U. of Wisconsin Nonprofit Awarded $234 Million in Apple Case
The damage award Friday followed a federal jury’s ruling that Apple infringed on a patent for computer-chip technology developed on the Madison campus and owned by a university-affiliated foundation, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
Jack Dorsey Pledges Fifth of Tech Firm Square to Charity
The tech mogul has launched a foundation to aid needy communities around the world and will give it a nearly one-fifth stake in his mobile-payments company Square, which filed for an initial public offering this week, Quartz and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
Growth in Giving Fuels Investor Interest in Blackbaud
The supplier of software for charities is gaining popularity among investment managers as giving grows and the smaller nonprofits that are a large part of its customer base increasingly seek big-data solutions, Reuters reports.
Patent Case Against Apple Could Award University Foundation $860 Million
A federal jury on Tuesday found that the Silicon Valley giant violated a 1998 patent owned by a nonprofit arm of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Reuters reports.
Security Glitch Nixes Online Giving for Calif. State Workers
California’s government has dropped a new online mechanism for state employees to make payroll donations to charity because it violated security standards, The Sacramento Bee reports.
White House-Backed Kickstarter Campaign Raises Refugee Aid
At the request of the Obama administration, the crowdfunding site Kickstarter is hosting its first humanitarian campaign, aimed at raising money for the United Nations refugee agency to aid people fleeing Syria, The New York Times reports.
$100 Million Pledged for Brain Studies
The science-focused Kavli Foundation and seven institutions of higher education are together supporting the effort to advance research into traumatic injury and brain diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, Agence France-Presse reports.
Facebook Reverses Ban on Sight-Loss Charity’s Video Ad
After barring a Royal National Institute of Blind People advertisement that asks viewers to consider how they would feel if they were losing their sight, Facebook did an about-face Wednesday and cleared the clip, The Guardian reports.
Facebook Bans Blindness Charity’s Ad as Too Negative
Facebook rejected the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s advertisement calling for sight-loss advisers in British hospitals, saying the clip transgresses the social network’s policy of displaying only “neutral or positive” ads, according to The Guardian.
Gates Foundation Backs Program to Strengthen Primary Care
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming with the World Health Organization and the World Bank on an effort to close data gaps that weaken the provision of primary health care in poor and middle-income countries, The New York Times reports.
Pierre Omidyar Donates $269 Million in eBay Shares
An eBay regulatory filing this week disclosed that Mr. Omidyar, a co-founder of the company, gave away one-tenth of his stock last month, according to EcommerceBytes, a news site that covers the online-auction industry. The causes that will benefit from the stock gift valued at nearly $270 million are not known.
Network for Good Releases Free Giving Tuesday Tools
The online gift-processing platform is offering guides and webinars for nonprofits to prepare for the increasingly popular post-Thanksgiving annual event.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Aid Groups Say Silicon Valley Is Sitting Out Refugee Crisis
Tech companies that have recently touted their efforts to help victims of natural disasters such as the Nepal earthquakes are declining to offer similar programs for hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking refuge in Europe, according to The Washington Post.
$13-Million Funding Round Backs Anti-Poverty Software Firm
A group of investors led by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is backing a startup that is developing software for nonprofits and government bodies running anti-poverty programs in developing countries, Bloomberg writes.
Fraud Alert: Criminals Test Stolen Credit-Card Numbers on Charity Websites
Poorly protected donation pages are a favorite testing ground for cyber thieves, experts say. Credit-card companies put the burden on nonprofits to recoup the costs.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
On Colbert Show, Tim Cook Explains Apple’s Shift on Giving
Appearing on the CBS late-night talk show, the Apple CEO linked the firm’s rising philanthropic profile with his coming out as gay last year, CNN Money writes.