Winning Corporate Aid: Advice From Experts
Research companies you’re interested in, show your results, and be ready to move quickly if the business decides to work with your charity.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
An Arts Group Shares Its Struggle and Gets a Second Chance
Streb, a nonprofit dance company, made a string of mistakes in trying to attract teenagers to a new program, but it got a second grant from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and learned from the missteps.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grant Makers Open Up About Failed Projects in Hopes Others Can Learn From Them
Under pressure from charities, a growing number of foundations are making efforts to share their mistakes so others can learn from them.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Warren and Doris Buffett Offer Giving Advice Online
Doris Buffett, the sister of the financier, is offering grants to people who take a course designed to teach people to make donations wisely.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Applying for Grants Is Still a Burden, Say Fundraisers
While 77 percent of donors have taken steps to simplify things, fundraisers say they don’t notice much of a change, a new study finds.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Live Online Broadcast: What Philanthropy Can Do to Help America’s Middle Class
Watch a discussion about how grant makers can help the middle class, live from the Council on Foundations’ annual conference in Los Angeles today at 11:15 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
As Foundations Shift Priorities, Nonprofits Scramble to Adapt
The bad economy and changing leadership are forcing many charities—such as AIDS United—to shoehorn their work into new priorities or seek alternative sources of aid.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Tips for Making the Most of a Supporter’s Extra Effort for a Nonprofit Cause
In dealing with people who want to puruse arduous athletic events for a good cause, nonprofits must takes steps to make sure they control donations and their organization’s reputation.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Some Volunteers Push Their Commitment to Extremes, Say Charities
The growing number of people who pursue punishing athletic activities to raise money for good causes is putting new strains on nonprofits.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Community Foundations Seek Winning Ideas That Are Fresh and Bold
Some organizations say they want to provide incentives for smart thinking instead of supporting the same kinds of programs that haven’t succeeded in fixing stubborn problems.
By Suzanne Sataline
Contributor
Bay Area Grantees Learn What It’s Like to Be Grant Makers for a Day
A San Francisco nonprofit gives fundraisers a chance to be on the other side of “the ask.”
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Low-Interest Loans Make Up for Grant Cuts
While grants are always preferred, low-interest loans can help charities continue their work as endowments shrink in a volatile market.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Bloomberg’s Leadership May Hold Clues to His Future Giving, Suggests Fast Company
Fast Company magazine examines how Michael R. Bloomberg is likely to give away his fortune after his term as New York City mayor ends in 2013.
Grant Making Gets Personal for Employees of a Md. Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation helps staff members support causes dear to their hearts, like Parks & People Foundation.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Smooth Words and Savvy Research Can Help Grant Proposals Succeed
Foundation officials say nonprofits too often fail to understand a grant maker’s priorities and sometimes ask for too little to carry out a project effectively.
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
An MBA Project Teaches Fund Raisers the Rigors of Awarding a Grant
Charity fund raisers studying for their MBA’s sample the rigors of giving away money.
By Eric Frazier
Contributor