May 4, 2015
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Volume 27,
Issue 9
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NewsNonprofit leaders say the watchdog puts too much emphasis on financials, penalizes charities that aren’t growing, and doesn’t count work done by volunteers. -
NewsThe watchdog group responds to six wide-ranging suggestions for improvement.
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NewsSteven Nardizzi, co-founder of the Wounded Warrior Project, says charity evaluators’ systems are flawed and ineffective.
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NewsNancy Lawton, a retired federal government auditor, steers her gifts to groups that get top ratings from Charity Navigator.
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NewsRachel Micah Jones’s small charity is helping laborers fight back online against exploitation.
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AdvicePay attention to mobile devices, match your online and offline design, and more advice from organizations seeing success.
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NewsImprovements in mobile payment system plus the rise of crowdfunding are among key changes that could spur online fundraising.
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NewsCarrie Morgridge, whose fortune comes from Cisco wealth, steers her money to groups led by people who are so committed they respond to her questions in an hour, even on Saturdays and Sundays.
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NewsHonor Flight has helped 138,000 former service members visit the World War II Memorial, but 22,000 more are on the waiting list.
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OpinionIt hurts everyone when foundations dole out strict one-year grants hoping to wean nonprofits off their support.
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NewsAs it winds down operations, Atlantic Philanthropies commissioned photographers to document its legacy.
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NewsThe group’s system for making short-term internal loans while it waits for pledges to come through helps it fulfill needs as they arise.
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NewsFoundations and other organizations are supporting creative efforts that make it easy for journalists to steer people to charities worth supporting.
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NewsPeople are more generous when reminded of their own indulgences, Yale researchers have found.
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OpinionIf a business weren’t fully capitalized, it would never take on an ambitious venture. Why should charities be any different?
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OpinionQuestions nonprofits and foundations choose not to ask.
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NewsMany nonprofits see online giving as little more than a gimmick. But it may hold the key to strengthening ties with donors.
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OpinionFoundations and charities are both at fault for a lack of candor about needs and money. Also, defending a columnist who touched a nerve.
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NewsSmall groups raised an average of $124.12 for every 1,000 fundraising messages, compared with $25.40 for large groups.
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NewsPeople who give at least $10 using Omaze.com, a donation platform that works like a charity auction, will be entered in drawings to win a seat in the audience.
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NewsA small but growing number of people celebrating special occasions are asking loved ones to donate to nonprofits in lieu of presents.
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NewsThe former Points of Light executive took a leave of absence to run for Senate last year.
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OpinionFailure to act will threaten every mission philanthropy cares about, especially efforts to help the world’s poor.
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NewsBeginning May 4, Kristen Jarvis will be chief of staff for Darren Walker, the grant maker’s president.
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NewsCrisis Text Line, a spinoff, hopes to expand to process 100,000 text messages a day.
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NewsThe Chronicle’s weekly roundup of important personnel moves also includes new leaders at Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Center for Nonprofit Excellence.
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NewsThe announcement is the culmination of a search lasting more than a year.
