Study Seeks to Measure Value of Technology Help
A new study is under way to look at what types of training and other assistance make a difference in helping nonprofit groups make good use of technology. The three-year project will be led by NPower, a national network of 12 nonprofit technology-support organizations, and the Nonprofit Technology…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Telephone Service Links Interpreters and Doctors
Interpreters who can help doctors communicate with patients who speak Haitian Creole, Somali, Twi, and 150 other languages are just a phone call away, thanks to a nonprofit organization in Portland, Ore. The Institute for Cultural Competency uses a sophisticated telephone routing service to join…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Reuters Digital Vision Program Accepting Applications
The Reuters Digital Vision Program is accepting applications for the 2006-7 academic year. The program at Stanford University supports social entrepreneurs from around the world who seek to use information technology to advance humanitarian, educational, or development goals in the developing…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Searching for Information Produces Benefits for Charity
A new search engine, GoodSearch.com, allows its users to select their favorite charity or school to receive a portion of the advertising revenue the company earns for their searches. The site uses Yahoo search technology. GoodSearch estimates that each search will produce a penny for the user’s…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Major Technology Meeting Scheduled for March
The Nonprofit Technology Conference, which drew nearly 800 charity technology officials, consultants, and companies last year, will take place March 22-24 in Seattle. The meeting is organized by the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, in San Francisco, with financial help from Network for Good…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundations Delay Technology Updates
The rate at which foundations are adopting new technology has slowed in recent years, according to a survey of 336 grant makers conducted by the Technology Affinity Group and the Council on Foundations. The survey’s author attributes the change to the “sluggish” economy, which caused the endowments…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
CompuMentor Offers Free Web Advice
CompuMentor, a technology organization in San Francisco, has started a project to help nonprofit organizations take advantage of a new generation of low-cost Web tools. The centerpiece of the project — TechSoup NetSquared — is a Web site that features profiles of charities using Web 2.0…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Donations Rose Fast in Last Quarter of 2005, Charities Say
As 2005 drew to a close, online donations during the critical year-end giving season posted a big jump for many charities over the same period the year before. Donations made through JustGive.org, a charity in San Francisco that processes online gifts, during ALSO SEE:A Rosy ForecastA Special…
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Bits: Innovation Funders Network Holds “Networks, Innovation, and Social Change” Meeting
Randal D. Pinkett, a consultant in Newark, N.J., who serves as a board member of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network and is a frequent speaker at nonprofit technology conferences, was the winner on the NBC reality television show The Apprentice. Mr. Pinkett chose to work on the construction…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Eight Youth Programs Win Multimedia Grants
A network of more than 1,000 local technology organizations has awarded grants of $20,000 each to eight charities for their after-school programs. The Community Technology Centers’ Network, in Washington, awarded the money as part of its Youth Visions for Stronger Neighborhoods project, which…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor