Matt Damon’s Mission to Promote Clean Water
Fast Company examines what it takes for charities to work with Hollywood stars and takes an in-depth look at Matt Damon’s nonprofit effort. Plus, the Washington Monthly surveys the overseas growth of the Boy Scouts, Lions Club, and other old-guard organizations.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Betty Ford, Outspoken Health Advocate
The former first lady helped to found an addiction-treatment center and raised attention and money for health charities.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Founder of AIDS Vaccine Charity Seeks Collaboration in New Role
Seth Berkley is leaving the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative to lead the GAVI Alliance, a group that seeks to increase poor people’s access to vaccines.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
How 38 of the Nation’s 50 Wealthiest Foundations Compensate Trustees
See how much money the nation’s largest foundations pay their board members.
By Derek Lieu
Contributor
Indonesia has more than twice as many Boy Scouts as the United States. Among South Koreans, membership in Rotary International has jumped by 60 percent over the last decade. And in India, more than 200,000 people belong to Lions Clubs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Warren Buffett’s Grandson Looks to Shape Family’s Giving at Father’s Foundation
Warren Buffett’s grandson looks to shape the family’s giving at his father’s foundation.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Charities With Great Design: Readers Weigh In
Charity: Water won the most votes, largely by keeping things simple so the organization’s main mission stands out.
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
How to Manage Feelings of Burnout
A fund raiser in Indianapolis offers ideas to nonprofit employees who want to manage stress related to their work.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Washington Education Groups Announce Merger
The League of Education Voters Foundation and the New School Foundation, both in Seattle, plan to merge, The Seattle Times.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Calif. Employment Organization Lays Off Some Employees
Community Service and Employment Training, a Visalia, Calif., nonprofit that operates employment centers, has laid off 12 people, according to The Porterville Recorder.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charity Uses Radio as an Education Tool
Nearly 150,000 students in 600 elementary schools in southern Sudan receive instruction in English, math, their local language, and basic skills over the airwaves.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Do We Expect Too Much From Boards?
Nonprofit leaders often bash board members for failing to live up to expectations. But are we setting the bar too high?
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
40% of Northern Calif. Nonprofits Won’t Offer Raises This Year
Among organizations that will increase salaries this year, pay will rise a median of 2 percent.
By Peter Bolton
Contributor
Fear of Failure: An Obstacle to Change
Too many groups lack the money or the support they need to innovate and transform their operations.
By Dione Alexander
Contributor