Sept. 6, 2016

Between boomers and millennials is a cohort whose members balance busy lives with a desire to fix problems. Fundraisers should pay attention.

The Associated finds that meeting the needs of post-boomers, who are less likely than their elders to practice a religion, has helped the nearly century-old group plant seeds for the future.

Panthera makes changes in how it communicates with big donors to satisfy their desire for results — and adjusts to their preference for restricted giving.

Rochester Institute of Technology’s on-campus innovation festival lays the groundwork for next-generation alumni.

Fundraising experts offer ideas for looking beyond boomers to make pitches for bequests from the next generation.

In neighborhoods and online, the Denver Foundation works to draw in a cohort committed to hands-on philanthropy.

The FrameWorks Institute helps charities rethink their messages to simplify complicated ideas, move issues through Congress, and influence public opinion.

Climate change, addiction treatment, and equity in education funding are among the causes the nonprofit communications think tank has studied. Here are some examples of how its findings are being used to advance public understanding of complex issues.

The first moments of the Police Youth Challenge in Baltimore rarely seem promising, with participants eyeing each other warily, but the barriers fall quickly during a day of team-oriented fun.

Fundraisers have long debated whether their discipline is an art or a science; author and Blackbaud executive Steve MacLaughlin says it’s both.

More and more grant makers fail to give the organizations they fund the freedom, flexibility, or resources required to solve complex problems.

The emphasis on measurable performance targets often shortchanges important missions that are not as easily quantified, an executive with the Aspen Institute argues.

Looking to steer more money into grants and build up in-house expertise, some major donors are hiring less outside help for strategic planning and program development.

Laura Weidman Powers is expanding a nonprofit — with support from some giant companies — that helps people of color move beyond internships.

With acrobats and cocktail-themed science experiments, Exploratorium aims to make its annual fundraiser a can’t-miss event on San Francisco’s social calendar.