A Mightier Pen Can Help Charities Spread Messages
Charity workers are finding formal and informal ways to improve their prose as they face increased pressure to communicate on blogs and social networks as well as produce annual reports and fundraising appeals.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
At nonprofit organizations, employees and leaders learn largely by doing. See how nonprofits, foundations, and workers themselves are devising new approaches to acquiring skills.
New Workbook on Social-Media Policies
Idealware, a nonprofit technology group, has created a workbook that guides organizations through issues to consider in developing a social-media policy.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Service Charities Seek Ways to Help Their Lowest-Paid Employees Get By
Nonprofits are helping workers get safety-net benefits and training to get better salaries. But as the economy improves, that may not be enough to keep workers on the job.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Hewlett President Wants to Help Fix ‘Broken’ Parts of Democracy
Larry Kramer, dean of the Stanford Law School, says when he takes over the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, he wants to consider new grants focused on money and politics or the news media.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
How Nonprofit Workers Can Become Better Writers: Advice From the Experts
How nonprofit workers can become better writers: advice from the experts
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
Getting Employees to Teach One Another: Tips From an Expert
Advice for organizations that want to encourage workers to form groups to work on shared problems.
Minorities Get an Insider’s View of Foundation Work in Fellowship Program
Foundations pooled their money to provide yearlong jobs to people who want careers in philanthropy.
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
A Calif. University Offers Free Management Courses to Social-Service Workers
Golden Gate University’s offer to provide instruction gets a warm reception, but employees were so overburdened with their day jobs, many couldn’t complete a continuing-education program.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Social-Service Groups Urged to Link Workers With Government Safety-Net Programs
Catholic Charities, Goodwill, and other national charities are testing a new effort financed with $1-million from the Ford Foundation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Project Helps Founders Handle the Strain of Stepping Down
The New School is helping leaders deal with the business and emotional issues that arise as they leave organizations they started.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
A Social-Service Group Helps Workers Stretch Their Dollars at an In-House Grocery
A long-term health-care group allows workers to earn credits they can use to buy food and other items.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Va. University Employees Use Collective Wisdom to Solve Problems
Fundraisers, alumni-affairs officials, and others who are involved in attracting support for the University of Virginia created their own network to share good ideas and learn new skills.
By Eric Frazier
Contributor
Charity Leaders and Donors Make ‘Time’ List of Most Influential People
Time draws attention to people working to improve the common good, and Fast Company examines the turnaround of Homeboy Industries, a Los Angeles nonprofit that nearly collapsed.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Good Governance Makes Tax Compliance More Likely, Says IRS Study
A new study suggests that charities that follow certain practices, like having written mission statements, are also more likely to abide by IRS tax rules.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Maximize Your Web Site Webinar: Additional Resources
Below you can find many of the resources mentioned by the speakers in the April 2012 Webinar, “Maximize Your Web Site: Attract More Supporters and Raise More Money.” Featured Nonprofit Web Sites ACTion Alexandria Children’s Hunger Fund More About These Sites ACTion Alexandria’s full list of Drupal…