Tree-Planting Campaign Nets Many Donations
The Jewish National Fund has raised $300,000 since May 2004 by updating a century-old fund-raising tool for the Internet age. The New York charity has been planting trees overseas since its start in 1901. Today, donors purchase trees that are planted in Israel in the name of family and friends,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Technology Tools Aid Business Plans
Two new technology tools are available to help charities develop a business plan for a for-profit venture. The Social Enterprise Alliance, a nonprofit membership group in Los Angeles, has collaborated with Palo Alto Software, in Eugene, Ore., to develop the Social Enterprise Edition of the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Amazon Award Finalists Compete for Top Prize
Amazon.com has announced the 10 finalists for its Nonprofit Innovation Award, which honors creative approaches to solving social problems. Those organizations are now applying their creativity to finding ways to win the prize. Together, Amazon and Stanford Business School’s Center for Social…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Council on Foundations Launches ‘Emerging Issues’ Blog
The Council on Foundations, in Washington, has started a Web log, “Emerging Issues,” to highlight new trends in philanthropy. Among the topics discussed so far: a book about the repeal of the estate tax and recent foundation projects. To get there: Go http://blogs.cof.org/emergingissues.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nominations Sought for New Internet Awards
A new awards program plans to honor innovative uses of the Internet by charities. The International ePhilanthropy Awards will recognize nonprofit excellence in four categories: fund-raising campaigns; event registration or membership campaigns; community building, volunteerism, or advocacy…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
E-Mail Advocacy Efforts Face Hurdles, Report Says
Electronic messages generated by online advocacy campaigns are overwhelming Congressional offices, and may, in some cases, be falling on deaf ears, according to a new report by a Washington nonprofit group. Staff members on Capitol Hill have mixed feelings about the increase of correspondence that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Business-Plan Competition Draws 460 Applications, Awards 4 Top Prizes
Jersey City, N.J. Two technology services aimed at nonprofit groups, a finance institution that makes low-cost loans to overseas agricultural cooperatives, ALSO SEE:Winners of Yale Business-Plan Contest for Charities and a venture that sells new books to children’s charities took top honors in the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Relief Charities Test Ways to Keep Tsunami Donors
In the days following the December 26 earthquake and tsunamis that devastated South Asia, online contributions ALSO SEE: Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are Faring A Surge in Online Giving The Online-Donations Survey: How It Was Done Internet Giving: How Much Charities Have Raised in the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Look for Ways to Improve Internet Giving Rates
As online giving grows, some nonprofit groups are trying to learn more about what works best -- and why. Even though the Trust for Public Land, a conservation group in San Francisco, raises a relatively small amount of money ALSO SEE:Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are FaringA Surge in…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Internet donations doubled at many big charitiesOnline donations to the nation’s largest charities grew sharply in 2004, with many groups receiving at least ALSO SEE:Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are FaringThe Online-Donations Survey: How It Was DoneInternet Giving: How Much Charities Have…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor