Podcasts: What $100 Million Could Do
See a series of interviews with the eight semifinalists in the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. The winner will receive $100 million to pursue an effort to make measurable progress solving a critical problem.
Mobile Advocacy Campaigns: How One Nonprofit Connects With Donors via Texting
Food & Water Watch uses text messages to inspire supporters to call their legislators.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
How the Junior League Got Its Groove Back
A large-scale membership survey and long-term planning helped the Association of Junior Leagues International adapt to meet the needs of today’s volunteers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundation Takes Radical Approach to Transparency in Grant Making
The GHR Foundation is testing a system that involves posting grant applications for public comment and allowing applicants to use the feedback to fine-tune their proposals before decisions are made.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
New Master’s Program Trains Social-Data Professionals
The degree offered by the University of Texas at Dallas teaches a variety of skills, including data mining and program evaluation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked
The Chronicle staff reports on colleges, hospitals, social-service organizations, and other nonprofits that took a risk and got results.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part I
The 92nd Street Y excites donors with cool technology, a ballet steals an airline tactic, and more.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part II
Inside a “textathon,” the ultimate day planner for gift officers, and benefit parties where food steals the show.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part III
An advocacy group’s members generate social-media content, and a small charity trades events for experiments.
Patty Stonesifer’s move to Martha’s Table, a social-service group in Washington, made waves in the nonprofit world. She brought with her a passion for racial equity and a belief in data-driven decision making,
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How One Small Charity Finds Success With a Focus on Metrics
Martha’s Table boosted fundraising by highlighting achievements using hard numbers. Data also helps with major decisions, like where to build its new headquarters.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
From Microsoft to Gates Foundation to Local Charity: The Evolution of a Leader
Former Gates Foundation head Patty Stonesifer shares lessons she’s picked up in moving to Martha’s Table, a small Washington, D.C., social-services nonprofit.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Nonprofit’s Twist on Private-Equity Fund Aims to Speed Diabetes Research
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s new nonprofit invests in companies studying the disease. Also, the United States is suspending a program that fights extreme poverty.
Nonprofit Coalition Takes a New Tack in the Trump Era
Dan Cardinali has spent his first year as head of Independent Sector finding ways to promote a populist tax idea and taking a more expansive approach to getting charities and foundations to work together.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
2 More Big Bets on the Verge of Big Growth
Programs in Chicago and Oakland are showing how, with enough resources, the hardest-to-reach young people can become stable, successful members of their communities.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Nonprofits Experienced at Surviving Funding Cuts Share Their Strategies
As President Trump’s administration pushes for big reductions in federal spending, five charities tell how they learned to do more with less.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor