The Fight Over Trademarking the Term ‘Social Enterprise’
A nonprofit is asking supporters to oppose Salesforce.com’s efforts to trademark the “social enterprise” label.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Nonprofit Seeks to Improve Giving for Disaster Relief
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy has appointed Bob Ottenhoff, former head of GuideStar, to lead the organization.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundation Creates Online Documentary
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has created an online documentary that shows how residents and nonprofits in one neighborhood are confronting racial inequities and the ravages of Hurricane Katrina.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An Advocacy Group Tweaks Its E-Mail Messages to Reach Mobile Readers
When the Human Rights Campaign shortened messages destined for smartphones, far more of its supporters responded to appeals to take action.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Hewlett Foundation Program Officer Tapped to Head GuideStar
Jacob Harold takes over from Bob Ottenhoff, who led the online publisher of data about charities for a decade.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Retool Their Web Sites as More Supporters Go Mobile
With predictions that traffic from mobile devices will soon outpace traffic from traditional desktops, nonprofits are taking an array of approaches to making sure their sites are easy to read and maneuver on a small screen.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Why Today’s Challenges Require Nonprofits to Be Nimble
Charities need to put greater emphasis on improvisation and resilience, argues Andrew Zolli, executive director of PopTech and co-author of a new book.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Y of N.Y. Uses Social Media to Collect Stories—and Donors
The YMCA of Greater New York received nearly 300 personal accounts of swimming lessons, triathlon training, and summer camps within 48 hours of its request.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Teaching Children to Swim to Keep Them Safe
The USA Swimming Foundation focuses its work on minority children. Among those spreading the word about the charity is Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones, who is part of the U.S. Olympic swim team this year.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Nonprofit Veteran Champions Innovation
Mr. Laflin led a successful but unconventional project for the Education Development Center: It teaches young people in rural Zambia through lessons broadcast on radio.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor