Charity hopes new plan will improve its honey business In North Lawndale, one of this city’s poorest and toughest areas, the 17 beehives situated in a small backyard are ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the transcript…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Many charities are starting business ventures, but their goals are as much social as they are financial In the past decade, the number of charities running businesses has exploded as organizations sought ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the transcript of…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Voters Pick Historic California Site
The National Trust for Historic Preservation this fall asked Internet users for a little grant-making advice. During September and October, members of the public could vote for their favorite of 25 historic sites in the San Francisco Bay Area to help determine how $1-million in preservation grants…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Database Offers Information on Federal Grants, Contracts
A new Web site features a searchable database of federal grants and contracts. FedSpending was created by OMB Watch, a government-watchdog organization, which says it started the site after years of frustration at not being able to get information about the money spent by the federal government.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site to Help Companies Improve Disaster Aid
Companies played an important role in relief efforts after the South Asian tsunamis and Hurricane Katrina. Now a new Web site hopes to encourage even more business involvement. The Partnership for Disaster Response — a committee formed by the Business Roundtable, an association of 160 corporate…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Network for Good Hits $100-Million Mark
Online donations through Network for Good, a giving portal that allows donors to contribute to any charity in the country, hit the $100-million mark on September 3 — and the Bethesda, Md., organization has published an analysis of those gifts. Network for Good says the total amount given through…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Campaign Raises Money for Darfur
MySpace, the Los Angeles company that runs the social-networking Web site, is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and money for relief efforts. Rock for Darfur will feature more than 20 concerts in cities across the country on October 21. Participating…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
More low-cost-housing groups are incorporating environmentally friendly practices into their work Denny Park Apartments boasts a multitude of features designed to reduce the toll the new building takes on the environment — and save its residents money. The apartment house, constructed by the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nepal Charity Wins Computer-Access Award
A nonprofit organization in Nepal has received the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2006 Access to Learning Award for its creative approach to providing free access to computers and the Internet and promoting literacy. The award includes a $1-million prize. Since 1991, Rural Education and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Gives Donors Data on Charities
Donors in Kansas City, Mo., can go to a new Web site to learn more about local charities — and to make online donations. DonorEdge provides profiles of more than 600 nonprofit organizations, detailing the groups’ missions, programs, management, and financial data. The Greater Kansas City Community…
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Features Editor