About Managing
Charities Gird for Deficit Battles 
As lawmakers face tight deadlines to cut spending, nonprofits are trying to figure out how to influence their deliberations and prepare for potentially massive cuts in aid.
Deficit Committee Includes Faces Familiar to Nonprofits
Several of the dozen lawmakers on the deficit-reduction "super committee" have long connections to nonprofit issues.
Caution Urged as Economic Fears Grow
Charities fear donations will drop and endowments will falter as the economic recovery sputters, but experts say it's not time to panic.
A Congresswoman Uses Lessons From Her Nonprofit Career to Build Support in Washington
As a leader of several advocacy groups, Donna Edwards learned how to debate and digest reams of information, she says, skills she needs as a member of the U.S. House of...
Congresswoman Uses High Profile to Support Charities in Home District
Rep. Donna Edwards, a former nonprofit leader, holds sessions to help groups learn basic skills in fund raising and managing and to encourage them to collaborate.
A Guide to Understanding Your Organization’s Culture
Too many nonprofit leaders don't realize the influential role of organizational culture, say three consultants who wrote a new book on the topic.
Legacies: Bernadine P. Healy, Red Cross Chief
The former head of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Healy resigned from the Red Cross under pressure soon after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Advocate for Domestic Workers Wins Leadership Prize
The 37-year-old director of the National Domestic Workers' Alliance received Independent Sector's top award for her advocacy victories.
About Giving
Rural America Struggles for Foundation Aid
The bad economy and shifting philanthropic priorities are among the reasons that grant makers failed to meet a senator's challenge to double spending.
Tiny Neb. Town Offers Model for Rural Giving
In Shickley, Neb., 60 percent of the town's residents give to the local community fund. Now people in other desolate areas hope to emulate its success.
Bad Economy Takes a Toll on Rural Nonprofits
Changes in foundation priorities added to the woes for nonprofits that work in areas with high poverty and dwindling populations.
About Fund Raising
Ten Years Later, Raising Money for September 11 Survivors Is a Tough Task
Charities say needs for aid will last a long time, but getting the public's attention is a challenge.
Some Groups Look Beyond Founders’ Loss on September 11 to Take a Global View
Several charities founded after the World Trade Center attack are working overseas to promote peace and help victims of terrorism.
Big Charities Gear Up to Use Social Media for Fund Raising
Only one big nonprofit has raised more than $1-million through social networks, a Chronicle survey finds, but dozens are experimenting with ways to seek donations.
Social-Media Campaign Honors Mothers—and Draws Aid for Female Activists
The charity Epic Change's campaign provided a memorable and creative way to celebrate a holiday and raise money.
Pet Contest Raises Big Money on Facebook
The Humane Society of the United States recruits donors by urging them to participate in an online contest to spotlight their animals.
Aid Group Raises Money With Online-Game Tie-In
Direct Relief International used a Facebook game to spur supporters to "buy" imaginary items and finance relief work.
A Contest Raises a Charity’s Profile
After an advocacy charity started an ambitious drive to seek Facebook followers, it was able to respond fast to an offer from the comedian Ellen DeGeneres to participate in a...
A Celebrity’s Boost on Twitter Aids Atlanta Hospital
People who followed a professional golfer's tweets were given a chance to win prizes if they made a gift to support health care for children.
Disease Charity Motivates Supporters on Facebook
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society offers an array of social-network tools to help participants in walkathons, bikeathons, and other events raise money.
A Massage Chain Rewards Social-Network Activity
A California food bank earned money every time a follower spread the word about its work on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere.
Opinion
Governments Must Stop Putting Burdens on Nonprofits
As governments take away benefits of tax-exempt status, some groups might just quit making service to society their top priority, wrote Peter Goldberg, a veteran nonprofit...
Philanthropy’s Missed Opportunities After 9/11
Little progress has been made in nurturing the civic spirit that emerged after the attacks or improving how Americans interact with the parts of the world where the 2001...
Setting a Fund-Raising Approach: How to Choose
Not every charity can get expect to raise money from every private or government source available.
Grant Makers Must Lead the Nation’s Efforts to Solve Problems
As a start to soothing the economic pain, grant makers should double their giving over the next five years, writes a former Ford Foundation official.
New Deficit Deal Should Make Nonprofits Quake
Not only are the direct finances of nonprofits threatened but so too is the ability of citizen groups to represent the needs of America's most vulnerable.
Social Media Are No Longer Optional
Everyone who works at nonprofits needs to be involved in social-network outreach, says a nonprofit consultant.
A Generous and Thoughtful Innovator: Peter Goldberg’s Legacy
The longtime nonprofit executive was a font of ideas but also had a knack for bringing others into conversations about how to improve society.
Other Features
A Fla. Charity Helps Families Under Stress Relax
Deliver the Dream provides free trips to allow families coping with serious illnesses or crises a chance to get away from the daily stresses.
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