Charity Navigator Leader Takes Fire at Nonprofit Conference
At a meeting of the Direct Marketing Association on Friday, fundraisers urged the nonprofit watchdog to publicly rate itself and consider whether it belongs on its own “watchlist.”
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $10 Million for Minority Girls, Young Women, and Transgender Youths
Other awards include a total of $5 million over three years from the biopharmaceutical company Shire to two groups working to improve the lives of children born with rare diseases.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Embrace Your Outsider Status (and Other Tips for New Nonprofit Leaders)
Six nonprofit leaders offer tips and tactics for a new executive’s first weeks and months on the job.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: Kern Family Foundation Awards $6 Million to Olin College of Engineering
Other awards include $1.5 million from the Kresge Foundation for programs at EmcArts that address complex social challenges.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Charity Enlists Citizen Photographers and Drone Users for Sea-Level Monitoring Project
Based on images from beachgoers and recreational drone users during intense weather, the Nature Conservancy hopes to predict what the coastline could look like in the future.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grant Proposal Rejected? Find Out Why — and How to Get Funded
Volunteers at the Unfunded List can critique proposals that were turned down and help promote the most promising ones.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Flint Philanthropies Consider Long-term Response to Water Crisis
As those in government and the community grapple to respond to the Michigan city’s public-health emergency, charities and grant makers look to broaden their support.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $40 Million to Program for Asian Health-Care Workers
Other awards include a $12 million grant from the Rasmuson Foundation to support the expansion of the Anchorage Museum in Alaska.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $5 Million to Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center
Other awards include $2 million from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to Say Yes Buffalo to provide college scholarships to graduates of Buffalo, N.Y., public and charter schools.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Houston Nonprofit Experiments With Instagram to Draw Attention to Annual Report
In mid-December, Neighborhood Centers posted a series of 60 pictures to the photo- sharing app. Each photo’s caption contains a sentence or two about the nonprofit’s work during the past year, and each image prompts viewers to click the link in the group’s profile, which takes them to its full online annual report.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor