Autism Charity Takes Top Prize in Chronicle TV Contest
Autism charity takes top prize in Chronicle television contest
Community Funds’ Online ‘Town Squares’ Link Charities and Donors
George Boosey, a longtime public-radio executive in Durham, N.C., was looking to donate some time and expertise to a local charity. Checking out the organization profiles on a site created by the Triangle Community Foundation, he was intrigued by the mission of Kids Voting Durham. He fired off a…
By Scott Westcott
Contributor
Charity Raises Money for Small Loans to Help Overseas Students
The Vittana Foundation, a new organization in Seattle, has created a Web site that allows people on the Internet to make smalls loans to help students in emerging countries, such as Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines, pay for college or vocational training. Microfinance institutions want to make…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Grant Makers Seek New Ways to Influence Obama’s Foreign Policy
Eric Schwartz and Nancy Soderberg first met decades ago when they both worked on Capitol Hill, he for Rep. Stephen J. Solarz and she for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Their careers have taken similar paths since. The two did stints at the United Nations and served on the National Security Council under…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Few Groups Monitor Marketing Results
By Peter Panepento Nearly two-thirds of charitable organizations do not keep track of the results of their marketing efforts and therefore have no way to know whether they are reaching the people they hope to influence, according to an online survey of 350 nonprofit communication leaders. The…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Face Time: Charities Flock to Social-Networking Web Sites
A growing number of charities tapping into online social networks to increase awareness, build membership, mobilize supporters, find volunteers, and support fundraising efforts.
By Scott Westcott
Contributor
Tips for Getting a Charity’s Views Into a Newspaper’s Editorial Pages
Newspaper editors say they welcome the contributions of nonprofit organizations to their opinion and letters pages because they help broaden the section’s collection of voices.
By Jeffrey Klineman
Contributor
A Sampling of Books to Help Bolster Writing Skills
While dozens of sources advise how to make sure cover letters and résumés have a format that is stylish and eye-catching, it is probably more critical for most job seekers to concentrate on improving the substance of their materials: the writing.
By Sandy Asirvatham
Contributor