Google Gives $20 Million for Tech Efforts to Aid Disabled
The grants by Google.org, the Internet giant’s philanthropic arm, support organizations developing innovations to improve the lives of disabled people in areas such as mobility and communication, Wired writes.
How ‘Lean Start-up’ Helped Double Taproot’s Reach in a Year
The foundation quickly built a website where nonprofits and skilled volunteers find each other.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Google Funds to Expand Nonprofit Pushing Renewable Energy
The Silicon Valley giant is putting an undisclosed amount of seed money into sustainability nonprofit the Center for Resource Solutions to help it launch operations in Asia, TechCrunch reports.
Quiet Giving Improves Snapchat’s Image in L.A. Community
The image-messaging service is building a philanthropic profile in the beach-side community of Venice, where some locals blame the tech firm for driving up rents and changing the neighborhood’s gritty character, the Los Angeles Times writes.
Nonprofits Need to Boost Digital-Strategy Efforts, Report Says
A survey shows that only 61 percent of nonprofits have at least one staff member dedicated solely to digital strategy, and 52 percent have at least two.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Priscilla Chan Profile Explains Her Focus on Giving to Education
The wife of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg says experiences she has had as a volunteer tutor to disadvantaged youths and as a teacher in a private prep school, a pediatrician, and a mother have all shaped her philanthropy, according to a San Jose Mercury News profile.
Data to the Rescue: Smart Ways of Doing Good
For a long time, data served one purpose — measuring results. But a growing number of nonprofits are rejecting the idea that data is only for evaluation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Experts outline ways that even cash-strapped charities can plug in to boost their impact.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ex-Wounded Warrior Project Executives Start Blog That Criticizes Media
Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano claim they were not fired for doing anything wrong but because of misperceptions.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Paul Allen Commits $100 Million to Boost Bioscience Studies
The tech billionaire’s 10-year pledge will fund a new organization, the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, to support unconventional research at the “frontiers” of biological science, The Washington Post reports.
Salesforce.com Seeks Nonprofit Input on Specialized Software
The cloud-computing company has held a series of events, called Community Sprints, at which nonprofit officials can suggest changes or even revise code to tailor Salesforce products to meet charities’ needs, the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
A Decade In, Twitter Is the Real-Time Pulse of Nonprofit Advocacy
It’s hard to imagine being active in the social sphere without Twitter. The challenge it faces is to maintain its most valuable qualities as it continues to grow.
By TOM WATSON
Contributor
Ex-Education Secretary Takes Post With Jobs Philanthropy
Two months after leaving President Obama’s cabinet, Arne Duncan is joining Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective to head up a program aimed at creating job opportunities for young black men in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune writes.
Google Boosts the Importance of Mobile-Friendly Sites
A change taking effect in May is the Internet search giant’s second in a year that raises pressure on nonprofits to keep their sites up-to-date.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Tools to Schedule and Plan Your Social-Media Outreach
Nonprofit social-media experts offer advice on which programs to use to take the stress out of posting online.
By Grace Maliska
Contributor
Stars and Moguls ‘Flash Fund’ $14 Million in School Projects
Some 12,000 classroom projects for which teachers across the country were raising money at DonorsChoose.org were fully paid for in the “flash funding” campaign involving dozens of actors, athletes, and tech-industry titans, Fast Company and the Associated Press write.