Lung Association to Cut D.C. and N.Y. Staffs by a Third
The move is part of an effort to stem a $4-million operating deficit and bolster the charity’s ability to compete in a crowded nonprofit landscape.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Sizing Up the Biggest Donor-Advised Funds
See the change in total assets at the 10 largest funds between the end of the 2012 fiscal year and now.
Overhead Costs Pose Dilemma for Charities
A growing number of nonprofit experts are trying to get charities to focus on their results when they appeal to donors, but most groups say their supporters care just as much about efficiency.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
An Advocacy Group’s Head Seeks to Start Life-and-Death Conversations
Harriet Stern Warshaw is taking over the Conversation Project, a nonprofit that wants to help people talk more openly about their end-of-life wishes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donor-Advised Funds Keep Up Rapid Growth
The funds are now worth over a third more than they were before the recession started, a Chronicle study finds.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
IRS Tea Party Scandal Could Deter Advocacy and Limit Charity Oversight
The disclosure that the tax agency singled out applications from conservative advocacy groups for extra scrutiny could also damage the agency’s ability to regulate nonprofits, say experts.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Planning and Practice Make Charities More Nimble During Disasters
Setting up emergency funds, readying crisis communications, and building ties with local officials can help your organization before the next disaster strikes.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Latest Survey of More Than 130 Donor-Advised Funds
The survey is based on data from 134 community foundations, commercial funds, and other nonprofits.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
What Nonprofits Say About Spending and How Donors Respond
A Chronicle review of the statements four charities made in recent fundraising letters about how much they spend on their programs.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
Donor-advised funds continue to surge past nonprofits and foundations in accumulating charitable assets.
IRS Rationale for Tea Party Scandal Is Debunked by Data
Extra scrutiny of conservative groups began long before the surge in applications for nonprofit status, suggests an audit by the Treasury Department’s inspector general.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
IRS Tea Party Scandal Could Cause Charity Fallout
The news that conservative groups’ applications were singled out could hurt the agency’s ability to regulate nonprofits and scare nonprofits away from advocacy, say experts.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Cancer Charity Shrinks Its Revenue
Less than two weeks after the relief charity World Help said it had overstated its revenue by 1,400 percent, another group is revising its revenue statement, potentially by at least a third.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
2013 Continuing-Education Guide: Learning to Lead
A new wave of training programs, shaped by the challenges of a bad economy, focus on helping nonprofit executives solve problems they encounter every day. See our entire continuing-education guide.
AmeriCares Leader Expanded Health Care to the Uninsured at Home and Overseas
Curt Welling, who is stepping down as head of AmeriCares, expanded the charity’s work with grass-roots groups abroad and with American clinics serving the uninsured.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Program Grooms Racial and Ethnic Minorities to Lead Gay Organizations
The Pipeline Project was created by grant makers and nonprofit advocates concerned about a lack of diversity among chief executives.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor