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COVID-19 leads to unprecedented response in support of Indiana’s most vulnerable

August 10, 2020 | by CA | Feature

by Shari Finnell, Editor, Charitable Advisors Nonprofit organizations on the frontlines of supporting immigrants, refugees and other foreign-born residents have been regularly encountering challenges to ensure critical, sometimes life-saving, information is adequately relayed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to language barriers, these individuals are more likely to be employed in jobs that put them […]

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Putting overhead under scrutiny

May 12, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Fundraising, Indianapolis, Sustainability

By Lynn Sygiel, editor, Charitable Advisors | So you donate money to your favorite charity, and you find out later that the money went to buy a new roof. Or new computers. Or to replace the muffler on the company van that shuttles needy clients around the city. Was this a good use of your […]

Tags: Charity Navigator, donors, financial conversations, foundations, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance, outputs, overhead, ratings

The human factor

May 12, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Fundraising, Sustainability

What’s the best way to solicit donations for a charity? New research suggests that telling donors that none of their money will go toward overhead may be very effective at raising money. But it also comes with a few potential pitfalls. In a study published in Science on Thursday (10/30/2014), a team of researchers showed […]

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Dear Charity Navigator, please move forward thoughtfully

May 12, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Fundraising, Sustainability

Last November, Charity Navigator’s board approved a plan to scale up operations, planning to double the number of charities it rates by the end of 2016. In April, when its CEO Ken Berger suddenly best online casino resigned, the California Association of Nonprofits – an organization of 9,400 member nonprofits — thought it time to […]

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Cooper Union inquiry puts nonprofits on notice

May 5, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Fundraising, Governance

By James B. Stewart, New York Times | In what should be a ringing alarm for nonprofit boards across the country long accustomed to minimal scrutiny or accountability, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has signaled that the laissez-faire approach to nonprofit governance is over. Mr. Schneiderman’s office has sent letters to the […]

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From projects to people

May 5, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Fundraising, Governance

By Ken Banks, Ashoka fellow, Stanford Social Innovation Review | Bill Siemering was about to jump in his cab to make an airport pickup when his home phone rang. It was the vice president of the MacArthur Foundation. “I was shocked,” said Bill, “when he told me I was being awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.” That […]

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Eight common innovation traps

May 5, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Fundraising, Governance

By Gabriel Kasper & Justin Marcoux, Stanford Social Innovation Review | Innovation, it seems, is easier said than done. Despite growing interest in applying innovation methodologies to social sector challenges over the past decade, more often than not, philanthropic efforts to support innovation fall short. That’s because the processes, strategies, and structures that funders need […]

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