Desperately Seeking Innovation, Part 2
Last week’s post, Desperately Seeking Innovation, generated a wide variety of responses, both about the consent agenda and about innovation.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Donations Dropped 11% at Nation’s Biggest Charities Last Year
The nation’s 400 biggest charities suffered an 11-percent drop in giving last year, the worst decline in the two decades since The Chronicle of Philanthropy started its ranking. View the rankings and read our special report.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Organizations on the Philanthropy 400: What They Are
Colleges and universities 114 International 56 Hospitals and medical centers 34 Health 32 Social service 25 Community foundations 19 Religious 17 Environmental and animal welfare 16 Education 13
Philanthropy 400: New to this year’s list
American Bible Society American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Aspen Institute Baylor University Best Friends Animal Society* Boston Symphony Orchestra Bowdoin College Burnham Institute for Medical Research Christian Blind Mission International Chronic Disease Fund* ClimateWorks…
Philanthropy 400: Off the list
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International American Near East Refugee Aid Amherst College Ayco Charitable Foundation Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers)
Organizations That Have Ranked Among Top 400 Groups Each Year Since 1991
Alzheimer’s Association (Chicago) American Cancer Society (Atlanta) American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York) American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.) American Heart Association (Dallas) American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities/St. Jude Children’s Research…
How Fast Are America’s Largest Charities Growing?
How does the growth of The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 compare with other key economic indicators?
The Philanthropy 400 at 20: By the Numbers
A look at some of the key numbers behind The Chronicle’s 2010 Philanthropy 400.
Group Uses Social Network to Raise Money
A San Francisco environmental group uses Foursquare, a place-based social network, to raise its profile.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Heart Charity Takes Pulse of Its Organization and Gets Better Results
The American Heart Association has done better at managing its finances and achieving its mission since it adopted a set of bold goals and measured how well it was doing to meet them.
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Worth Reading: Lack of Data on Charities’ Effectiveness Hurts Support
It’s time for corporations and donors to insist that charities provide them with measurable results, write two Harvard Business School professors in the latest issue of the Harvard Business Review.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Catholic Relief Services’ chief announces he’s stepping down
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of America’s Biggest Charitable Groups
Steps The Chronicle takes to rank the charities that raise the most from private sources.
By Noelle Barton
Contributor
A Push for Big Gifts Helps Lift a Civil-Liberties Organization
The American Civil Liberties Union sees a fund-raising boost, thanks to a donor’s challenge and other big gifts.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Kelley Dunne, Chief Executive Officer, One Economy
The new leader of a charity that spreads technology to needy neighborhoods spent his career working in the corporate world.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor