Year-End Steps to Take Now: Last-Minute Advice From Fundraising Experts
Don’t skimp on appeals, get testimonials from your donors, and pick up the phone to say thanks, say fundraising experts.
By NICOLE WALLACE and Raymund Flandez
Shoppers Can Aid Causes on Amazon
The site highlights five nonprofits, including the Nature Conservancy and DoSomething.org, but shoppers can select beneficiaries from almost 1 million U.S. organizations.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Guide Gives Parents Literacy Tips
A bilingual website offers games and other activities that parents and caregivers can use to help young children get ready to read and write.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Hundreds of Volunteers Join in Annual ‘Singing Christmas Tree’ Event
What began 50 years ago as a church project in Portland, Ore., has evolved into a popular production that raises $1-million a year.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Site Streams Condors in the Wild
Conservation scientists are able to move the camera using their office computers to monitor the birds and look for signs of illness.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
‘Forbes’ Spotlights Poverty Fighters; Bill Gates Is Guest Editor for ‘Wired’
Forbes lists the 50 people who gave away the most last year, while Mr. Gates interviews Bill Clinton and shows off ideas on how to “fix the world.”
By HEATHER JOSLYN and NICOLE WALLACE
Video: PopTech’s Favorite Speeches
Organizers of the group’s annual conference gathered recordings of their favorite, most innovative, and most influential presentations.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Technology Bits: Foundation Online Tools Promoted
A two-day conference on using data to improve programs and a report about online tools that help foundations work together.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Text Campaign Focuses on Type 1 Diabetes
People who sign up for T1D for a Day can learn how glucose testing, insulin injections, and carefully considering food choices affect the lives of those with the disease.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Food Bank Seeks Input on Web Redesign
The designers with whom the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is working are using blogs and social media to talk about the project and ask for ideas.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor