Social Services
Our Social Services page offers news, resources, and opinion about and for professionals who work for social-services charities.
A Day in the Life of a Soup Kitchen
Get a glimpse of what it's like to run a social-services agency during these tough economic times.
Search the Largest Social Services Groups
United Way of America tops The Chronicle's list of the 400 largest U.S. nonprofit groups, based on its annual fund-raising total.
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Latest News
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Joining Forces to Fight Community Problems: What Makes a Difference
Community groups find that the coalition approach can be more successful than a single program in tackling social problems that have defied solutions, such as low reading...
- What Would Founder Jane Addams Think of Hull House Demise?
- Collapse of Famous Hull House Charity Could Be an Omen
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Susan Dreyfus Rejoins Families International as Chief Executive
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New Poverty Figures Offer Lessons for Grant Makers
- Lessons in Financial Management Pay Off
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Greater Openness About Finances Helps Chicago Charity
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A Dynamic CEO Keeps Food Charity’s Cupboards Full
Opinion About Social Services
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Let's Start a Loan Fund to Keep Social-Services Groups in Business
As states miss charity payments, it is time to create a loan fund ro help cash-strapped organizations.
- AmeriCorps Expansion Is Bad News for Social Entrepreneurship
Expert Advice
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Disaster Philanthropy in a Post-Recession World
What steps can nonprofit groups take now to guard against fund-raising difficulties?
- The Future of the Gates Foundation
- United Way's Changes
