How Charities Can Make Working From Home Work for Everyone
Charities are saving money and keeping workers happier by offering them flexible office options, but they say they need good supervisors and clear guidelines to keep everyone productive.
By Scott Westcott
Contributor
How Fundraisers Can Get More Out of LinkedIn
Nonprofits can monitor groups that care about their cause and find potential donors and board members through the network.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Publisher Appoints New CEO
The Chronicle of Higher Education Inc. has appointed Michael G. Riley, editorial director of Bloomberg Government, to succeed Philip W. Semas, who is retiring. Mr. Semas was founding editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Inside the Human Rights Campaign’s Social-Media Success
The group altered its logo, let users customize it, and paid for ads that showed up on smartphones near the Supreme Court building during same-sex-marriage hearings.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Charging for Its Services Helped Charity Win Over Foundation
CollegeSpring showed donors it had a sustainable financial plan and lots of demand from low-income students in need of tutoring for the SAT college-entrance exam.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Strapped for Cash, an Education Charity Creates Its Own Evaluation Tools and Wins New Grants
The News Literacy Project conducts surveys of the students and teachers it serves, and the findings offer a powerful way to persuade donors to give.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
A Clarion Call to Shake Up Development Offices and Curb Turnover
After five years of research with more than 12,000 nonprofit executives, trustees, and donors, Penelope Burk says fundraisers and nonprofits need to change how they work.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Big Changes Help Hospital Attract More Big Gifts Much Faster
Virginia Mason Hospital’s fundraising arm found a way to relieve fundraisers of their most hated task and then improved efficiencies.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Head of LeanIn.Org Pushes Women to Stick With Career Ambitions
Rachel Thomas, an entrepreneur, is heading a charity started by Sheryl Sandberg, the Facebook official.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
App Helps Patients Find Information
The phone app asks users questions about their breast-cancer diagnosis and sends them articles and other information tailored to their needs.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
After a Year of Wooing, Charity Scores Money to Start Up and to Expand
MusicianCorps, a program that gives performers a small stipend and trains them to teach, heal, and entertain in schools and hospitals, found it took time to build ties with grant makers.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Girl Scouts Employees Upset That Board Hasn’t Investigated Their Complaints
Employees allege age bias and poor management by the charity’s CEO, and they have urged the board to step in.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Small Gifts, Young Supporters, and Smart Spending Pay Off
Pencils of Promise has built 101 schools in developing countries, largely financed by people who can’t afford to write big checks.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Nonprofit Fills Unique Role for Military Families and Policy Makers
Blue Star Families found quick success in part because it helps military spouses deal with work-life balance issues and is savvy about its use of social media.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Charities Started During the Recession Find Success Despite the Odds
A strong focus on the mission, thrift, and perseverance can equip new nonprofits to do better than those founded in good times.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Girls Scouts’ CEO Faces Criticisms From Workers
After the exodus of senior leaders and the dismissal of fundraisers, employees asked the charity’s board to deal with complaints of age bias and bullying.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor