Grant Makers Seek a More Web-Savvy Nonprofit World
Members of NetGain, a partnership aimed at making the Internet work for social justice, have given more than $18 million to the cause in the past year.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Charity Enlists Citizen Photographers and Drone Users for Sea-Level Monitoring Project
Based on images from beachgoers and recreational drone users during intense weather, the Nature Conservancy hopes to predict what the coastline could look like in the future.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Foundation Seeks Proposals for Tech Tools to Fight Slavery
San Francisco-based anti-slavery charity Humanity United is teaming with federal agencies and other groups to develop technological means to track and combat the use of forced labor worldwide, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Podcast: Using Computer Science to Benefit Social Justice
In this episode of Fundraising Fundamentals, a Ford Foundation program officer explains the advantages of having technologists working for social good.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
YouTube Adds ‘Donation Card’ So Videos Can Raise Money
The popular platform is rolling out a new service that allows video creators to make their clips a conduit for direct charitable giving, TechCrunch writes.
Media Mogul Zuckerman Launches $100 Million STEM Effort
Publisher Mortimer Zuckerman’s foundation made a 20-year commitment to a new scholarship and research program to foster scientific and technological collaboration between Israel and the United States, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency writes.
Genomics Center Gets $100 Million From 2 Board Members
The New York Genome Center announced a combined $100 million challenge grant Wednesday from family funds led by two of its directors, James Simons and Russell Carson.
GuideStar Redesigns Charity Profiles to Emphasize Results
The changes reflect a sector-wide discussion about how to measure and communicate about program effectiveness.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Smartphones Grow to Dominate Mobile Giving, Study Finds
Charitable donations made using handheld devices grew by 45 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to online-giving platform Blackbaud.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Elections and Economy Offer Challenges to Fundraisers in 2016
The public can be distracted as the candidates’ rhetoric heats up, experts say, but this year’s outlook also reveals that retiring boomers offer opportunities for new support.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Alphabet Executive to Donate $148 Million From Startup Sale
Diane Greene, a director of Google parent company Alphabet, plans to give her proceeds from Alphabet’s purchase of her cloud-computing firm Bebop Technologies to a donor-advised fund, The Wall Street Journal and VentureBeat report.
Meeting the Need for Cheaper Medical Devices
D-Rev produced a high-quality prosthetic knee for $80 and developed an ultra-low-budget device to treat jaundice.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Michael Brennan: Tech Expert Takes on Social Ills
The program officer at the Ford Foundation puts his Ph.D. in computer science to work as he explores the impact of technology on society.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Visa and Dell Help Girl Scouts Boost Digital Cookie Program
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.'s burgeoning online cookie sales will get an estimated $3 million assist this year from the companies’ investment in training, tech tools, and digital features, reports The New York Times.
Obituary: Doug Walker, Co-Founder of Social Venture Partners
The Seattle-area tech entrepreneur, conservationist, and philanthropist was found dead Friday after a mountaintop hiking accident, The Seattle Times reports.
Contactless Payments Coming to British Street Fundraising
British charities are set to introduce the technology to street-corner soliciting this year, allowing donors to give with the wave of credit or debit card, The Telegraph writes.