July 6, 2016
The Chronicle of Philanthropy Volume 28, Issue 9-
Tool Kit
Make the Most of ‘Giving USA’ Findings With These Tools
How to boost giving in a down year. -
The Traditional Career Path for Fundraisers Takes a New Turn
Fundraisers typically must choose whether to work at a large or small nonprofit. How they make that decision is changing, with consequences for philanthropy. -
News
Big vs. Little Charity: Rethinking Fundraisers’ Traditional Career Path
The factors that go into the important decision of whether to work at a large institution or a small charity are changing, with significant consequences for philanthropy. -
Advice
Big or Small Charity? What to Consider When Looking for the Right Fundraising Job
Development officers and consultants share things to keep in mind when considering whether to work at a small or large nonprofit. -
News
Small-Group Fundraisers Explain Why They Moved to a Big Charity
Leaving a cozy, family-style operation wasn’t easy for these two development professionals, but their new jobs offered support and resources they could only dream of before. -
News
Fundraisers Explain Their Big Move to a Small Nonprofit
Two seasoned professionals reflect on the satisfaction they found after swimming against the career tide. -
Advice
Data at the Speed of Life
Rather than making charities wait years for study findings, IDinsight offers feedback while projects are ongoing so organizers can change course midstream and get the most from limited resources. -
News
Diverse and Gifted Group Brought Data Charity to Life at Harvard
A doctor, a data specialist, a researcher, and a social entrepreneur with experience in yak sourcing came together at the Kennedy School to create an innovative way help nonprofits use data. -
News
Where the Wild Things Are, City Slickers Keep Watch
With the help of citizen scientists and a crowdsourcing app, a museum in Los Angeles is compiling what it says is the world’s largest urban biodiversity inventory. -
News
Music at the Heart of Billionaire Couple’s Quiet Giving
Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bruce Kovner and his wife, Suzie, pour money into efforts to help needy students afford a top-tier education, particularly in the arts. -
Advice
How to Handle a ‘No’ Gracefully, and Other Tips From Two Big Donors
Bruce and Suzie Kovner give generously but have serious concerns about how some fundraisers approach philanthropists. -
News
Study Finds Fundraising Boost When Donors Must Confront Choice to Give
When an opera company made it mandatory for customers to acknowledge they had received a donation request before they could complete an online ticket purchase, it generated a windfall in gifts to an outside charity. -
Opinion
Opinion: What Nonprofits Need From Foundations: Grants for Data, Training, and Tech
It’s wrong to think investing in organizations that serve nonprofits takes away from groups that provide direct services; it helps them do a better job of doing good. -
News
Lawyer Mobilizes Nonprofit to Force a Reckoning on Racism
Acclaimed author and death-row attorney Bryan Stevenson wants America to learn how a long history of injustice underlies many of today’s most vexing problems. -
Opinion
Opinion: Charities, Stop Stereotyping People of Color as Needy
Too many nonprofits use photos in marketing and other materials that dehumanize minorities as indolent “takers” of services they do not deserve. -
News
How 3 Groups Are Navigating the Giving Seas
Charities are using creative events, extra hands, and tighter bonds with donors and their advisers to stay strong even if times get tough. -
News
Donations Grow 4% to $373 Billion, Says ‘Giving USA’
International and education organizations fared particularly well, according to the annual report on philanthropy in America. But are there signs of slowing growth ahead? -
News
More Nonprofits Ramp Up Their Donor Stewardship
Fierce competition for support results in new and expanded donor-relations staffs and creative ways of saying thanks.
