Funds Held Steady for Key U.S. Programs
Late in February, Congress finished work on the budget for 2003 -- more than four months after the start of the fiscal year -- and provided as much money as it did in 2002 for two technology programs that President Bush wants to eliminate. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Opportunities…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
3 Honored for Work Promoting Access
A nonprofit official, a charity, and a member of Congress have been honored for their work in expanding access to information technology. Last month the Alliance for Public Technology, a coalition of nonprofit organizations dedicated to equal and affordable access to technology, held its eighth…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Discussion on Spam; a Human-Rights Course; and an Online Journal
TechSoup will hold an online discussion, “Scammers and Spammers,” on its Web site January 27-31. Among the topics to be discussed: ways to curb unsolicited e-mail, the difference between e-mail marketing and spam, Internet scams, and credit-card fraud. TechSoup is a Web site that provides…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Tech Foundation Offers Computer Gear
A new foundation hopes to expand access to technology by giving away $350-million worth of computers and other equipment by the end of 2006. The Beaumont Foundation of America, in Texas, was created with money that was left unclaimed from the settlement of a class-action suit against the Toshiba…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Tally Year-End Online Gifts
Several nonprofit organizations tried new approaches to online fund raising during the year-end giving season, and some saw Internet contributions increase compared with the same period last year. The American Red Cross, in Washington, added a feature to its site -- in time for the holiday giving…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Key Technology Meetings Slated for March
Two leading technology conferences will be held in March in Oakland, Calif. The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, a national organization for individuals, charities, and businesses that provide technology help to nonprofit groups, will hold its 2003 Roundup March 7-9 at the Oakland Marriott…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Technology Tools Offered to Charities
TechSoup has added new products to its DiscounTech online store to benefit small and medium-size nonprofit organizations. TechSoup is a technology Web site for nonprofit groups that is run by CompuMentor, a San Francisco charity that provides technology assistance to other nonprofit organizations.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: A $313.8-Million Software Gift, and an Analysis of Online Gift Giving
Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah, has received computer-aided design software valued at $313.8-million through a joint effort by EDS, General Motors, and Sun Microsystems. For more information: Go to http://www.pacepartners.org. Kintera, a company in San Diego that leases software that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Aims to Spur Giving in D.C. Area
A coalition of nonprofit, foundation, and business leaders in metropolitan Washington hopes that a new Web site will increase charitable giving in the region. TouchDC.org helps donors learn about the work of local charities, make online gifts, and find volunteer opportunities in the District of…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
3 Charities Receive Technology Prizes
Three nonprofit organizations and two individuals were honored by the Tech Museum of Innovation for their creative use of technology to benefit society. The San Jose, Calif., museum received more than 460 nominations, representing 59 countries. Five panels of judges assembled by the Center for…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Site Tracks Servicesfor New York Charities
By Nicole Wallace Nonprofit organizations in New York City that are looking for fund-raising or management assistance have a new resource to which they can turn. The new Web site, Who Does What, features a searchable database of nonprofit groups that provide advice and consulting services to other…
Technology Capacity High Among L.A. Groups
By Nicole Wallace Most nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County have access to basic information technology, according to a new study published by the Center for Nonprofit Management, in Los Angeles, and the UCLA Advanced Policy Institute. Nearly all -- 98 percent -- of the 381 charities that…
Web Site Aids Charities’ Accountability
By Nicole Wallace A new Web site helps nonprofit organizations identify ways they can earn and maintain their donors’ trust by improving their operations, being open about their finances and programs, and avoiding ethical conflicts. The site, called Pillars of Accountability in the Nonprofit World,…
Legal Guide on Internet Activities
A new book offers advice on how the laws and regulations that govern nonprofit organizations apply to charities’ activities on the Internet. The Nonprofits’ Guide to Internet Communications Law discusses such topics as Internet fund raising, online-donation acknowledgment, unrelated-business…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Archive Extends Access to Journals
A nonprofit organization in New York that was founded in 1995 to help college and university libraries deal with a space crunch in the stacks has expanded access to scholarly journals both in the United States and abroad. JSTOR, which got its start as a project of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A New Manager for Dot-Org Domain
Come January a new organization will be managing the dot-org Internet domain that thousands of nonprofit organizations call home in cyberspace. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, has selected the Internet Society, in Reston, Va., to succeed VeriSign as the domain’s…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor