Foundations Work Together to Amplify Their Grant Making
Twelve grant makers with small staffs formed the Big Bang Philanthropy alliance to drive more money to groups that are fighting poverty in the developing world.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Causes Starts Social Network Focused on Charitable Passions
The company, which began as a Facebook application for donating money to charity, has transformed itself into a full-fledged social network.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Microsoft Gives Charities Free Web-Based Software
Microsoft is making Office 365 available free to eligible nonprofits in 41 countries, a number that will grow to 90 by July.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
$1.2-Million Grant Builds Database to Spur Autism Research
The group plans to build a confidential registry of all the people in Rhode Island who have the condition.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Site Makes Vivid Long-Term Impact of Joblessness
Researchers at the Urban Institute created an engaging new Web site, 27 Weeks and Counting, to explore the topic.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Guide Details Evaluation Tools
Idealware, a nonprofit technology group, has published a new guide to the types of software charities can use to collect, analyze, and visualize program data.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Gardening Program Helps Refugees Learn and Put Down Roots
Participants in an International Rescue Committee project build connections to their new U.S. communities while raising crops that can bring extra income.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Holograms to Answer Future Generations’ Questions About the Holocaust
As eyewitnesses to the historical event grow scarce, one museum is developing a 3-D approach to transmit knowledge to young people.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Satellite Images Help Amnesty International Gather Data While Keeping Witnesses Safe
Amnesty International is avoiding putting researchers and witnesses in danger by using images captured from space.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
September Is Boom Time for Donors, Google Says
A study of how 2 million people use the Internet plus an online giving survey of nearly 1,000 people suggest that year-end giving research starts early in the fall.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor