Web Site Offers Civil-Rights Recollections
As a teenager in segregated Petersburg, Va., Priscilla Robinson took part in sit-ins at restaurants that would not serve black people and protested at businesses that would not hire black employees. She was determined to fight for change, but always anxious. “Apprehension was my constant…
By Cassie J. Moore
Contributor
Charities Seek Help Protecting Donor Privacy
Epsilon, a for-profit marketing company in Wakefield, Mass., that serves many nonprofit groups has added the position of chief privacy officer to help clients ensure they are complying with new laws, such as the federal do-not-call registry and the anti-spam law. The new privacy official, Steven…
By Cassie J. Moore
Contributor
United Ways Are Spreading Quickly Around the Globe
United Way International has come a long way since the dark days of 1992. That year, it nearly succumbed after ALSO SEE:A New Era for Nation’s United WaysWhere United Way’s Leader Isn’t the BossGiving to United Ways Drops for a Second Consecutive Year losing much of its support in the scandal…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Bits: Web Marketing Association Accepting Entries for Nonprofit WebAwards
The Community Technology Centers’ Network plans to hold its annual conference in Seattle June 11-13. For more information: Go to http://www.ctcnet.org. The Nonprofit Risk Management Center has scheduled an online seminar on how to prevent fraud in nonprofit organizations for June 9 and an online…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Gay and Lesbian Groups Get Technology Help
A Los Angeles foundation is working to improve access to technology among gays and lesbians. The David Bohnett Foundation has announced that it plans to spend more than $350,000 this year to provide new technology equipment to gay and lesbian community centers the foundation has previously…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Gates Foundation Warns of Bogus E-Mails
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in Seattle, is warning nonprofit groups about e-mail scams that use the foundation’s name -- and the lure of big grants -- to try to swindle charities. The e-mail that prompted the foundation to issue the alert asked the charity that received it to put up money…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Heifer International Wins Award for Internet Fundraising
By Nicole Wallace The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, in San Francisco, a national organization for individuals, charities, and businesses that provide technology assistance to nonprofit groups, plans to hold a regional technology conference in San Diego on May 13. For more information: Go…
$1-Million Awarded to Technology Programs
By Nicole Wallace The Community Technology Centers’ Network, in Washington, has awarded almost $1-million to 50 nonprofit organizations that teach technology skills to disadvantaged youths, homeless people, and people with disabilities. The organization’s Connections for Tomorrow program -- a…
Internet Engages Youths in Citizenship Activities
By Nicole Wallace Young people use the Internet to register to vote, find volunteer opportunities, express their views on current events, and push for social change, according to a new report. “Youth as E-Citizens: Engaging the Digital Generation” -- published by the Center for Social Media at…
Web Site Offers New Evaluation Tools
By Nicole Wallace Innovation Network, a nonprofit organization in Washington that helps charities assess the impact of their work, has expanded the evaluation tools that it offers online. Visitors to the site can now gauge their organizations’ efforts in eight areas, such as planning, fund raising,…
Internet Search Company Plans Foundation
Google, the operator of the popular search engine, has announced plans to create a Google Foundation. The foundation is expected to expand on the charitable programs currently run by the company, including efforts to encourage employee volunteerism and to match employee donations. Google has also…
By Cassie J. Moore
Contributor
‘Schindler’s List’ DVD Includes Charity Extras
The DVD of Schindler’s List, which hit stores this week, includes more than the typical director’s commentary and cast biographies: It also features a 77-minute documentary produced by Steven Spielberg’s charity, Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. The documentary, Voices From the…
By Cassie J. Moore
Contributor
Bits: GuideStar and Network for Good Conducting Survey on Diversity and Technology
A conference called “Grassroots Use of the Internet” will be held March 13 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The meeting is sponsored by the Organizers’ Collaborative, a group that promotes the use of computers and the Internet as tools for activism. For more information: Go to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Applications Sought for 2004 Federal Grants
Approximately $12.9-million will be available for grants in the 2004 round of the Technology Opportunities Program. Since 1994, the U.S. Department of Commerce program has awarded grants to nonprofit organizations and state and local governments for innovative technology projects in education,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Benton Foundation Spins Off Technology Unit
The Benton Foundation, in Washington, is spinning off its technology-policy activities to renew its focus on promoting communications policies and programming that serve the public interest. The foundation’s Digital Divide Network -- including its popular Digitaldivide e-mail discussion list --…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: ePhilanthropyFoundation.org Add Ethics Test
A nonprofit organization that offers charities advice on Internet fund raising, ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org, has added an ethics test to its Web site. The self-assessment asks charities 15 questions about the way they conduct their online fund-raising activities, and then provides feedback based on…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor