March 7, 2018

The nonprofit Sage set flexible goals for the number of trustees who are transgender, straight, disabled, young, old, and so forth — but stopped short of creating strict floors or ceilings.

Six years ago, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s staff was 58 percent white. Today, that figure is 43 percent. A focus on retention of minority employees is among the reasons for its success.

Lift, a national nonprofit, has spent eight years trying to change its culture — and leadership — to better reflect America.

The Colibri Center for Human Rights sifts through a variety of clues in its efforts to return remains and belongings to grieving family members.

Research by an economist at University of Southern California found that a 1 percent change in tax rates resulted in a 4 percent loss in charitable gifts across all charities, and more for health and social-service groups.

Despite the post-Ferguson urgency on race and social justice, nonprofit leadership remains nearly all white. Charities are running out of excuses, diversity advocates say.

CommonLit, a group that offers free reading materials online, learned the techniques of Silicon Valley and has been expanding fast ever since.

Fast Forward has won the support of Google.org and others for its innovative methods of nurturing nonprofit tech startups.

An army of alumnae rallied to save their alma mater with a Starbucks challenge and a host of other creative ideas. Will it be enough to save the college over the long term?

Executives of the Environmental Defense Fund, the Energy Foundation, ClimateWorks, Solutions Project, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation say grant makers have accomplished more than an op-ed in the Chronicle suggested — but all agree far more needs to be done.

If grant makers are serious about fighting racism, we need to take actions that help promote the growth of nonprofits led by people of color, according to Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation

Donors think charities spend too much on salaries and other administrative costs but still support organizations that do so, according to a new survey.

Cloud storage company Box says employees have responded positively to its unusual effort to build a culture of charity. Meanwhile, the company is saving money.

Chuck McLean, who started with the organization 23 years ago, says that while nonprofit transparency has improved greatly, the IRS is poorly equipped to prevent abuses.

The GHR Foundation is testing a system that involves posting grant applications for public comment and allowing applicants to use the feedback to fine-tune their proposals before decisions are made.