Salary Freezes Grow More Common, Study of Northern Calif. Charities Finds
A growing number of charities are responding to the bad economy by withholding raises and making small cuts in benefits.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Finding Incentives for Nonprofit Collaboration
The nonprofit world doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to collaborate.
By Garvester Kelley
Contributor
Gender Gap in Nonprofit Salaries Persists, Study Finds
Even though more women are becoming nonprofit leaders, the share of total compensation earned by female executives is shrinking, a new study finds.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Asking the Right Questions About Nonprofit Boards
When it comes to governing boards, one size doesn’t fit all.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Let’s Solve Problems, Not Fiddle With Tax Status
Do charities really need to look more like businesses to solve social problems? Don’t believe the critics.
By CLARA MILLER
Contributor
Investing in Long-Term Efforts to Strengthen Nonprofits Pays Off, Study Finds
An look at groups that raised money to make their operations sustainable shows how the investments paid off by vastly increasing the amount of services the groups could provide.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Success Brings a New Challenge for Global Health Groups
Now that nonprofits have helped battle diseases like malaria and AIDS, charities and donors are under pressure to pay attention to the growing threat of illnesses like cancer and heart disease.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
When Executive Directors Disappear
Communication is key when organizations decide to fire their top leaders.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Dealing With Knotty Board Problems: a Real-World Perspective
It’s time to focus not just on getting board members better information but also on tactics that work—and candid conversations about what doesn’t. In a new blog, Against the Grain, a grant maker and board expert will discuss governance issues.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
The Seattle Foundation lifts the veil on its internal data about charities, via a new Web site.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Brain Research Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Joseph L. Flint, development manager at the Dermatology Foundation (Evanston, Ill.), to be director of development. Care Ring (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed Susan Furtney, career-development-services director at Goodwill Industries of the Southern…
Director of Business Development, Exploratorium
The Exploratorium, in San Francisco, created a new job to increase business revenue.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Tips for Taming Tensions Between Generations at Work
How nonprofit managers can help employees of all ages get along on the job.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Generation Gaps Threaten Nonprofit World’s Harmony
As baby boomers, twentysomethings, and Generation Xers jostle for turf, nonprofit managers seek ways to bridge the gaps among workers of every age.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Bob Forney, Antihunger Advocate
Bob Forney, founder of the Global Foodbanking Network, died at age 69.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
A Nonprofit Veteran Creates a Novel Look at Controversy and Charity
A veteran philanthropy consultant explores the lighter and darker sides of the nonprofit world in his new novel.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor