Skillfully Capturing a Charity’s Mission in Pictures Pays Off in Support
Vibrant, professional-quality photographs can help charities attract money, volunteers, and other resources.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Virginia Attorney General Says State Can’t Earmark Charity Aid
Ken Cuccinelli II issued an opinion saying that charities can’t get state aid unless they operate under state contracts.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How to Recruit Good Photographers on a Tiny Budget
Charity officials and other experts explain how to find photographers who can capture a nonprofit’s mission.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Lucy Cabrera, Chief Executive, Food Bank for New York City
Lucy Cabrera plans to step down as head of the Food Bank for New York City.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
Boy Scouts of America Names Chief Information Officer; Other Nonprofit Personnel News
Abilities (Albertson, N.Y.): Appointed John D. Kemp, executive director of the US Business Leadership Network (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Edmund L. Cortez, who has retired. Abilities works to integrate disabled people into society. American Technion…
R. Sargent Shriver Jr., Peace Corps Leader and Charity Founder
R. Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps and founder of an antipoverty group, died in January at age 95.
By Martha Ann Overland
Contributor
The Museum of Glass, in Tacoma, Wash., last week eliminated about 20 percent of it’s staff, writes the Puget Sound Business Journal.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mental-Health Group Cuts Staff
The Center for Mental Health, in Helena, Montana, has laid of 14 employees, and cut the hours of another 14 staff members because the mental health charity is struggling financially, even while the number of people seeking help from the nonprofit has grown, reports the Helena Independent Record.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Merger Announced Between Minneapolis Human-Service Groups
Two Minneapolis human-service groups—Reuben Lindh Family Services and Family Partnership—have merged, according to a news release on the Reuben Lindh Family Services Web site and a report in the Star Tribune newspaper.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wisconsin Hospitals Join Forces
Shawano Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital in Wisconsin., has merged with ThedaCare, a health care system in Appleton, Wisc., writes The Business Journal, a newspaper in Milwaukee.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The American Opera Theater, in Christiansburg, Va., is disbanding at the end of its season in May, reports The Washington Post.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Two Northern California Food Banks Have Merged
The Marin Food Bank, in Calif., merged with the San Francisco Food Bank on January 1, according to the Marin Independent Journal.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
It’s Time to Get Serious About Financial Management
Directors and boards need to make strengthening financial management of nonprofits a much larger priority.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
After the Ariz. Tragedy, Mental-Health Organizations Seize a Moment
In the wake of the mass shooting in Arizona, charities are stepping up efforts to persuade lawmakers and the public to do more to aid people with mental illnesses.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
Podcast: The Future of Haiti’s Aid Efforts
Examining the recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti one year after the devastating earthquake.
By Saundra Schimmelpfennig
Contributor
Low Overhead Doesn’t Equal High-Quality Philanthropy
If charities want donors to stop putting so much emphasis on administrative costs, they need to stop using it as a marketing tool.
By Saundra Schimmelpfennig
Contributor