Foundation Shares Lessons About Developing Small Businesses
Even economically depressed cities and towns have a wealth of resources -- whether they be forests, land, or cultural heritage -- that can serve as the basis of community-development projects. But translating those efforts into successful businesses can be difficult and time-consuming, according to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Surdna Foundation Awards $750,000 to CompuMentor
The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, in San Francisco, a national organization for individuals, charities, and businesses that provide technology assistance to nonprofit groups, plans to hold regional technology conferences in Washington on October 23, in Boston November 5-6, and in Phoenix…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A New Information Source for Community Groups
Community-development organizations looking for management information have a new Web site to which they can turn. The Living Cities Milano Mix: Management Information Exchange provides articles, sample documents, and other information on such topics as how to motivate employees, resolve conflicts,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundations Surveyed on Technology Use
Large foundations are more likely to employ technology specialists and devote a higher percentage of their budgets to technology than their smaller counterparts, according to a new report. The study was based on data from 315 foundations and was conducted jointly by the Technology Affinity Group…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Federal Program Awards $13.95-Million
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Opportunities Program has awarded grants totaling $13.95-million to 28 nonprofit organizations and state and local governments. Since 1994, the program has awarded grants for innovative technology projects in education, health care, economic development,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
On September 25, NPower NY, a nonprofit organization that provides technology assistance to other charities, will hold a seminar on how charities can encourage their employees to be more conscientious about computer security. For more information: Go to http://www.npowerny.org. On October 21, the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site OffersTechnology Discounts
A new Web site provides discounted hardware, software, and technology services to nonprofit organizations. TechMarketplace is a project of TechFoundation, a Cambridge, Mass., charity that was founded in 2001 to improve nonprofit organizations’ access to information technology. Among the products…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Cisco Grant Provides Voice Mail for Homeless
The Cisco Systems Foundation, in San Jose, Calif., has awarded a five-year, $2.5-million grant to Community Voice Mail, a charity in Seattle that works with social-service organizations in 37 cities to provide free voice mail to people who do not have telephone service. In addition to the cash…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Software Aims to Speed Relief Efforts
After a disaster, one of the biggest challenges relief organizations face is getting supplies to where they are needed, often under chaotic circumstances. New software aims to streamline that task by connecting all the players in the supply chain. The Fritz Institute, a San Francisco nonprofit…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ford Report Analyzes 9/11 Response
A report commissioned by the Ford Foundation, in New York, calls for greater coordination between ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for CatastropheSimple Steps Can Help Charities Plan for DisastersDisaster Planning: Resources for Nonprofit OfficialsSeizing…
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Features Editor