Podcast
Measuring the Real Value of Social Media
Why nonprofit groups need to move past counting friends and followers if they want to tell whether their social-media efforts make a difference.
The Face of Fund Raising
Join us on Tuesday, September 7, at noon U.S. Eastern time for a live online discussion to coincide with the release of The Chronicle's new survey examining diversity among fund raisers at the nation's biggest charities.
A National Charity's Online Fund-Raising Strategy
Learn how the March of Dimes used online tools to create a new name and approach for its signature fund-raising event.
Appealing by Text Message
The American Red Cross sent this appeal for hurricane-season donations to people who donated by text message to support Haiti relief efforts. See tips on text-message fund raising.
Updates From The Chronicle
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Weak Giving Impedes Relief Efforts in Pakistan
American aid workers report that they are being forced to decide which assistance programs are most urgent, scale back plans to serve more people, and close clinics ahead of...
- Charities and Watchdog Groups Clash Over Monitoring Systems
- A Philanthropist's Case for Restoring the Estate Tax
- Social Networks Are Not Just for the Young
- How Jargon Can Damage Nonprofit Work
- Parents Matter: New Study Shows Influence of Family on Giving Decisions
- Social Innovation Fund Acts to Fend Off Bias Charges
- Lessons in Social Innovation: a Call to Action
Philanthropy Today
- Boy Scouts Strike Deal With Abuse Victims to End Lawsuits
- Big Banks to Give Housing Groups First Shot at Foreclosed Homes
- Mass. Attorney General Urges Hospital to Reconsider CEO Decision
- British Charities Fear Donation Hit From Clothing-Collection Scams
- N.C. Symphony Head Picked to Lead Cliburn Foundation
Federal Innovation Fund: Responding to Controversy
The Corporation for National and Community Service, which runs the Social Innovation Fund, has moved quickly to fend off criticism since a prominent nonprofit expert on Thursday charged that the process raised questions about bias in selecting the first winners of the $50-million awarded last month.
See more Chronicle coverage and discuss the issues in our Spotlight on Social Innovation blog.
Why Companies Must Focus on the Social Good
Savvy corporations recognize that how a company makes its profit matters -- and that what it does to solve broad social problems is what determines shareholder value, writes Scott Henderson, one of the authors of The Chronicle's Profit and Purpose blog.
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