More groups are stepping up planned-giving drives.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
‘New York’ Profiles Pierre Omidyar’s Giving; ‘People’ Spotlights Ford Foundation’s President
The trouble at Mr. Omidyar’s nonprofit news and entertainment site prompts scrutiny.
Nonprofits Find New Donors With Databases That Track Connections
New technology is formalizing and making easier the process of uncovering hidden connections between the charity’s network and prospective donors.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Tips on Choosing a Relationship-Mapping Database
Three things to watch for when choosing software to help you find connections to potential donors.
How to Get Started in Mapping Donor Ties
Start with the people you know, identify who cares most about your community or cause, and other advice for mapping relationships to potential donors.
Fundraiser Makes Her Own Relationship Maps
At the Calgary Zoo, a senior development officer took a do-it-yourself approach when she wasn’t happy with databases available from public and private sources.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
U. of Wisc. Gets $100-Million Gift
The former head of Cisco Systems and his wife want their gift to support university faculty.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Red Cross Staff Survey Finds Low Morale and Distrust of Leaders
An internal poll of American Red Cross employees found that less than 40 percent trust the charity’s senior leadership and feel supported as it undergoes organizational changes that are likely to include large-scale layoffs, according to ProPublica and NPR.
Steve Ballmer Gift to Boost Harvard Computer Faculty by 50%
Harvard University will hire 12 new computer science teachers with a donation from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that could be worth in the region of $60-million, Bloomberg and The Harvard Crimson write.
Google Money Quadruples Top Computing Prize to $1-Million
The cash award for the highest honor in computer science, the A.M. Turing Award, will rise from $250,000 to $1-million with funding from the Internet giant, writes The New York Times.