N.Y. Governor Launches Office for Faith-Based Efforts
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an initial $50-million grant round for the new state Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services, which will help religious organizations apply for and secure funding for social services, Capital New York reports.
As Donors, Our Obsession With Safeguarding Funds Blinds Us to Real Grantee Needs
Too many projects are doomed before they start because grant makers are unrealistic and shortsighted.
By LAURIE MICHAELS
Contributor
Schools Are Main Focus of Collective Action but Don’t Account for the Biggest Successes
Problems of student achievement at various levels are often so great that “niche” approaches won’t work, experts say.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Intensive Joint Efforts to Solve Big Problems Are a Work in Progress
Even some advocates of the approach say it’s being overhyped when the evidence is still out on how well it works.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
If Giving Makes People Happy, Authors Ask, Why Not Give More?
A new crop of social scientists wants to isolate the causes and consequences of giving. Will the nonprofit world benefit?
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
Power to the People: Companies Hand Grant Decisions to Employees
Silicon Valley companies LinkedIn and VMware find a new recruiting tool in letting employees distribute thousands to charities.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Luring Money From Business: Advice From Corporate Grant Makers
Enlist somebody who understands the company you want to court and find out what engages the corporation’s employees.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Companies Burnish Reputations by Aligning Giving With Business
JPMorgan Chase is spending hundreds of million dollars to promote jobs and help low-income people.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
10 Companies That Gave the Most Cash in 2013
See how much they gave last year, what their projections are for 2014, and more.
By Sarah Frostenson and Megan O’Neil
Corporations are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their giving, favoring bigger commitments to causes that are close to their expertise.
Video: Foundations Reveal What They Look For in Grant Proposals
Skip the complicated language, understand the grant maker’s goals, and explain what your group hopes to learn.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Push Ideas That Work: Advice for Grant Seekers
Foundations are looking for nonprofits that can make social services more cost-effective and efficient.
By Ben Gose and Doug Donovan
A skyrocketing stock market helped boost the assets of big foundations last year to their highest levels since the Great Recession gutted endowments.
A Native-Alaskan Program Builds Engineers on Their Home Turf
Foundations are pouring money into a program that seeks to overcome barriers, like a lack of physics and math courses.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
How America’s Biggest Companies Gave in 2012
Learn how much America’s biggest companies gave in both cash and products, the causes they support, and how they encourage employee giving.
With Cash Giving Flat, Big Companies Offer Other Aid
A Chronicle survey of more than 100 of America’s biggest companies finds that giving is inching up modestly, but many businesses are pouring new energy into finding ways to provide volunteers and other aid.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor