X Prize Launches $7 Million Contest to Find Ways to Teach More Adults to Read
The competition, started with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, is seeking creative approaches using tablets and smartphones.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Founder of Iraqi Refugee Nonprofit Wins Charles Bronfman Prize
Becca Heller, 34, the youngest recipient of the $100,000 award for young Jewish humanitarians, was honored for her legal-assistance work in the Middle East.
By Rebecca Koenig
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A Nonprofit Scraps Top Executive Post in Favor of 4 Leaders
A California charity copes with turnover at the top by eliminating the executive role altogether.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Q&A: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Embedded Reporter
Journalist Ricky O’Bannon says the role has allowed him to experiment and tell stories about classical music, not just sell tickets.
By Rebecca Koenig
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18 Winners of TheDream.US Scholarships Tell Their Stories
In a photo essay by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the recipients share their thoughts on college and what it’s like to be undocumented students. Two $15-million gifts are kicking off a campaign to raise more for the program.
By Rebecca Koenig
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New Google Fellowship Pays for Nonprofits to Build Digital Literacy
The Nonprofit Technology Network will handle recruiting and placing experts into yearlong roles at organizations in eight cities.
By Rebecca Koenig
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City Year CEO Michael Brown Wins Leadership Honor
Independent Sector gives one of its former board members the John W. Gardner Leadership Award for creating a program that provides tutors in low-income neighborhoods.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Study: Less Than Half of Foundations Use Impact Investing
About 85 percent of the CEOs surveyed said financial returns were the most important consideration.
By Rebecca Koenig
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7 Ways to Get Staff Support for Technology Projects
New tools work only if employees actually use them. This checklist provides steps to get staff members on board with new technology.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Water for People CEO Leaves to Join Wounded Warrior Project
Ned Breslin says he needed a new challenge, and the plight of many veterans sparks his outrage over people being left behind.
By Rebecca Koenig
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