Knight Gives $2.2-Million to Data Projects
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded $2.2-million to six projects designed to make data about important issues available to the public. Among the winners: • LocalData, a project created by three Code for America fellows, was awarded $300,000 to create tools that communities can…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An App Finds Social-Purpose Businesses
A new smartphone application seeks to connect do-gooders with more than 1,000 social-purpose businesses.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Grant Maker Who Rebuilt Blighted Neighborhoods Still Energized About Baltimore
Timothy Armbruster, who has spent more than three decades heading the Goldseker Foundation, has sought to be a conciliatory force in revitalizing neighborhoods on the verge of extinction.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Careful Plans Can Help Charities Make the Most of a Milestone Year
Nonprofits often use anniversaries to get extra attention and donations – but it takes careful planning to figure out the most effective and appropriate ways to celebrate.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
In Ohio, a Trio of Arts Nonprofits Finds Strength by Banding Together
Dayton’s approach is seen as a model for how nonprofits of all kinds can save on administrative spending and free up more resources for programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Despite Strong Gains in 2011, Big Charities Predict Flat Giving
While the 400 organizations that raise the most money achieved a median 7.5 percent gain last year, even the nation most-sophisticated groups expect trouble increasing donations by year’s end.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
A Fundraiser’s Life Story Aligns With a Charity’s Work
Mania Boyder, the new chief development officer at American Jewish World Service, knows firsthand about the tumultuous lives endured by the people her nonprofit serves.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Largest Changes in Donations, 2010-11
Organizations with the largest increases or decreases in private support.
Forecast for Fundraising in 2012: a Sampling of What Big Charities Expect
Find out which charities are projecting gains and which ones expect losses, and the percentage change from 2011.
5 Ways to Lose Your Development Director in 2 Years or Less
Nonprofit executives fret and obsess about finding great development staff, but all too often they inadvertently do things that send those staff members out the door.
By Carol Weisman
Contributor
New Training Center Created for Volunteerism Leaders
San Francisco’s Presidio is now a kind of service academy to develop leadership skills for people involved in solving community problems.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
New United Way USA Leader to Urge Autonomous Groups to Work Together
Stacey Stewart, a grant maker and business executive, will take a newly created role overseeing the American operations of the big nonprofit network.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Cancer Society Veteran to Head Muscular Dystrophy Association
Steven Derks has a track record in advocacy for health causes and creating new programs to help patients and their families deal with difficult medical challenges.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
What Drastic Cuts Would Mean for Domestic-Violence Groups
Arguably one of the most important pieces of legislation on women’s rights in decades is under attack in the House of Representatives.
By Rachel Heitler
Contributor
Where to Find a Consultant: In Your Community or Elsewhere?
Locals already know about donors in the community and will not need to be brought up to speed, but outsiders are unencumbered by preconceptions.
By PENELOPE CAGNEY
Contributor
Executive Pay Increased by Median of 3.8% in 2011, Chronicle Survey Finds
The gain comes after charity leaders received an increase of 2.7 percent in 2010.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor