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How Nonprofits Can Build a New 'Progressive Era' in a Second Gilded Age

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

At right, Jane Addams with children at Hull House in Chicago in the 1930s. By Eboo Patel Chronicle Illustration; National Photo Co., Capitol in 1921. Jane Addams showed how the seeds of social change can be planted at the local level even as the wealthy gain power and economic inequality grows.

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How Nonprofits Are Fundraising Amid ‘Scary, Challenging Time’

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress Save the Children Save the Children has eliminated 300 positions out of 1,000 in the United States because of federal funding freezes. Here, an employee of Save the Children visits a region outside of Antakya, Turkey, that was devastated by earthquakes in 2023.

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Carly St. Onge’s Passion for Fundraising is Transforming Children’s Healthcare in Montana

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Onge, Advanced Certified Nonprofit Professional (ACNP), has spent nearly 12 years cultivating her expertise in fundraising and nonprofit management, specifically in healthcare. I knew early on that I wanted to make a difference, particularly in the lives of children.” I always wanted to be the top seller.

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Cellebrite Donates A.I. Investigative Tools to Nonprofits to Help Find Missing Children Faster

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer NEW YORK AP Yossi Carmil (right), the CEO of Cellebrite DI, which provides digital tools to help officials investigative leads, says the company is donating its technology to nonprofits that help find endangered children, such as the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, co-founded by John Walsh.

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Photo courtesy of The Brotherhood Sister Sol via The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation supports nonprofits that help improve community health and reduce disparities in health outcomes across New York State. Here, children watch the solar eclipse at a party hosted by the BroSis After School Program.

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Reddit Thread Prompts More Than $200,000 in Donations to Foster Children Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

All it took was user dartdoug’s mention of purchasing an 11-year-old foster child a bicycle for his birthday via One Simple Wish’s website to start a wave of support for the Trenton, New Jersey-based nonprofit.

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

Candid

Based on my 25 years experience working in global development, here are five tips to help nonprofits be ready to respond to unforeseen challenges. At Save the Children, we often have difficult conversations about exit ramps from communities where we have worked for decades. Is it still relevant? We raise significant funds from the U.S.

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