In a Bad Economy, More Charities Find Workers With Rich Bilingual Skills
The slow economy presents new opportunities for charities that seek bilingual workers. Here are some tips for finding them.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
Midwest Group Serves as Magnet for Innovation
A nonprofit group in Indianapolis has made the city a magnet for charities working to improve education.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Attracting Minorities to Fund Raising Takes Education and Mentors
Mentorship efforts focused on middle managers, and an education push aimed at young people, are needed to create a more diverse pool of fund raisers, say experts.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Female Fund Raisers Fare Better in Some Parts of the Nonprofit World, Chronicle Study Finds
Men tend to dominate top development jobs at colleges and religious organizations, a Chronicle study found.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Program Seeks to Smooth the Path for Diverse Foundation Managers
The Council on Foundations creates a new leadership program to help diversify grant-making organizations.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Derek Q. Johnson, Chief Executive, Yéle Haiti
Derek Q. Johnson, a business executive, takes over for Wyclef Jean at the charity the hip-hop star founded.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Video Contest Honors Peace Corps
To honor the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, a nonprofit group is holding a video contest with $4,000 in prize money. Entrants should submit one- to two-minute videos that show how an active or former member of the Peace Corps, or the program as a whole, changed their lives. Submissions are…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofits Adding Jobs While Businesses Lose Them, Study Finds
Nonprofit employment grew by 2.5 percent a year from 2007 to 2009, while businesses lost jobs.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Shattering the Myth About Diversified Revenue
Grant makers and other experts often tell charities to diversify their revenue. But many times that advice is completely wrong, as many nonprofit leaders can attest.
By CLARA MILLER
Contributor
How Jargon Can Damage Nonprofit Work
Many of the words nonprofit workers use to sound positive about their work actually end up masking problems about how best to promote change.
By Elizabeth Ortiz
Contributor
In a Connected Society, Corporations Must Focus on the Social Good
Savvy corporations understand that how a company makes its profit matters and what it does to solve broad social problems is what determines shareholder value.
By Scott Henderson
Contributor
Several California Human-Service Groups Consolidate
In one of several California mergers, Mountain Community Resources, a Felton, Calif., human-service group, plans to merge with Community Bridges, in Aptos, Calif., the San Jose Mercury News reports.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
W. Va. Hospital Implements Pay Cuts and Other Cost-Saving Measures
Thomas Memorial Hospital, in South Charleston, W.Va., has implemented pay cuts for administrative staff, and the hospital has reduced work hours for hourly nonclinical employees, according to the Charleston Daily Mail.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Balance Vision and Action in Financial Decisions
Questions nonprofit leaders need to ask themselves to translate their vision for their missions into concrete actions that lead to financial success.
By Rebecca Thomas
Contributor
Social Innovation Fund to Release Details About Application Process Amid Questions
After a nonprofit expert suggested that favoritism might have played a role in the awarding of grants from the Social Innovation Fund, government officials announced they would disclose comments of proposal reviewers.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Social Innovation Fund Process Stirs Controversy
The Social Innovation Fund, a new government effort, is accused of awarding a grant to an undeserving applicant and refusing to shed light on the application process.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor