Fund Raising
A Dynamic CEO Keeps Food Charity’s Cupboards Full 
Feeding America has tripled cash donations and greatly increased food contributions since Vicki Escarra took over the charity five years ago.
Americans Say Giving to Charity Is a Holiday Priority
More than 55 percent plan to give between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, according to a poll commissioned by the American Red Cross.
About Giving
Young Internet Tycoons Embrace Giving
A growing number of young technology entrepreneurs are giving big sums and getting involved in hands-on efforts to change society.
A Twitter Co-Founder Starts Small With Family Charity
Biz Stone and his wife, Livia, say they'll increase their giving after they learn what works and what does not.
One Charity’s Board Adds Up to an Internet Brain Trust
The education charity DonorsChoose.org attracts tech-savvy trustees and advisers who want to help the charity take a cutting-edge approach.
A Whimsical Beautification Project Spurs Urban Renewal
After Tyree Guyton created a neighborhoodwide art project in Detroit, a nonprofit sprung up to attract tourists and educate schoolchildren.
About Managing
Charities Brace for Budget Fights After 'Super Committee’ Failure
Congressional impasse could lead to large across-the-board cuts that affect a wide range of social and community services.
A Narrow Focus Helps a Charity Accomplish More
City Year now throws all of its efforts into curbing the school dropout rate and is drawing more grants and better results.
Lessons in Financial Management Pay Off
The Wallace Foundation's effort to help afterschool groups learn to strengthen their organizations is helping them survive the tough economy and improve the quality of their...
Greater Openness About Finances Helps Chicago Charity
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago now gets its whole staff involved in budgeting and monitoring expenses.
Child-Abuse Charges Should Prompt Charity Rethinking, Experts Say
Governance experts suggest how charities can take steps to avoid wrongdoing and legal and ethical problems in the wake of a controversy over child sexual abuse.
A Ballet School Makes Changes After It Loses Its Biggest Donor
The Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington DC is still regaining its financial balance, but its efforts to add programs, recruit trustees, and show its value to grant makers...
White House and Nonprofits Start Leadership Effort
The goal is to improve quality and diversity of nonprofit leaders.
Awards: Fund Raiser at L.A. Children’s Hospital Gets Top Award
An 11-year drive led by Claudia Looney that brought in $1.03-billion was the most successful capital campaign ever by an independent children's hospital in North America.
State Dept. Official to Head Amnesty International
Suzanne Nossel sees "a new sense of possibility about what can be achieved through mass human-rights movements."
How 'Nickel and Dime’ Giving Propelled Philanthropy
A new history focuses not just on giving by rich people but also on the influence of small donors.
Susan Dreyfus Rejoins Families International as Chief Executive
New executive regards the group's late director, Peter Goldberg, as an important mentor.
Project Highlights Human Needs in Slums
Urban Survivors, a new multimedia project, seeks to highlight the urgent humanitarian crisis and medical needs of people living in slums.
Facebook Contest Aims to Give Nonprofits Technology Makeovers
Toshiba, the electronics company, is planning to give away consulting services and equipment through a video contest on the social network.
Charity Draws Bigger Donations With Redesigned Web Site
Eight years after their last major update, Compassion International’s Web site is attracting a lot more attention.
Opinion
Avoiding Trouble: What Nonprofits Can Learn From Sex-Abuse Scandal
Never give a free pass to any charity official, no matter how high profile, and get independent help investigating charges of wrongdoing, say two legal experts.
Has Relying on Wealthy Donors Been Good for America?
A new history of philanthropy doesn't do much to answer that important question, but it otherwise does a superb job of tracing giving from the 1850s to the present.
New Poverty Figures Offer Lessons for Grant Makers
Nonprofit aid to people who face temporary setbacks, such as loss of a job or an illness, can make a big dent in reducing the number of poor Americans.
Three Steps to Build Better Ties Between Donors and Nonprofits
Scarce resources are routinely wasted by grantees and philanthropists who don't work together effectively. Here's how to change things around.
Calling All Boomers: Don’t Start More Nonprofits
We have too many charities already. To change the world, Americans need to join forces to fix social, political, and economic institutions.
A Charity Scoundrel’s Death Marks the End of an Era
William Aramony, who spent six years in jail for misdeeds as head of United Way of America, was so flagrant in his abuse of power, it was easy for regulators to catch him....
Letters to the Editor: Shock Tactics by Charities Are 'Reprehensible Messaging’
A fund-raising adviser takes The Chronicle and nonprofits to task for promoting risqué approaches.
Other Features
A Nonprofit Blends Old and New to Help Women Entrepreneurs
From business training to legendary lemon-meringue pie, the Women's Exchange in Baltimore has been serving it up since 1880.
