After the Scandal, Livestrong Works to Rebuild Trust and Put the Spotlight on Cancer Patients
The organization is making personal visits to many supporters and getting employees directly involved in building a new future for the group.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
A Social-Service Leader Seeks the Right Moment to Share His Exit Strategy
Paul Castro knows he wants to retire to teach, but he doesn’t want to suffer from problems his colleagues have faced when boards “panic and overreact” to the departure of a longtime leader.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Nonprofit Leaders Plead for Help on Retirement Questions
Many veteran CEOs want to step down but are not getting much support or guidance from their boards or elsewhere, a new study finds. Former Girl Scouts USA leader Kathy Cloninger (left) says she struggled to find a role after retiring in 2011.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Livestrong Has Built a Powerful Lobbying Presence
The charity’s success in influencing health policy shows how a nonprofit can avoid crossing the line in advocacy efforts.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
A Youth Group Makes Its Leadership More Diverse
Charles Pierson, chief executive of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, wants to ensure that his organization reflects the people it serves.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Navigating Tough Trade-Offs in the Era of Scarcity
How do we enable a healthy balance between short-term and long-term thinking and investment among nonprofit groups?
By Antony Bugg-Levine
Contributor
Religious Charities Ask Congress To Save Charitable Deduction in Tax Overhaul
A new coalition hopes to influence senators as they draft ideas to meet a Friday deadline for proving tax breaks meet important public-policy goals.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Operation Smile To Spin Out New Venture
A dispute between Operation Smile’s founder and its board of directors has spurred a splintering of the three-decade-old charity.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
White House Task Force to Seek Ways of Using Volunteers to Advance Policy
The group will help federal agencies identify ways to expand the use of national-service programs to help improve failing schools, aid the environment, and more.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Site Showcases International Ad Campaigns
Nonprofits seeking inspiration for their next public-service campaign can now see what their counterparts around the world are doing, thanks to a new Web site.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Data Move Into the Spotlight
A conference at the University of Chicago on August 23 will focus on one of the hottest topics in the charity world: the use of data by nonprofits.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
‘Time’ Spotlights Veterans and Volunteerism
A new generation of charities is helping veterans recover from physical and psychological wounds through community service, demonstrating the value of programs that put people to work for others, says a cover article in Time by Joe Klein (July 1). The piece highlights the work of The Mission…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
‘Foreign Policy’ Pillories Technology Remedies
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are bringing their “can-do, failure-conquering, technology-enabled” tactics to the fight against global poverty, but they are wildly optimistic about what their gadgets can accomplish, says the cover article in Foreign Policy (July-August). “All the technological…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
How the Centre for Social Innovation Ended Up in New York
The Toronto nonprofit, which has provided shared work spaces to charities and social entrepreneurs for nine years, opened its first outpost in the United States in May.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
App Helps People Apply for Citizenship
A nonprofit coalition has created a mobile app to help immigrants with green cards navigate the daunting naturalization process.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Digital Superstar Gets Ready to Help an Iconic Museum Get Connected
Sree Sreenivasan will become the first chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after serving in that role at Columbia University.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor