https://www.nicolewallacedc.comRSS Feed for Editorial Leader and StorytellerenWed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/ef706605-3ba8-4643-9424-6f20d462ee5c.pdfAfter activist Charlie Kirk’s killing, organizations are assessing their risks and taking steps to protect staff, buildings, and events.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/ef706605-3ba8-4643-9424-6f20d462ee5c.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/d99f29a2-a536-48d1-ad78-b880ece395cb.pdfSome provisions are likely to drive more donations, while others may depress giving.Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/d99f29a2-a536-48d1-ad78-b880ece395cb.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/0f9eb227-eafa-47d5-ae8f-0374d94ed4d3.pdfCosts for food, clothing, and housing all look set to rise, causing new problems for charities — and their clients.Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/0f9eb227-eafa-47d5-ae8f-0374d94ed4d3.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/b27fd42f-c65e-4d26-b9d2-9904e6e45fa7.pdfThe billionaire philanthropist is experimenting with creative ways to support women — and she’s encouraging more of them to give.Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/b27fd42f-c65e-4d26-b9d2-9904e6e45fa7.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/b1952732-12a8-4624-9cf1-2343743e5664.pdfMany nonprofits prepare for the resistance even as they confront their own role in Trump’s victory.Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/b1952732-12a8-4624-9cf1-2343743e5664.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/134fecee-5e75-4b2e-b9aa-f444519f3866.pdfA study of the billions in gifts by the maverick philanthropist reveals a little about which organizations she favors.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/134fecee-5e75-4b2e-b9aa-f444519f3866.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/b3b3b7cc-2744-433c-8228-b09602f5af50.pdfThe Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director — the first person of color in the role — departs amid criticism that her plan to save the American theater drove away donors and patrons. Supporters say bias and racism marred her tenure.Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/b3b3b7cc-2744-433c-8228-b09602f5af50.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/8847e1b6-b4a0-4ab9-b244-2e9fddf83ca7.pdfAustin McChord started Datto, a data backup and security company, when he was a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Its success has fueled his philanthropy.Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/8847e1b6-b4a0-4ab9-b244-2e9fddf83ca7.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/9409e41d-b727-491c-93b9-4134eca84a32.pdfDrugmakers donated tens of millions of dollars to patient-advocacy and physicians’ groups. Those organizations helped create a massive market for deadly painkillers.Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/9409e41d-b727-491c-93b9-4134eca84a32.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/36e69d3e-c2c5-4b06-a0e3-e412a98a6ac3.pdfPeople of color who have climbed the nonprofit ladder talk about their challenges, coping strategies, successes, and whether they think things are getting better.Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/36e69d3e-c2c5-4b06-a0e3-e412a98a6ac3.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/5c52b5a9-82a9-41ba-99a6-5d319aa3b6c2.pdfArtificial intelligence can help write appeals, find new donors, figure out how much to ask for, and prioritize tasks.Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/5c52b5a9-82a9-41ba-99a6-5d319aa3b6c2.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/9314c171-5ade-4794-ae27-7bf123463b04.pdfWith unprecedented numbers of women on the ballot, Erin Vilardi’s nonprofit is helping them find ways to victory in November.Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/9314c171-5ade-4794-ae27-7bf123463b04.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/ae4c8c58-5f22-41e3-8d41-e513aabbd763.pdfWith fewer Americans giving to charity, some nonprofits are planning for an uncertain future.Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/ae4c8c58-5f22-41e3-8d41-e513aabbd763.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/aaae544b-8e80-40f8-9674-1ff527237e46.pdfIncreasingly stocked with well-paid, well-educated leaders and staffs, the nonprofit world risks disconnecting with middle and working-class Americans.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/aaae544b-8e80-40f8-9674-1ff527237e46.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/bfcb89a8-e48d-455c-9e29-2522849db612.pdfJ.B. Pritzker says early-childhood education is the key to the nation’s economic future. He wishes more donors agreed.Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/bfcb89a8-e48d-455c-9e29-2522849db612.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/ca7b3f1d-25cb-4e7a-b409-cf35b47b65f6.pdfBryan Stevenson wants America to reflect on its history of intolerance and violence — and see the roots of discrimination today.Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/ca7b3f1d-25cb-4e7a-b409-cf35b47b65f6.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/aef205ac-e509-4082-b025-3916fbd79b77.pdfBryan Stevenson wants America to reflect on its history of intolerance and violence — and see the roots of discrimination today.Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/505318/uploads/aef205ac-e509-4082-b025-3916fbd79b77.pdf