Bits: Public Interest Registry Seeking Nominations for .Org Advisory Council
The Microsoft Corporation, in Redmond, Wash., has announced a $5-million grant to NPower that is contingent on the organization’s raising an equal amount of money. There is no deadline by which NPower has to raise the money, but the national network of 12 organizations that provide technology…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Technology Meetings Scheduled for April
This year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, which last year drew more than 800 charity technology officials, consultants, and company representatives, will take place April 4-6 in Washington. The meeting, entitled “Reinventing Politics: Creating Social Change From the Group Up,” is organized by…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundation Seeks Ideas for AIDS-Awareness Game
Socially minded video games have been used to raise awareness about poverty in the developing world, genocide in Darfur, and environmental degradation. Next on the list of topics to be tackled: HIV and AIDS. The Kaiser Family Foundation, in Menlo Park, Calif., and MTVu, an MTV network broadcast on…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Conservation Charity’s Site Tracks Fatal Attacks on Birds
Pet owners may consider the dead birds that cats leave on their doorstep just one of the quirks of owning a cat. But the American Bird Conservancy says that, added together, those offerings represent a significant pressure on bird populations already struggling with the effects of habitat loss,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Joining Forces to Fight Poverty
International aid group forges partnership with a New York charity in a bid to engage more youth Mercy Corps, an international aid and development organization in Portland, Ore., has joined forces with NetAid, a New York charity that engages young people as activists to raise awareness about global…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Business Ventures: a Sampling of Resources
BOOKS Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise Strategies Edited by Sharon M. Oster, Cynthia W. Massarsky, and Samantha L. Beinhacker, this collection of essays offers guidance on developing a business plan, raising capital, and managing commercial…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Choosing the Right People Essential to Success of a Business, Say Experts
Starting a money-making operation can be intimidating for many nonprofit organizations. ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionResources: Nonprofit Business Ventures: a Sampling of ResourcesLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the transcript of a live online…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Preservation charity in North Carolina salvages and resells architectural gemsWalking into the showroom of Architectural Salvage of Greensboro can feel a little bit like walking ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity Sees Customer Feedback as Critical Tool for Its Pump Business
“Know the customer” is a mantra for most successful retail businesses. But the old marketing saw takes on added significance for a charity that hopes the sale of its products — ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionArticle: Product PlacementLIVE…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity’s sale of water pumps and other devices helps impoverished Africans build successful businessesWhen Julius Karanja relied on the rains and a bucket to water his crops, all he could grow were beans, corn, and a few tomatoes. But six years ago, Mr. Karanja bought a manually operated water…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor