Contest Seeks Ideas to Prevent Genocide
The U.S. Agency for International Development has put out a call for ideas on how to use technology to “ethnic cleansing” and mass rape.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Kiva Aids Its Millionth Borrower
Kiva, the nonprofit that allows people to lend to entrepreneurs in developing countries, now makes more than $1.5-million in loans each week.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Fund Gives $20-Million to Education Technology
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has awarded grants for technology that allows parents and teachers to adapt instruction to meet the needs of individual students.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An Easier Way to Show Progress
Ned Breslin of Water for People is building a new online platform to help charities see—and show others—how well they are doing in real time.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Nonprofits Race to Get Ahead of the Explosion in Small Screens
Many charities are devising game plans to adjust their fundraising andcommunications to accommodate the growing use of smartphones and tablets.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Mobile Donors Respond to Traditional-Style Appeals on the Radio
An appeal by popular radio personalities was far more successful than a request for donations on a scoreboard during a sports event.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
U.N. Foundation Offers a Challenge and a Lesson on Global Health
The international charity uses gamelike challenges to teach mobile users about its work.
By Scott Westcott
Contributor
Charities Take Different Paths to Attracting Mobile Viewers
More charities want to make their Web sites mobile-friendly, but they are divided on the best approach.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bird-Counting App Helps Charity Collect Data
The National Audubon Society uses mobile apps to crowdsource information about bird sightings.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
App Seeks to Protect Women From Dangerous Social Situations
A mobile application helps women avoid dangerous situations by providing a simple way to signal their friends to come to their aid.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Depressed Teenagers Can Call or Text for Help
Counselors use text messaging to help troubled teens get help.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Apps Help Red Cross Provide Lifesaving Advice
The American Red Cross develops a series of mobile apps to provide information about first aid and disaster preparedness.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Pop-Art App Teaches People About Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Museum has built a mobile application that lets anyone create a Pop masterpiece and gain a deeper understanding of how Warhol approached his art.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Text Messages Help Charity Raise Money
Inspiring weekly messages leading up to a marathon kept participants motivated to train and to turn out for the event.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How 10 Leaders Use Technology for Good
Innovative efforts to use technology to improve health care, curb climate change, and help the poor take center stage in Austin, Tex., at the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival’s Dewey Winburne Community Service Awards.
Nonprofits Use Skype to Reach Schools
Skype in the Classroom, a service of the video-call network, is helping nonprofits like the Walden Woods Project share their missions with teachers and students around the world.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor