A Famed Business Accelerator Opens the Door to Nonprofit Start-Ups
Y Combinator applies its business principles to support people seeking to solve the world’s problems.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Silicon Valley vs. Philanthropy
Charities are clamoring for the support of tech moguls, whose elusive giving patterns may fundamentally change the nonprofit world.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The group’s system for making short-term internal loans while it waits for pledges to come through helps it fulfill needs as they arise.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bill to Promote Social-Impact Bonds Has Support in High Places
The legislation would appropriate $300 million for state and local pay-for-success contracts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Arnold Foundation Adds Program for Data-Driven Public Policy
A new division will encourage government to evaluate programs rigorously and use data to design new ones.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Goodwill in Your Lobby? Giving Made Easy for City Dwellers
The Bay Area charity has rolled out its first fleet of sensor-equipped receptacles to make drop-off and pickup more efficient.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Environmental Sleuths Find Signs of Fracking
Online volunteers at the nonprofit SkyTruth scan aerial images for signs of oil and gas drilling, also called fracking.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
7 Tips for a Successful High-Tech Project
New projects may require unexpected partnerships and benefit from getting potential users involved early.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofits are deploying drones, 3-D printers, and other advanced tools in exciting new ways.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nationwide’s Super Bowl Debut Fumbles Safety-Awareness Drive
Nationwide joins forces with a nonprofit to prevent accidents but is criticized for its ad’s morbid tone.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor