Foundations
Foundations Can Step Up as Shareholders
Foundations should become more informed and active shareholders in the companies in which they invest their endowment funds.
Todd Cohen
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofits Face Moment of Truth
In light of the weakened economy, nonprofits need to refocus their efforts, take stock of their operations, make tough financial choices, and think big for investing in resources for the future.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Need to Make Their Case
Nonprofits must speak up and call on state and local governments to give them a greater policymaking voice.
Foundations
Advocacy Funding Pays Off Big
Foundations can generate big impact by investing their charitable dollars in advocacy, community organizing, and civic engagement.
Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate Giving Needs Better Metrics
A new report on corporate philanthropy stresses the need for new reporting metrics among companies in order to make their full impact and value known.
Nonprofits
Nonprofit Sector Needs to Be Better Understood
The nonprofit sector plays an indispensable role in society and the economy, but it is poorly understood and underappreciated.
Foundations
Grantmakers Can Do More than Make Grants
In the midst of a crippling recession, grantmakers and foundations should look to investments that both promise returns and advance their mission.
Fundraising
Recession Pushing Nonprofits Back to Basics
With national charity declining, nonprofits must return their focus to fundraising and giving.
Philanthropy
Haiti Relief Underscores Deeper Needs
The recent Haiti earthquake and relief show that funders are not willing to make the significant investments needed to support nonprofits.
Online Giving
Haiti Relief Shows Digital Giving’s Potential
The massive charitable response to the devastation in Haiti should be a wake-up call for the charitable marketplace.
Nonprofit Management
Charities Missing Out on Digital Giving
Charities and nonprofits should develop digital strategies and plug in.
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Innovation Depends on Leadership
Project Hope represents a new business model in the nonprofit sector.
Philanthropy
Real Stories Critical for Giving
A powerful tool to engage givers is storytelling – telling stories about people, the problems they face, and the role philanthropy can play in addressing the symptoms and causes of those problems.
Foundations
Rural Giving Needs to Grow
Rural America is largely off the radar of much of philanthropy.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Face Big Challenges
Nonprofits
Personally Asking Givers Matters
Philanthropy
Social Change Is Hard Work
Philanthropy
Foundations Need to Act Smarter
Social Innovations
Connecting, Part 1: Giving Sector Needs Media Smarts
Social Innovations
Recession Creating ‘New Normal’ for Giving
Philanthropy
Recession Offers Lessons for Giving Sector
Nonprofits
Time for Nonprofits to Declare Independence
Nonprofits
Resourcefulness Can Boost Nonprofit Advocacy
Nonprofits
Fundraisers Should Get More Respect
Social Innovations
Women, Giving Circles Reshaping Giving Sector
Female givers are making their impact as foundations scramble for donations
Nonprofits
Nonprofits’ Attraction to Stimulus Funds Could Prove Fatal
Chasing government money poses risks to nonprofit innovation
Philanthropy
Giving-sector Should Raise Its Advocacy Voice
The author submits how nonprofits should act as advocates for democracy
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Need to Know Their Givers Better
By focusing and improving how they treat their donors, nonprofits will find a higher giving retention rate.
Philanthropy
Giving Sector Needs to Adapt to the Economic Crisis
Foundations are creatively adjusting to the current economic crisis.
Philanthropy
Giving Sector Should Invest in Social Media
Nonprofits need to invest more time in social media or they will later be playing catch-up.
Philanthropy
Foundations Can Be Smarter Investors
Foundations can do more to address the economic crisis.
Nonprofits
Giving Sector Needs to Get Real
Nonprofits need to do a better job of engaging their givers if they want to continue to receive funding.
Philanthropy
Foundation Hoarding Backfires; Billions Lost
Scared foundations now regret hoarding their grants.
Philanthropy
Giving Sector Should Get Over Sense of Entitlement
Nonprofits need to spend more money on those they serve despite hard economic times.
Philanthropy
Shakeout Rumbling in Giving Sector
Nonprofits need to act now to improve all aspects of their operations or they will not survive the economic crisis.
Philanthropy
Giving Sector Making Wrong Turn in Crisis
Scared organizations are hoarding what they have instead of partnering with others to strengthen and streamline their operations.
Nonprofits
Brandeis Betrays Its Givers
"To survive the deepening financial crisis, nonprofits must work harder than ever to earn and keep the trust of their givers."
Philanthropy
Rays of Light in the Giving Gloom
Recent surveys on giving by corporations and high-net-worth individuals look promising for the nonprofit sector. The author submits how to best obtain these resources in a competitive fundraising environment.
Philanthropy
Obama’s Call for Service, a Spur to Giving Sector
Nonprofits should focus inward and get their organization's fundraising strategies in order before they go "rush[ing] to grab a piece of the government's financial bailout package."
Nonprofits
Will Recovery Effort Dilute Obama’s Giving-Sector Strategy?
Will the focus on economic recovery eliminate the promising possibilities that the Obama administration has had for the nonprofit sector?
Nonprofits
Power Politics in the Giving Sector
Nonprofits should indeed be pushing the incoming administration for a greater voice in helping to shape the policies that affect nonprofits and the communities they serve. But the conversation needs to include the voice of smaller nonprofits, not just large organizations.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Can Reap Big Returns From Volunteers
In a chilly fundraising environment, recruit more volunteers.
Philanthropy
Foundations Need to Kick Fixation on Themselves
Foundations need to work harder to improve the operations and impact of the giving sector.
Philanthropy
Recession Is Prime Time for Giving Sector
In bad economic times, nonprofits must convince donors to give more.
Philanthropy
Givers Next Door Have Much to Give
Nonprofits looking for charity should connect with baby boomers who own small businesses.
Philanthropy
Time for Foundations to Dig Deeper
The economic crisis should spur nonprofits to focus on their mission and foundations to give more.
Philanthropy
Asking and Giving Critical in Tough Times
Eileen Heisman is cautiously optimistic about charitable giving in the recession.
Philanthropy
A New Spirit, a Time for Giving
Obama's new spirit of service and giving should be a boon to the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.
Government
Despite Joining Bailout, BB&T Says It Prefers Free Market
BB&T decides to help with the bailout of the financial market.
Nonprofits
Election Critical for Nonprofits, Giving
Nonprofits' policy wish list for the new administration.
Philanthropy
Wealth Expert Upbeat on Giving in Downturn
Stock is not the only asset that defines donors' wealth.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Can Work Smarter With Volunteers
It's important to treat volunteers as valuable assets.
Nonprofits
Wall Street Plunge a Wake-up Call for Charity
Nonprofits need not panic in a difficult economic climate.
Social Innovations
Arts Education Needs Investment
A new study says arts education should be expanded.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Must Invest in Human Capital
Tips for helping nonprofits do better at recruiting Millennials and Baby Boomers.
Nonprofits
Government Can Do Better for Charity
By treating government as a potential partner, nonprofits can find ways to put its resources to productive use.
Nonprofits
Fundraising Fuels Social Change
As non-white minorities become the majority, the demand for nonprofit services will shift.
Nonprofits
Tough Times Create Opportunity for Nonprofits
Nonprofits need to focus on building organizational capacity.
Nonprofits
Investment Needed in Nonprofit Policy Work
A Johns Hopkins report recommends that nonprofits get more involved in advocacy.
Nonprofits
Threats to Latinos a Challenge for Nonprofits
Intolerance for Latino immigrants and their advocates is growing.
Philanthropy
Nonprofits Can Partner on Back-Office Tasks
Collaboration among nonprofits could save money.
Philanthropy
Charity Regulation Needs Fixing
Nonprofits and affluent tax payers are socked by tax laws regulating foundation and charitable gifts.
Philanthropy
Charity Must Make Itself a Market
Nonprofits and givers need to drop their sense of entitlement.
Philanthropy
Information Is Essential to Building Community
With the mainstream news media failing to keep communities informed, nonprofits and foundations are taking the lead.
Philanthropy
Politicking Soils Golden Leaf Search
The Golden Leaf Foundation has been subject to the whims of politicians.
Arts
Arts Play Critical Community Role
The nonprofit arts industry is vital to our quality of life and prospects for economic growth.
Nonprofits
Big Challenges in Nonprofit Growth
The charitable marketplace needs to challenge nonprofits that operate in sloppy and self-absorbed ways.