Daily News Roundup: Food Banks Try Supermarket Tactic to Push Healthy Eating
Also, advice for nonprofits on building a better 403(b) retirement plan and stamping out cronyism in board recruitment.
Share What Your Nonprofit Is Doing for the Election
Follow our running collection of social-media messages about the election’s impact on nonprofit missions and share your thoughts using the hashtag #npelect.
Podcast: Why Small and Midsize Nonprofits Rock
In the final episode of Fundraising Fundamentals, host Tony Martignetti extols smaller charities and the opportunities they afford for making lasting human connections.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
How Nonprofits Serving Latinos Can Build Strong Ties
A new communications guide outlines steps to take to reach Hispanic communities and explains how to gauge your success.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Clinton Foundation Chief Lays Out Changes in Letter to Peers
With Hillary Clinton increasingly likely to win the presidency, the missive from foundation President Donna Shalala makes clear the breadth of changes that lie ahead for hundreds of nonprofits.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
#GivingTuesday Donations Have Risen Steadily, Study Finds
An analysis of the first three years of the annual day of philanthropy by Blackbaud shows that charities of all sizes got bigger gifts with each year of the event.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Creating Top-Notch Videos for Your Nonprofit
Experts share advice on how to produce powerful clips that draw online attention to your mission and work.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Listen to Foundation Leaders and Issue Experts Live From ComNet16
The Chronicle of Philanthropy will stream all five keynote sessions from the Communications Network’s annual meeting September 29 and 30, featuring Kellogg Foundation CEO La June Montgomery Tabron, New York Times columnist Charles Blow, and other nonprofit leaders and social commentators.
Thank-You Notes That Look Handwritten Inspire Donors to Give Again
How one nonprofit brought back 440 lapsed donors and boosted revenue after taking a new approach to acknowledgments.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Study Finds Jump in No-Strings Giving to Arts Groups
Fundraising efficiency is rising at cultural organizations, according to a report by the National Center for Arts Research.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Tool to Plan a Compelling Nonprofit Video
Creating videos is more work than you might think. Here’s a guide to planning ahead to produce a great video and make the best use of it.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Roger Ailes’s Alma Mater Returns 2007 Gift
Plus, Donald Trump’s campaign responds to critical media coverage of his giving record and a communications consultant dissects the Wounded Warrior Project’s crisis management.
Nonprofits Fret as Clinton Foundation Plans to Transfer Programs
Foundation President Donna Shalala said she and colleagues are laboring program by program to ensure continuity of services and financial support from donors where possible.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
How a Family Foundation Shaped an Urgent National Issue
Through a fellowship program, a family foundation and a communications firm prepared pain experts to raise awareness about ways to better manage chronic pain.
By CAROL SCHADELBAUER
Contributor
A Jewish Federation Courts Support From Secular Gen Xers
The Associated finds that meeting the needs of post-boomers, who are less likely than their elders to practice a religion, has helped the nearly century-old group plant seeds for the future.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Conservation Group Gives Gen X Donors the Data They Want
Panthera makes changes in how it communicates with big donors to satisfy their desire for results — and adjusts to their preference for restricted giving.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor