Donation-Processing Charity Lost at Least $17.7-Million in Gifts
More than $17.7-million in charitable donations never made it to the intended recipients as a result of last summer’s implosion of PipeVine, a San Francisco nonprofit group that processed on-the-job contributions for companies, according to a court-ordered report. In a separate document, the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Try New Year-End Online Appeals
Many charities experimented with new approaches to their 2003 year-end Internet fund raising, with some seeing gains over online contributions in 2002. Two nonprofit organizations that process online donations for other charities saw significant increases in the amount of money moving through their…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: ePhilanthropyFoundation.org Add Ethics Test
A nonprofit organization that offers charities advice on Internet fund raising, ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org, has added an ethics test to its Web site. The self-assessment asks charities 15 questions about the way they conduct their online fund-raising activities, and then provides feedback based on…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Technology Conferences Merge Into One
Two popular technology meetings are being combined into the Nonprofit Technology Conference, which will be held March 25-27 in Philadelphia. In 2003, the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network Roundup and the e-Philanthropy Conference were held consecutively at the same hotel in Oakland, Calif.,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Federal Grant Information Available Online
A new Web site, Grants.gov, provides information about how to find and apply to federal grant programs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services led the development of the Web site, which includes information about more than 800 grant programs run by 26 federal grant-making agencies that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Youth Group’s Web Site Offers Architectural Tips
Placing a game room near the entrance of a Boys & Girls Club can help convey a sense of fun from the moment a child walks in the door, while comfy couches, beanbag chairs, and rugs can make a club’s homework and study areas more appealing. These and other tips and information can be found on…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Wealthy Donors Could Increase Giving by $107-Billion, Nonprofit Group Says
Donors who had an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more last year could have increased their contributions to charity by a total of $107-billion in 2003 without affecting their standard of living, according to estimates in a report by the NewTithing Group, a San Francisco nonprofit organization…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Spam Prevention and Technology Volunteers
On December 12 -- the first annual Spam Prevention Day -- Mailshell, a company in San Francisco, will give any nonprofit organization that visits the Web site http://www.stopspamtoday.org a free one-year subscription for its anti-spam software that can be used by each of the charity’s employees.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Technology Company Files Plans With SEC
Kintera, a San Diego company that leases software to nonprofit organizations to help them raise money online, plans to sell 4.5 million shares of common stock in its initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28. The company…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Offers Charity Gift Options
As shoppers scurry to finish their holiday shopping, a new nonprofit organization hopes to spur charitable giving in lieu of candy, jewelry, and other traditional presents. Visitors to the WhatGoesAround.org Web site can make online donations to any of more than 900,000 nonprofit organizations.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor