Guide to Managing Nonprofits
Nonprofits Face a Wealth of Options as Consulting Field Expands 
Charities can get specialized attention from consultants -- and good financial deals, say experts.
The Value of Retired Volunteers
A project aimed at matching skilled, older volunteers with charities shows how those organizations can benefit far beyond the amount of time managers put into supervising and...
About Giving
Facebook’s CEO 'Friends’ Schools —And Gets Everybody Talking
A seemingly out-of-the-blue $100-million gift from Facebook's 26-year-old founder draws concerns about how the money will be used.
Nonprofit Arts Leaders Among MacArthur Fellows
Nonprofit arts and culture group leaders are among the latest crop of MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grant winners.
About Fund Raising
Charities Rethink Galas to Attract—and Please—More Donors
New research gives fund raisers a guide to putting on more successful charity events and galas.
From Sushi to Zero G, the Often-Missed Items That Can Boost a Charity Event’s Take
Advice on setting ticket prices, offering auction items, and more, based on a new report about donor attitudes toward special events.
About Managing
CEO Pay Stalls in Bad Economy
As nonprofit CEO pay remains flat, recruiters are beginning to wonder whether holding the line on salaries will make it harder to attract and keep talented leaders. Plus, see...
High CEO Pay Does Not Always Reflect Annual Earnings
Deferred pay and pensions can inflate a nonprofit CEO's compensation figure in a given year, causing charities concern over public perceptions.
Gender Gap in Nonprofit Salaries Persists, Study Finds
Even though more women are becoming nonprofit leaders, the share of total compensation earned by female executives is shrinking, a new study finds.
How The Chronicle Conducted Its Spot Check of CEO Salaries
The Chronicle asked big charities and foundations to provide tax returns and other details.
Small Charities Risk Losing Tax Status
Tens of thousands of small groups must meet an October 15 paperwork deadline or they will lose their tax exemptions.
Success Brings a New Challenge for Global Health Groups
Now that nonprofits have helped battle diseases like malaria and AIDS, charities and donors are under pressure to pay attention to the growing threat of illnesses like cancer...
A Nonprofit’s Push to Certify Socially Conscious Businesses
B Lab, a nonprofit group near Philadelphia, has created a credential to help businesses that want to do good stand out from other corporations.
Investment Standards Next on B Lab’s Agenda
A nonprofit that evaluates businesses on their societal impact plans to do the same for social-purpose investment vehicles.
Microfinance Site Adds Student Loans
Kiva.org expands services to allow donors to support student loans for college students in developing nations. (Tech)
New Directory of Evaluation Tools
Meeting on Mobile Devices and Health
How to Squeeze More Value From Attending a Nonprofit Conference
Veteran nonprofit leaders offer tips on how to learn the most from a professional meeting, especially when time and money are tight.
New on the Job: CEO of Tides Network
A supporter of minority and youth entrepreneurship takes over leadership of the Tides Network, a San Francisco social-change group.
Exit Interview: David M. Walker, Head of Peterson Fund
The chief executive of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation will now start a new group, called the Comeback America Initiative, an effort to influence America's fiscal policies.
Opinion
What’s the Problem With Strategic Philanthropy?
It's time for donors and grant recipients to have candid conversations about what works, and what does not, in strategic philanthropy, writes the former president of the Ford...
Why Nonprofits Should Care About 'Net Neutrality’
As the federal government considers changes in access to the Internet, nonprofits need to make sure that they don't lose this cheap, effective way to get their messages out,...
5 Questions to Ask Before Making a Big Gift
Donors should ask what steps a nonprofit is taking to ensure that it is producing results.
More Features
Breaking Down Racial Barriers With Green Space
A community foundation seeks to get residents of Detroit and its suburbs to connect across racial and economic barriers via a series of biking and hiking paths.
Gates Foundation’s Giving Under Spotlight
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's approach to grant making is examined by American Prospect magazine, while the new Forbes 400 list includes many philanthropists.
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