Charity Creates Financial-Coaching Site
The Change Machine helps workers assist clients in identifying money problems, finding solutions, and monitoring progress.
Charities Are Missing Out on Tools That Could Give Them an Edge
Nonprofits say they are eager to experiment with approaches like design thinking and contingency planning.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Technology Start-Ups Don’t Hold All the Answers for ‘Broken’ Nonprofits
Lack of good journalism about nonprofits and strong professional training at business schools and elsewhere perpetuates dangerous myths.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
Contributor
Anti-Trafficking Groups Harness Big Data to Fight Sex Trade
Organizations combating human trafficking are working with high-tech partners to help victims and identify hot spots in the global sex and slave trades, U.S. News & World Report writes.
Advocacy Groups Raise Patients’ Voices in Biotech
Venture philanthropy and greater advocacy by disease nonprofits are helping patients become an influential force in the pursuit of breakthrough treatments, according to The Boston Globe.
Are Taxpayers Subsidizing Rich Collectors’ Private Museums?
A growing number of wealthy art collectors are opening small, private museums, some with strictly limited visitor access, raising questions about whether the public is in effect subsidizing patrons’ multimillion-dollar art troves through tax deductions, The New York Times writes.
Local Governments and Nonprofits Test Crowdfunding for Civic Projects
Advocates say the funds raised by the technology help unlock additional sources of giving, but some taxpayers see city hall trying to double-dip into their wallets.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Impact Investing Eyed by More Community Foundations, Study Finds
As community foundations pay more attention to underlying structural causes of poverty, a small but growing number of them are experimenting with investing in social enterprises to meet their mission, Forbes writes, citing recent research by the Democracy Collaborative, a nonprofit that promotes community-development strategies.
Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna Set to Ramp Up Giving in 2015
The Facebook co-founder and his wife will announce their first major donations in early 2015 after spending three years developing their philanthropic strategy, The Washington Post writes in a profile of the billionaire couple.
Salesforce’s Benioff Takes Lead in Pushing Tech Giving
BusinessWeek profiles Internet billionaire Marc Benioff and his highly public campaign to make Silicon Valley more synonymous with philanthropy, focusing on the Salesforce CEO’s efforts in the San Francisco area.
Encryption, artivists, and wearables are among the words and ideas that will get new attention in the year to come.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
How Leaders Can Tap Into Employees’ Great Ideas
The potential for big ideas exists in every organization, but a suggestion box is not enough. Leaders must actively listen and follow up with action.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
The Detroit Deal Is a Model for How Foundations Can Solve Dire Problems
The deal demonstrates what happens when grant makers offer incentives that get every key player to make a financial sacrifice.
By Vijay Padmanabhan
Contributor
5 Falsehoods That Keep Nonprofits From Making the Most of Social Media
Nonprofits must stop worrying about crazy people online and instead focus on finding well-meaning people who want to help shape and support their cause, says the author of Matterness, a book released last week.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
Charities Conquer Political Gridlock to Carve New Paths
Nonprofits are springing up across the country, and even in the most politically combative states, people are working together to forge a new path of possibility and hope.
By RICHARD HARWOOD
Contributor
Can Documentaries Change the World for the Better?
A new effort aims to see if media projects change minds or if they just preach to the choir.
By Doron Weber
Contributor