Young Stars Are Born: a Theater for Life Lessons
Tada Youth Theater offers programs to get kids involved in singing, dancing, and acting.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Evan Marwell started a charity with a specific goal and an inflexible eight-year deadline. Here’s what other charities can learn from him.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Nonprofit ‘Nest’ Helps Women Around the World Make a Living Through Handwork (Podcast)
By establishing industrywide ethical standards and quality guidelines, Nest has helped provide artisans access to new retail partners and brands that aspire to offer authentic, sustainable fashion.
Council on Foundations Staff Continues to Shrink as More Leaders Depart
The group’s top policy and communications executives were laid off as the group prepares for the arrival of its new president, Kathleen Enright.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Rockefeller Daughter’s Nonprofit Aims to Create Sustainable Solutions to Poverty (Podcast)
Peggy Dulany, founder of nonprofit Synergos, says philanthropy requires more than money.
Nonprofits and Donors Worry About Long-Term Impact of Shutdown
Big companies are donating money, as are individual donors who want to help community foundations, United Ways, and other organizations helping people who have lost pay because many federal agencies have been closed for five weeks.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
The END Fund Works to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases (Podcast)
Ellen Agler, CEO of the END Fund, discusses progress in reducing diseases that often affect the poorest, most vulnerable people in developing countries.
Ready to Change the World? Jean Case Explains How
The chief executive of the Case Foundation and author of a new book on social change explains her five principals for putting innovative ideas into practice.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
SNAP Recipients, Food Pantries, and Domestic-Violence Shelters Face Uphill Battle During Shutdown
Nonprofits, which may already be underfunded and overburdened, have stepped up to help federal workers, contractors, and their existing clientele.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
How Salesforce.org Strives to Connect Companies and Nonprofits (Podcast)
Rob Acker, CEO of Salesforce.org, the charity-focused wing of the software giant, says giving is a very personal thing, but it can also be used as a way to connect people.
Environmental Groups Get Poor Marks for Diversity Efforts
Green 2.0, an independent advocacy campaign, takes aim at some of the biggest names in conservation.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Family Feud Erupts Over Direction of $1 Billion-Plus Grant Maker
Several heirs say the mission of the Surdna Foundation has been hijacked to focus on social justice instead of hospitals, schools, churches, and orphanages.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Nonprofits Step In to Fill Gaps During Government Shutdown
Nonprofits cannot replace the work and responsibilities of the federal government, but many are doing what they can to ease the sting.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
9 Lessons About Planned Giving That May Surprise You
Tips to help your nonprofit jump start its planned giving program.
By Jenny Xia
Contributor
Dim the Lights: An Effort to Save the Night Sky
The International Dark-Sky Association helps avoid the problems posed by artificial light so astronomers — amateurs and professionals alike — can see the galaxy without a telescope.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Chronicle’s 2019 Resolution: Doing More to Help You Change the World
For the first time, the Chronicle is seeking support from foundations, corporations, and individuals. Transparency will be paramount. Our first grant comes from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.