Quickly Organized Crowdfunding Campaign Raises $570,000 for Baltimore
Launched by the local United Way after the death of Freddie Gray, with an original goal of $20,000, the drive reached $100,000 in two days and kept going from there.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Bill and Melinda Gates: Big in Philanthropy, Big on Facebook
Richard Branson and hedge-fund manager George Soros also scored high in a study of social-media clout among the world’s most generous people.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
N.Y. Shuts Down ‘Pay for Success’ Recidivism Program
New York City’s first attempt to implement a social program via the “pay for success” model failed to meet performance goals but was nonetheless hailed by officials because the experiment cost taxpayers nothing, writes The Bond Buyer, which covers municipal finance.
The Face of Philanthropy: Dancers at an Exhibition
The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company surprises and delights people with performances in unexpected places, including some of Washington’s most prestigious museums.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Push-Up Challenge Draws Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Carson Daly
Several big names have participated in a lighthearted campaign to help veterans, but nonprofits have yet to find the next ice-bucket phenomenon.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Social Innovation Fund Report Finds Signs of Success
But many beneficiaries say the evaluation mandate is a financial burden.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Millennials Respond Better to Peers Than to Bosses When Asked to Give, Study Says
Appealing to the charitable instincts of young employees is of increasing interest to organizations, and a new report offers some suggestions.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
3 Nonprofits Form Alliance to Recruit One Another’s Workers
Employees changing jobs among BBYO, Hillel International, and Moishe House don’t lose vacation time or other benefits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
D.C. Food Bank Pioneers Data-Mapping to Find Areas of Need
Using the kind of technology that has revolutionized advertising and politics, the Capital Area Food Bank has found unexpectedly high rates of hunger in the suburbs, says The Washington Post.
In Ferguson, a Gift to Heal Divisions
A pair of anonymous donors gave $100,000 to the St. Louis Community Foundation with one goal: to let a diverse group of community members decide together how it should be used.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
X Prize Launches $7 Million Contest to Find Ways to Teach More Adults to Read
The competition, started with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, is seeking creative approaches using tablets and smartphones.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Data and Behavioral Science Key New Wave of Poverty Programs
The Wall Street Journal reports on the growing “randomista” movement of poverty experts and campaigners embracing experimental, data-driven programs to help poor and indebted people save more and achieve financial stability.
Carnival Launching New Cruise Line for Volunteer Trips
The cruise company will begin offering voyages to the Dominican Republic next year tailored for travelers more interested in service work than sightseeing, the Associated Press reports.
‘Investment Club’ of Foundations Pays Off for Nonprofits
Per Scholas, a work-force training organization in the South Bronx, is among the beneficiaries of a unique arrangement in which participating grant makers play a more active role in program-related investment decisions.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
A Famed Business Accelerator Opens the Door to Nonprofit Start-Ups
Y Combinator applies its business principles to support people seeking to solve the world’s problems.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Nonprofit Scraps Top Executive Post in Favor of 4 Leaders
A California charity copes with turnover at the top by eliminating the executive role altogether.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor