A Timeline for Planning a Year-End Campaign
A tool to map out steps to take for a successful year-end fundraising campaign, online and off.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: U. of Notre Dame Gets $5 Million for Marching Band and Sports Fields
Other major donations include a $16-million estate gift to Riddle Hospital near Philadelphia and a $5-million estate pledge supporting the Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Northern California.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Leader Uses Data to Help Kids Succeed in School
Tiffany Cooper Gueye has helped expand a national education nonprofit into a model for evaluation, with programs proven to succeed.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Art Dealer Gives UCLA $20 Million to Expand Studios
Other notable donations include $4 million to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and $2.7 million to the Kansas City Symphony.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Helpful Questions for Evaluating Giving-Day Platforms
The Pittsburgh Foundation compiled this list after the meltdown of the online-fundraising platform Kimbia during this year’s Give Local America event.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Kimbia’s Giving-Day Tech Failure Spurs a Wake-Up Call
Nonprofits are working with technology providers and their own staffs to prevent another costly meltdown — and some are questioning whether giving days are a sustainable way to raise money.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: U. of Oregon Gets $10 Million to Endow Volcanology Professorships
Other major donations include $20 million to Harvard Medical School for global-health work and $10 million to establish a center for history studies at Villanova.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Development officers and consultants share things to keep in mind when considering whether to work at a small or large nonprofit.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Where the Wild Things Really Are: Urban Backyards
With the help of citizen scientists and a crowdsourcing app, a museum in Los Angeles is compiling what it says is the world’s largest urban biodiversity inventory.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Market Turmoil Calls for Reviewing Fundraising Strategy, Experts Say
The economic fallout of the Brexit vote is likely to have a small negative impact on fundraising for U.S. charities.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor