Conservationist Reaches for Handheld Computer to Track Wildlife
Researcher Louis Liebenberg was tracking animals with a bushman hunter in Africa’s Kalahari Desert over a decade ago when he realized how valuable the knowledge of traditional trackers could be to wildlife conservation efforts. Just by looking at a set of animal prints, an expert tracker knows what…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Good Works in the Palm of a Hand
Social services and disaster aid transformed by small computersRegistered nurse Cindy Johnson no longer lugs bulky medical files with her on the house calls ALSO SEE:Conservationist Reaches for Handheld Computer to Track WildlifeCompanies That Donate Handheld Computers to Charities she makes to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Putting Technology Geeks to Work for the Common Good
On his first day at Andersen Consulting in 1993, Curt Iiams had to be told where to find the button to turn on his computer. A quick study, though, he became a technology consultant at Andersen (now called Accenture), working with such companies as ALSO SEE:About Curt Iiams Bank One and American…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A conference entitled “The Power of the Internet to Expand Giving, Volunteering, and Community Building” will be held September 24 and 25 in McLean, Va. The meeting is being run by several organizations, including Independent Sector, the AOL Time Warner Foundation, and the Verizon Foundation. For…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Distiller Marks Anniversary With Charity Auction
It’s not every day that a company celebrates its 200th anniversary, so the people at Chivas Brothers are doing it up big with an online auction of decadent luxury items, celebrity encounters, and travel adventures. Proceeds from the auction will benefit charities around the world. The company,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Summer Camp Trains Blind in Computer Skills
Young people who are blind or otherwise visually impaired got the chance to learn how to build Web sites and repair computer hardware in a series of technology camps held by Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind this summer. The Washington charity held two two-week camps for middle-school students, as…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Animal Group Wins Case Against Parody Site
A federal appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling that a former Internet entrepreneur must surrender the Web address peta.org to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals because his use of the address violated the organization’s trademark. In 1995, Michael T. Doughney reserved the Internet…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: New Information Online About Charity Fund Raising and Management
Independent Sector has published a report that offers highlights from its spring research forum on nonprofit technology. Among the topics discussed: the technology gap between large and small organizations, characteristics of charities that are successfully using technology in their work, and the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Win Honors in Web-Awards Program
By NICOLE WALLACENonprofit organizations made a strong showing at the 2001 Webby Awards with charity Web sites taking top honors in seven categories. Given by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, an association for online-communication professionals, the Webbys honor Internet…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Football Star Helps Raise Money Online
Emmitt Smith has his work cut out for him. This season the Dallas Cowboys running back will be chasing the National Football League’s all-time rushing record, and he has also set a goal of helping schools, sports teams, and other youth organizations raise more than $22-million over the Internet in…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor