Eighty-six the boring note from your executive director and use your newsletter to tell the organization’s story instead.
Why should Baby Boomers have all the fun? Advice on starting your career in the nonprofit sector.
Fundraising: so far, so good, crappy economy and all.
"Giving is the new getting." In other words: Philanthropy — not just for the […]
Wake up, America: Running an effective nonprofit takes more scratch than you think.
Size does matter: Even the most wee nonprofits now have to check in with the IRS.
Nonprofit hospitals get a reason — albeit a small one — to breathe a little bit easier.
Even more on the talent-retention challenge/crisis/fill in your favorite synonym here.
A novel proposal […]
We’ve just entered the Chinese Year of the Rat, and if you think the filthy little plague-carriers are as far removed from nonprofits as quarterly dividends, think again.
In Chinese philosophy, the rodent’s ambition, strong will, and self-interest lead to an accumulation of wealth and power. Hey, development staffs, are you listening? Sounds like someone you […]
MITRE’s inclusion on Fortune’s 2008 list of the 100 best companies to work for marked the seventh consecutive year the nonprofit R&D organization has been so honored. The secret to its success? Keeping its ears open.
“We listen to our employees,” Bill Albright, MITRE’s director of quality of work life and benefits, tells the 501(c) Files. […]
Fortune magazine’s annual list of best companies to work for is out, and, happily, several nonprofits appear on it. These include a number of health-care organizations (the Methodist Hospital System, OhioHealth, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Griffin Hospital, Vision Service Plan, Scripps Health, the Mayo Clinic, King’s Daughters Medical Center, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Arkansas Children’s […]
The storyline has become familiar enough to be almost painful: Baby Boomer spends college and post-college years making the world a better place. Marches on behalf of ending the war/legalizing weed/passing the Equal Right Amendment/insert your cause here. Grows up, makes painful decision to enter the for-profit sector, earns tons of money, holds on to […]
The Chronicle of Philanthropy will host an online chat on October 26 to address an interesting issue:
While many nonprofit leaders say diversity is important, members of minority groups remain scarce on the boards and staffs of the nation’s charitable organizations. And this state of affairs can prevent some charities and grant makers from […]
Many years ago, when I was working in the news bureau of a large public university, my director kicked off our weekly staff meeting by noting that all employees were being encouraged to buy a season-ticket package to support the school’s football team.
Problem was, the football program there was not simply bad, but epically awful. […]
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