Updates

Task force proposes ways to help volunteers have more impact

Baucus agrees to tax credit for small charities in health-care bill

Baucus agrees to tax credit for small charities in health-care bill

Mayors announce volunteerism coalition

Study reveals severe pressures on social-service charities

New report tracks obstacles to outsourcing administrative tasks

Nearly half of charities have cut jobs, survey says

Economy forces two big foundations to make staff reductions

70-year-old relief charity adopts a new name

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Elsewhere Online

Global health group raises alarm on AIDS

Women are underrepresented and paid less among Jewish charity chiefs

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Government and Politics Watch

New York voters back proposal that allows prisoners to volunteer

Advocacy campaign seeks to give nonprofit workers political clout

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Managing News

Pledging to Do Better
With money from a foundation, the federal agency that oversees volunteerism seeks to improve its operations.

Nonprofit Pay
Government officials continue to put a spotlight on executive pay at nonprofit groups.

A Flood of Volunteers
As high-profile efforts to recruit volunteers take hold, will charities be able to put all those helpers to good use?

Pension Woes
Charities are urging Congress to ease rules on how much they must set aside for a certain type of retirement-benefit plan.

Expanding in Hard Times
Several successful grass-roots charities are defying recession concerns and seeking to spread their operations across the country.

Salary Slowdown
Compensation rose by a median of 7 percent in 2008, but many leaders this year have taken pay cuts, a Chronicle survey finds.

Who's In Charge
The leadership of the nation's largest charities is mostly made up of white men, a Chronicle survey finds.

Emergency Cash
New state laws give charities more wiggle room on endowment spending.

Looming Disasters?
Relief groups worry that the recession may make it hard for them to raise the money they need to deal with the fall hurricane season and the deadly flu virus.

Health Care and Charity Workers
Nonprofit groups are urging lawmakers to consider how the health-care overhaul will affect their organizations.

States of Distress
Charities brace for major cuts while legislatures slash support.

Collaborating for Coverage
A region's Jewish groups band together to give their employees affordable health insurance.

Blogging the Opera
To attract young audiences, the Seattle Opera conceived a video and blogging project hosted by a 19-year-old.

Worst-Case Scenarios
Charities that prepared contingency plans are faring better as the recession rages, say experts.

How Bad Is It?
Two new surveys of charity officials show that 80 percent to 90 percent of officials are under financial stress.

State Aid
Charities can get state money to help them avoid layoffs.

Higher-Education Help
Community colleges and charities are working together to assist low-income adults in finding careers.

Minnesota Victory
Nonprofit groups helped prompt the governor to sign a bill clarifying state and local property-tax rules.

Katrina Recount
A charity wins millions of dollars for New Orleans in federal aid by scouring sources to get a more accurate city population count.