nonprofits Prompts Fierce Debate
Dan Pallotta says it isn’t right to skimp on pay for leaders of charities that save children’s lives.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
TED Talk Urging Capitalist Approach to Charity Fuels Debate
Dan Pallotta’s speech on combating poverty, hunger, and disease has attracted more than 2 million views, but he has divided nonprofits with his message and his controversial background.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor