Measurements Are Used Not Only to Assess Programs but Also to Determine Workers’ Pay
First Place for Youth, in Oakland, Calif., bases raises on how well the people it serves are faring as well as on whether employees are supplying accurate, timely records.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An Art Museum Uses Technology to Lure Young Patrons
Leaders of other cultural institutions are watching the experiment at the Cleveland Museum of Art with interest.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Google Giving App Promotes Small Gifts
The technology giant highlights one charity a day and encourages people to give it $1.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Video Games Gauge Young Patients’ Pain
The games elicit specific movements, which are measured using infrared technology.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Fundraisers Can Get More Out of LinkedIn
Nonprofits can monitor groups that care about their cause and find potential donors and board members through the network.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
App Helps Patients Find Information
The phone app asks users questions about their breast-cancer diagnosis and sends them articles and other information tailored to their needs.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Organization Designs Healthier Hospitals for Patients in Poor Countries
MASS Design Group enlists architects to build health-care facilities in poor countries that help prevent the spread of airborne disease.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Giving Totals Rise by 21%, Study Finds
Despite the growth, some worries emerge: Donors are becoming less likely to respond to e-mail appeals, according to figures from 55 nonprofits.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Programs Help Clients Use Tax Refunds Wisely
One group hopes its debit card, which people can use to receive their tax refunds, will encourage people to open bank accounts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Calif. Charity Helps People Build Financial Safety Nets
Opportunity Fund uses a matching-gift program to help people with shaky finances put money aside for emergencies.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor