Features Editor, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Expertise: Fund-raising news, regulation, and trends | Fund-raising careers | Succession planning and other nonprofit leadership issues | Effects of the economy on giving | International fund raising | Direct marketing | Special events | Major gifts | Corporate and foundation giving | Capital campaigns | Planned giving | Women's philanthropy

Background: Holly Hall joined The Chronicle of Philanthropy in its first year and has been covering fund raising and related issues for more than two decades. She writes about such topics as how fund raising is affected by economic cycles, efforts to raise money internationally, unethical fund-raising practices, career pressures faced by fund raisers, and the fund-raising strategies of top-performing charities. She also covers issues related to philanthropy by and for women, nonprofit leadership tactics to weather tough times, the transfer of wealth, and other demographic issues facing nonprofit organizations.

Hall contributes regularly to Prospecting, The Chronicle's online fund-raising column and occasionally hosts The Chronicle's online discussions and Webinars on fund-raising topics. She has been a featured speaker at many fund-raising events and conferences.

Her journalistic experience includes working as a writer for Psychology Today magazine and writing freelance articles for other national publications such as the Washington Post. She also worked for more than three years in communications for the American Red Cross, where she created and edited The Humanitarian, an award-winning quarterly magazine for Red Cross donors and other constituents.

Hall has a bachelor's degree in English literature and is pursuing a master's degree in philanthropy and development from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Online features:

Prospecting: The latest news and ideas for fund raisers

Live Discussions: Online chats for the busy nonprofit executive