Using Good Design to Promote Good Causes
A new book shows the power of great design and showcases how nonprofit groups have used it to attract more support for their causes.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A journalism magazine focuses on how a nonprofit leader has put her organization on firmer financial footing and explores the tricky relationship between donors and news outlets.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
New on the Job: John J. Dooner Jr., Chairman of the Board, United Way Worldwide
The new chairman of United Way Worldwide is an advertising and marketing veteran with global expertise.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Back-to-Basics Approach Helps Charities Weather the Bad Economy
A return to the basics is helping many nonprofit groups increase donations and cut their fund-raising costs.
By Sue Hoye
Contributor
In Tough Times, Gratitude Becomes as Important as the Pitch
Putting some thought and originality into thanking donors can result in a more heartfelt message -- and a more fruitful response.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
Raising Money for a Rare Disease Teaches Doctors About Their Patients’ Struggles
At 14,000 feet above sea level, breathing becomes labored, the heart beats harder and faster, and nausea may roll through the stomach. For doctors Ray L. Benza and Robert P. Frantz, both cardiologists, these symptoms are hardly unfamiliar. They confront them daily treating patients who suffer from…
By Emma Carew Grovum
Contributor
Local Affiliates Seek to Rise From the Ruins of a Besieged Community-Organizing Group
The community-organizing group Acorn may be closing its doors, but many of its local offices plan to carry on the mission under new names.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
People Skills No Longer Sufficient for Fund Raisers to Thrive
Globalization, changes in demographics and technology, and new demand for entrepreneurial tactics will transform the fund-raising profession, experts predict.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
It’s Time to Either Put Up or Shut Up About Diversity
A new study finds that 92 percent of national nonprofit groups headquartered in Washington are led by white executive directors. What does this mean for the future of nonprofit leadership?
By ROSETTA THURMAN
Contributor
Do Nonprofit Boards Really Want Younger Members?
Why do nonprofit boards of directors skew older? Perhaps it’s on purpose.
By ROSETTA THURMAN
Contributor
The Community-Organizing Group Acorn Plans to Shut Its Doors
Acorn, the community-organizing group, announced on Monday that it will fold within several weeks and close all state affiliates and field offices by April 1.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Executive Compensation at Big Charities in 2008: A Sampling
A look at the 2008 compensation packages for top executives at some of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups.
Churches Slow to Embrace Technology
Study finds Catholic churches aren’t providing online information that their parishioners want.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Simulates Vision Disorders
Lighthouse International, in New York, has developed a low-vision simulator for its new Web site that shows how people with eye disease see the world. Visitors to the site can pick a YouTube video or use one of their own videos and then select a filter that simulates retinitis pigmentosa, macular…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor