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A Growing Number of Americans Don’t Give to Charity, Poll Finds

The percentage of Americans who give nothing to charity doubled in the past year, while many others are cutting back the number of groups they support.

Social-Media Manager Profile: Danielle Brigida

The first installment of our series on social-media managers profiles Danielle Brigida, digital marketing manager for the National Wildlife Federation.

The Faces Behind the Twitter Handles

Meet the personalities behind some of the nonprofit world’s best social-media machines.

Despite the Bad Economy, Charities Made Minimal Changes to Employee Benefits in 2009

Some nonprofit groups are getting ready to restore benefits they reduced last year, and some are even planning to add new ones, a study of New York and Washington organizations finds.

The Rise of the Nonprofit Social-Media Manager

A look at the people behind some of the nonprofit world’s most noteworthy Twitter handles.

Charities Look to New Social-Network Managers to Bolster Fund-Raising Efforts

While gaining attention is the main goal for most charities that promote themselves on social networks, most of them also hope to build connections that will attract contributions.

Social-Media Managers Help Charities Spin a Web of Support

Social-Media Managers Help Charities Spin a Web of Support

Charities are creating a new type of job -- hiring people who spend all day working on online social networks as a way to reach out to a wired generation of donors.

Risky December 31 Deadline for Year-End Fund Raising

Charities need to keep in mind that the end of the year falls on Friday, which means waiting until the very last minute to send out appeals is unwise, experts say.

Charity Expands Effort to Get College Students to Raise Money

Autism Speaks is making it easy for college students to raise money on behalf of the organization, part of a search for low-cost ways to bring in millions of dollars.

Watching for Red Flags When Accepting a Planned Gift

Charities can end up offending donors or facing financial trouble if they don’t handle planned gifts properly.