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
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
Contributor
Science-Education Nonprofit Adopts Venture-Capital Approach
100kin10 launches its fellowship program, bringing grant seekers together to hone their ideas before they submit applications.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
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
Contributor
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
Contributor
Contest Aims to Harness Digital Sensing to Aid Poor
Unicef and ARM, a British firm that makes widely used microprocessors for smartphones and tablets, are leading a new effort to develop high-tech personal devices that could improve health and education for poor people around the world, The New York Times writes.
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
Contributor
Oxfam Aims Nepal Appeal at Big N.Y. ‘Net Conference
With Nepal reeling from another major earthquake, the aid charity is looking to maximize relief giving with mobile advertisements targeting some 50,000 digital-savvy participants at a New York tech gathering next week, Mashable writes.
A Japanese Charity’s American Debut
Ashinaga, Vassar College, and a Tony-Award-winning director — all united in an odd twist by a 1912 children’s book — will promote the nonprofit’s education mission, and its new American office, in a musical production in New York and Washington.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Dana-Farber Naming Bargains Raise Millions from Small Donors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has turned several spaces at its Boston complex into opportunities for $3,000 to $10,000 naming gifts, buttressing its pursuit of the big-money donations that make up most medical philanthropy, The Boston Globe writes.
Former Kiva.org CEO Starts Mobile Microfinance Effort in Kenya
Matt Flannery, the co-founder and ex-CEO of nonprofit microlending site Kiva.org, announced Wednesday that he has raised $1.4 million in seed funding for his latest social venture, a mobile-based microfinance firm serving smartphone users in Africa, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Charities Can Now Get Dot-NGO and Dot-ONG Web Addresses
Charities that register can create profile pages in a new directory for nonprofits, where they can also accept online donations.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Nonprofit Releases Poverty-Fighting Tool Kit
FXB International says its 3-year program has helped 81,000 people inexpensively by simultaneously tackling education, health care, food, and housing.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Rachel Micah Jones’s small charity is helping laborers fight back online against exploitation.
By Edward Ericson Jr.
Contributor
Take-Action Buttons Turn News Readers Into Activists
Foundations and other organizations are supporting creative efforts that make it easy for journalists to steer people to charities worth supporting.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Social-Impact Bonds Need to Focus on Results
The key measure of whether the approach works should not be financial savings but how many lives are improved.