GiveDirectly Co-Founder Touts Plan for Cash Aid to Poor
NPR talks to Michael Faye, co-founder of GiveDirectly, about the charity’s philosophy favoring cash gifts to poor people over traditional aid programs and its ambitious plan to test the concept by providing a basic income to thousands of East Africans over a decade.
Group Helps Charities Focus on Programs, Not Overhead
Mission Edge in San Diego provides an unusually broad array of low-cost administrative services, freeing its clients to do more with less.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
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.
Yale Makes Progress in Reducing Investments That Add to Climate Change
The university asked its money managers two years ago to avoid investments in companies that have failed to take reasonable steps to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to The New York Times.
Gates Foundation’s Influence Has Profoundly Changed Seattle
The convergence of large health-care companies, research institutes, and other nonprofits and businesses associated with the Gates Foundation are changing the face of the city, The New York Times reports.
Wall St. Manager Was Duped Into Suggesting Foundation Invest in Alleged Fraud Scheme
James McIntyre, a managing director at Moore Capital Management, is the previously unidentified person who unwittingly recommended that a foundation affiliated with his hedge fund put nearly $25 million into an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme run by a private-equity executive, The New York Times reports, citing unnamed sources.
How Small Groups Reach Millions
To expand great programs, some charities are teaming up with bigger nonprofits.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How a Strategy for Spreading Programs Lost Its Sizzle — and Got It Back
Overshadowed in recent years by strategies that emphasize data and outcomes, “scaling up” is returning to favor.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Training Journalists to Save Colleagues on the Front Lines
Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues, founded by Sebastian Junger after one of his colleagues bled to death in Libya, offers four-day medical sessions for journalists who cover war zones.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
8 Questions to Ask Before Building a Culture of Philanthropy at Your Nonprofit
For nonprofits that want all employees to share responsibility for meeting fundraising goals, here are key questions to ask as you prepare for the shift in mind-set.
Google Boosts the Importance of Mobile-Friendly Sites
A change taking effect in May is the Internet search giant’s second in a year that raises pressure on nonprofits to keep their sites up-to-date.
By dan.parks
Contributor
‘Game of Thrones’ Actors Featured in International Rescue Committee Ads
The charity is working with cast members of the HBO fantasy show to raise awareness and $1 million for its campaign benefiting refugees and victims of conflict, The New York Times reports.
Museum’s ‘Pay What You Wish’ Admission Policy Pays Off
Revenue from admissions rose 20 percent and attendance rose 69 percent at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego after guests were invited to decide the value of a visit.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Simulating Poverty Gives Charity Supporters a Taste of Hard Times
Interactive and immersive campaigns are taking off. Just make sure they are not “cartoonish,” experts say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Instagram Fame Drives Up Museum’s Attendance Nearly 1000%
The newly renovated Renwick Gallery has seen weekly visits climb from 3,000 to 30,000, thanks to social media, a visually captivating exhibition, and ‘photography encouraged’ signs.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Ala. Nonprofits Find Ways to Cope Despite Short Tourist Season
Nonprofits up north, like the Alaska Zoo, use creative ideas to bring in more money despite a long winter, reports Marketplace.