How and Why to Ask Big Donors for Feedback
One nonprofit shares its donor survey.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
GiveDirectly to Provide ‘Basic Income’ for Poor in Kenya
The nonprofit, which gives money to the poor in Kenya and Uganda, will test the concept of a basic income by giving 6,000 Kenyans enough cash to meet basic needs over 10 years, Vox reports.
Apple to Donate Proceeds From Sales of 27 Apps to World Wildlife Fund
The campaign is part of the company’s increasing focus on the environment, according to Reuters.
New Leader Chosen for the Trust for the National Mall
Catherine Townsend, a nonprofit consultant, previously headed a fund that raises money for the D.C. public schools, reports the Washington Business Journal.
Co-Founder of Foundation Fighting Blindness Stepping Down as Chair
David Brint will take over as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Fighting Blindness in July, succeeding Gordon Gund, the co-founder of the nonprofit and current chairman, according to a news release.
5 Steps a Nonprofit Should Take When Entering a Partnership With a Company
Nonprofit leaders offer advice on how to draft an agreement with a company that sponsors a corporate-volunteer event or a cause-marketing campaign.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Billionaire Donors Support Lawsuit Fighting Teacher Tenure
Money from the Walton family, which founded Walmart, and billionaire Eli Broad is going to support an effort by parents to change teacher tenure rules in Minnesota, reports The New York Times.
Appalachian Radio Station Run Largely by Volunteers Unites Communities
With its eclectic mix of music and talk — and many shows run by people who simply decide to come in, be trained, and have their own program — WMMT/88.7 FM has deep roots in an area in which counties are otherwise isolated from one another, reports the Columbia Journalism Review.
Most Americans Know Someone in Poverty, Survey Says
New data from the Salvation Army shows economic distress and demand for social services on the rise.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
16 Nonprofits That Defy Fundraising Logic – and Make It Work
A new report shows how some groups are raising more by doing away with the position of development director, using people with unconventional backgrounds to raise big gifts, and other surprising strategies.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Teach for America Recruitment Down Again by Double Digits
Applications to the nonprofit that sends new college graduates into low-income communities for two-year teaching stints fell by 16 percent this year, the third consecutive double-digit decline, The Washington Post reports.
Despite New Ways of Giving, Grant Makers Say No Big Shift Is Afoot
Philanthropy is awash with new approaches to promoting change, but attendees at a gathering of grant makers questioned whether any of them are game-changers.
By Alex Daniels and Rebecca Koenig
How Philanthropy Contributes to Wealth Inequality
In a conversation on the Tiny Spark podcast, Pablo Eisenberg, a veteran nonprofit activist and Chronicle columnist, says only 5 to 8 percent of the money philanthropy doles out goes to the neediest people.
By amy costello
Contributor
Skoll Foundation Announces 2016 Award Recipients
The Skoll Foundation announced Monday the six recipients of the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship.
Former Wounded Warrior CEO Says He Was ‘Shocked’ at Being Fired
In an hourlong interview with The Chronicle, Steven Nardizzi says trustees knew all along about spending and other activities that the news media have criticized him for.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
N.Y. Court Tosses Suit Opposing Diller-Funded Park on Hudson
A lawsuit filed last year by a nonprofit critical of billionaire media mogul Barry Diller’s planned park and performance center on a Hudson River pier was dismissed Thursday by a New York State judge, The New York Times reports.