Continuing Education Guide
Do Charity Executives Need MBA’s? 
As charities adopt more businesslike tactics, many aspiring nonprofit executives are considering getting a master's degree in business. However, experts say it's not clear...
Education Effort Helps New Leaders Take Over From Charity Founders
The New School is helping executives navigate the difficult task of leading an organization that has just lost its founder.
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Fellowships Help Up-and-Coming Leaders Learn Management Skills
A fellowship program that prepares people to become executive directors covers financial management and fund raising as well as negotiating and balancing work and home life.
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Charities Find Money-Saving Ways to Train Workers
Many charities are cutting back on professional-development efforts for employees, but experts say that could cause long-term problems.
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Discussion: Weighing the Value of an MBA
Read the transcript of our discussion about the value of the MBA degree for nonprofit workers. Career experts offered advice on how to choose whether an MBA is the right move...
About Giving
Prize Philanthropy Is on the Rise as Foundations Seek Solutions to Society’s Most Intractable Problems
The use of contests to find innovative solutions to the world's problems has gone mainstream, but it's not clear that the prizes can solve tough problems.
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Winning Charity Prizes Takes Great Effort
Nonprofit groups that put a lot of energy into winning prizes have raised large sums, but some experts worry those charities will lose as much as they gain in their...
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Kellogg Foundation Commits $75-Million to Battle Racism
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is making a $75-million commitment to push for racial equality and to heighten awareness of racism and the damage it does.
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Wal-Mart Announces Plan to Donate $2-Billion, Mostly in Food, to the Nation’s Hungry
Wal-Mart and its charitable foundation plan to give $250-million in cash and $1.75-billion in food over the next five years to reduce hunger in America.
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More Than Half of Grant Makers Received Raises Last Year, Study Finds
Pay for foundation chief executives topped $140,000 in 2009, in a study of grant-maker compensation.
Washington Arts Group Gets $22.5-Million
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will use a big gift to expand its efforts to train arts managers nationwide.
Fund Raising
Donations in 2010’s First Quarter Show Healthy Signs for Charities
A Chronicle poll of the nation's biggest charities found that donations in the first three months of 2010 were much stronger than they were in the first quarter of...
Many Charities Are Doing More to Woo Donors of Middle-Size Gifts
Thanks to the economy and advances in technology, charities are starting to pay more attention to donors who don't give quite enough to get the extra perks lavished on those...
How to Care for Donors in the Middle: 3 Groups Share Their Approaches
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Pay for Fund Raisers Grew Last Year
Pay for fund raisers at charities nationwide grew by 4 percent last year, according to a new study.
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Economy and Politics Cause Problems for Charities Seeking Bequests
Bequests and other estate gifts have slowed considerably because of the economy, and the uncertainty over the federal estate tax is making matters worse.
About Managing
Congresswoman Undertakes Effort to Give Charities More Support and Attention
Betty McCollum, a congresswoman from Minnesota, is on a crusade to draw attention to the role charities play in the economy and to help government and nonprofit leaders...
Many Groups Stand to Lose Charity Status Under IRS Rule Change
Hundreds of thousands of small charities have failed to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service and could soon lose their nonprofit status.
Ariz. Charities That Serve Latinos Already See Immigration Law’s Impact
Nonprofit groups in Arizona say donors and clients are already showing concern about legislation that makes it a state crime to violate federal immigration law.
IRS Finds Possible Problems With How Colleges Set Salaries
The tax agency is concerned about the way some of the 400 institutions surveyed reported business income as well as how they set executive pay.
Orchestra Sets Up Camp for Amateur Players
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra reached out to amateurs to spread the word about the value of music, but the effort also helped the organization's professional musicians get...
Opinion
Who Will Tell Big Donors They Are Wrong About Education Grants?
Philanthropists have made unprecedented attempts to influence how schools are run, but many of their efforts could actually cause damage, writes an education expert.
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Grant Makers Must Foster Civil Society
Foundations need to help heal the divisions that are impeding social progress.
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To Make a Difference, Nonprofit Staffs Must Be on the Same Page
A charity can't cope with economic challenges and other tough topics until everyone at the organization has a common understanding of priorities.
More Features
Championing the Needs of Bereaved Youngsters
A charity founded by a baseball star aims to help childlren across the nation who must cope with the death of parents, siblings, or other loved ones.
New on the Job: Paula Doherty Johnson
An international-development expert will undertake a new effort to help strengthen global philanthropy.
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