An Uneven Recovery at Nation’s Big Charities
America’s 400 largest nonprofits increased donations just 4 percent last year and say they expect 2013 to be flat, a Chronicle study finds.
Most Consumers Who Buy Charity-Linked Products Want Results
Nearly 90 percent of Americans would switch brands to buy a product that helps charity if price and quality were the same.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Volunteer Divers Scour the Ocean to Remove Old Nets That Kill Fish
The work can be so challenging that the organizers require almost military-like precision from those who take part.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Charities Grapple With Whether It Matters if Fundraisers Look Like the Donors They Solicit
As America grows more multicultural, some groups are diversifying their ranks, but others are helping charity solicitors learn how to connect with people from different backgrounds.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Soliciting Minority Donors: Advice From Scholars of Giving
Fundraising staffs should be diverse and should learn how people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds think about giving.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Gays Want Nonprofits to Show Their Inclusiveness
Some gay and lesbian donors want to know that the institutions that slighted them in the past will make amends.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Donations to nonprofits of all sizes grew by 14 percent last year, according to two new studies by The Chronicle.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Group Uses Creative Tactics to Grow E-Mail List Tenfold
Among the tactics the environmental group tried to drum up support: redesigning its Web site to look like an oil slick and urging Americans to take energy-saving steps.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Ideas Big and Small Make Headway in Mobile Giving
While 43 percent of big charities said they have yet to make any effort to court donors on smartphones or tablets, those that have done so are starting to see sharp rises in donations.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Biggest Cause-Marketing Drives Raised $358-Million Last Year
It isn’t the supermarket checkout line where charities raise the most but from eBay’s online marketplace.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor