Technology Conferences Merge Into One
Two popular technology meetings are being combined into the Nonprofit Technology Conference, which will be held March 25-27 in Philadelphia. In 2003, the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network Roundup and the e-Philanthropy Conference were held consecutively at the same hotel in Oakland, Calif.,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Federal Grant Information Available Online
A new Web site, Grants.gov, provides information about how to find and apply to federal grant programs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services led the development of the Web site, which includes information about more than 800 grant programs run by 26 federal grant-making agencies that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Youth Group’s Web Site Offers Architectural Tips
Placing a game room near the entrance of a Boys & Girls Club can help convey a sense of fun from the moment a child walks in the door, while comfy couches, beanbag chairs, and rugs can make a club’s homework and study areas more appealing. These and other tips and information can be found on…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Spam Prevention and Technology Volunteers
On December 12 -- the first annual Spam Prevention Day -- Mailshell, a company in San Francisco, will give any nonprofit organization that visits the Web site http://www.stopspamtoday.org a free one-year subscription for its anti-spam software that can be used by each of the charity’s employees.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Technology Company Files Plans With SEC
Kintera, a San Diego company that leases software to nonprofit organizations to help them raise money online, plans to sell 4.5 million shares of common stock in its initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28. The company…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Offers Charity Gift Options
As shoppers scurry to finish their holiday shopping, a new nonprofit organization hopes to spur charitable giving in lieu of candy, jewelry, and other traditional presents. Visitors to the WhatGoesAround.org Web site can make online donations to any of more than 900,000 nonprofit organizations.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Focuses on Vision Problems
VisionConnection, a new Web site, provides information about vision impairment, its prevention, and vision rehabilitation -- all in a format that makes it easy for people who are blind or have limited sight to gain access to the material. Forty vision organizations from around the world worked…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Study Says News Stories Can Aid Online Appeals
Nonprofit organizations can improve their online fund raising by better timing their appeals to news coverage related to their work or cause, according to a new report. In a survey of visitors to Atlantic Monthly Online this summer, more than 80 percent of respondents -- 493 out of 600 -- said they…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Mapping Technology Links L.A. Charity Services
A new Web site combines a database of health, education, and social-service providers in Los Angeles County with mapping technology to help people find the services they need and to make it easier for policy makers and activists to understand the local social-service landscape. HealthyCity.org…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Survey Tracks Growth in College E-Mail Appeals
In a survey of college fund raisers, conducted by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, in Washington, 51 out of 119 respondents said their institutions have started making some of their annual-fund appeals via e-mail. The study found that e-mail solicitations still make up a very…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Tech Museum Names 2003 Award Winners
Four nonprofit organizations and one company were honored by the Tech Museum of Innovation for their creative use of technology to benefit society. The nonprofit winners, who each received $50,000, were: Equal Access, in San Francisco, which uses digital satellite radio and solar technology to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Surdna Foundation Awards $750,000 to CompuMentor
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 regional technology conferences in Washington on October 23, in Boston November 5-6, and in Phoenix…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A New Information Source for Community Groups
Community-development organizations looking for management information have a new Web site to which they can turn. The Living Cities Milano Mix: Management Information Exchange provides articles, sample documents, and other information on such topics as how to motivate employees, resolve conflicts,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundations Surveyed on Technology Use
Large foundations are more likely to employ technology specialists and devote a higher percentage of their budgets to technology than their smaller counterparts, according to a new report. The study was based on data from 315 foundations and was conducted jointly by the Technology Affinity Group…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Federal Program Awards $13.95-Million
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Opportunities Program has awarded grants totaling $13.95-million to 28 nonprofit organizations and state and local governments. Since 1994, the program has awarded grants for innovative technology projects in education, health care, economic development,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Advocacy Is Focus of New Site
By Nicole Wallace Charities that want to know more about nonprofit advocacy can turn to a new Web site. NPAction.org features articles, advice, and news about activism and the laws and regulations governing charity lobbying and voter education. The site also provides contact information for the…