Nonprofit Technology Leader Steps Down
After 10 years at the Nonprofit Technology Network—the past five leading the group, commonly known as NTEN—Holly Ross has stepped down as executive director.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Database Indexes Nonprofit Research
The merger of two online resources has created a new database of more than 11,000 reports, case studies, and other documents on more than 40 causes.
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Features Editor
Awards Honor Creative Technology Use
The Tech Museum of Innovation has presented its annual awards to honor the creative use of technology to benefit society.
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Features Editor
Library Promotes Digital-Media Skills
The San Francisco Public Library wants young people to be active creators of digital media, not just passive consumers.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Starts Software Company
The Family Service Agency of San Francisco is now selling the software it developed to track client information.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Mobile Technology Gets New Attention
Many nonprofits plan to expand their use of mobile technology in the coming year, according to a new report.
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Features Editor
Competition Seeks College-App Ideas
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation thinks social media might be able to help low-income students apply for college, navigate financial aid, and stay in school.
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Features Editor
Using Technology to Share Family Photos
A nonprofit project invites people to share their photos and the stories they tell, either online or in person at photo-sharing events.
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Mobile Giving Forum Meets in December
The daylong event will focus on strategies charities can use to raise money, interact with supporters, and promote their causes using mobile technology.
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Features Editor
Knight Gives $2.2-Million to Data Projects
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded $2.2-million to six projects designed to make data about important issues available to the public. Among the winners: • LocalData, a project created by three Code for America fellows, was awarded $300,000 to create tools that communities can…
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Features Editor
An App Finds Social-Purpose Businesses
A new smartphone application seeks to connect do-gooders with more than 1,000 social-purpose businesses.
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Features Editor
Nonprofit Social Network Gains Traction
Facebook and Twitter might get all the fanfare, but a nonprofit in Eagan, Minn., has quietly built a social network that logged 43 million visitors last year.
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Features Editor
Aquarium Tests E-Book to Woo Visitors
The free e-book, an important part of the aquarium’s advertising campaign. has been downloaded more than 40,000 times.
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Features Editor
An Advocacy Group Tweaks Its E-Mail Messages to Reach Mobile Readers
When the Human Rights Campaign shortened messages destined for smartphones, far more of its supporters responded to appeals to take action.
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Features Editor
Charities Retool Their Web Sites as More Supporters Go Mobile
With predictions that traffic from mobile devices will soon outpace traffic from traditional desktops, nonprofits are taking an array of approaches to making sure their sites are easy to read and maneuver on a small screen.
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Features Editor
Colorado Health-Care Database Wins Big Foundation Grants
Two Colorado foundations have made big grants for a database project to help improve health care in the state.
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Features Editor