How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of Donor-Advised Funds
The Chronicle’s survey of donor-advised funds is based on information collected from 126 community foundations, commercial funds, and other nonprofit organizations in the United States. Donors provide cash, stock, and other assets to the funds and receive an immediate charitable deduction; donors…
By Peter Bolton
Contributor
A Community Nonprofit Fights to Raise Its Profile to Win New Supporters
Heritage Community Initiatives, a nonprofit outside Pittsburgh that nearly folded, faces lots of hurdles when it comes to raising money from affluent people. Perhaps the toughest: unfamiliarity. When the charity asked a potential supporter from a neighboring city to tour its facilities, the man had…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Florence Green, Pioneering Advocate
She was a founder of the National Council of Nonprofits and the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, two organizations that serve charities throughout the country.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Companies Turn to Community Funds for a New Way to Channel Donations
Companies are setting up donor-advised funds to further executives’ personal charitable interests or make grants much like a corporate foundation would.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Donor-Advised Funds Show Robust Growth, Chronicle Study Finds
Total assets are 10 percent higher than in 2007, and signs of growth in 2012 are strong as some funds swell to the size of the nation’s biggest foundation.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Behind Planned Parenthood’s Social-Media Magic
The organization has found itself well prepared to respond immediately to controversies thanks to an improved strategy for advocacy efforts.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Former Unicef Official Succeeds Founder of Women for Women International
Afshan Khan’s long experience working with foreign governments will be an asset to a group that provides women in war-torn countries with vocational training and education in human rights.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
N.Y. Will Soon Require Many Charities to Justify High CEO Pay
The state’s effort to rein in salaries of $199,000 or more is considered among the toughest actions taken by government officials.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
New Mellon Foundation Leader Plans to Focus on Online Education
Earl Lewis will take over for Don M. Randel, who is retiring.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
ACT QUICKLY SO YOU CAN SHAPE THE MESSAGE ABOUT KEY ISSUES
Planned Parenthood responds rapidly whenever controversy strikes so its influence will dominate debates.
KEEP THE CONVERSATION FLOWING ALL THE TIME
Planned Parenthood staff members feed Facebook and Twitter all the time, even when little is happening, to keep supporters involved.
The organization operates like a news room, meeting regularly to keep up with events that its supporters will find of interest.
5 Receive Nation’s 1st Undergraduate Degrees in Philanthropic Studies
Indiana University hopes that by 2015, 75 students will be enrolled in the program, which aims to groom nonprofit leaders to be strong managers and thinkers.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
New Boy Scouts CEO Makes Recruiting Members a Priority
Wayne Brock, the Scouts’ chief operating officer, replaces Robert Mazzuca, who is required by the charity’s bylaws to retire at age 65.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Nonprofits and their donors often see endowments as the route to financial stability, but for some groups, they’re a bad idea.
By Dione Alexander
Contributor
Creative Wireless Projects Honored
Taking first place and receiving $300,000 in the Wireless Innovation Project contest was the Wireless Bug Sensor, designed to reduce the amount of money farmers spend on pesticide spraying.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor