Are Robots the Future of Fund Raising?
Two academic projects test robot solicitors on three continents.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
National Parks Group Unveils iPhone App
The National Parks Conservation Association hopes to inspire more people to get outside and support national parks via their smartphones.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Grant Maker Pulls La.’s Coast Together to Fight Erosion
The Greater New Orleans Foundation has started an ambitious effort to protect the wetlands devastated by environmental disasters—and sustain the livelihoods of all who depend on the seafood industry.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Work to Help Victims of Widespread Tornadoes in the South
Nonprofit organizations are providing emergency relief to victims of the deadly tornadoes that struck the Southeast last week.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A New Breed of Philanthropists Looks to Use Business and Investing to Solve Social Ills
Philanthropists are increasingly turning to investments in for-profit businesses, along with grants, to promote social change.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An Index of Fund Managers Spotlights Social Investment
The nonprofit organization Giving Assets is compiling an index of the 50 top fund managers who specialize in social investments.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Leading Social-Enterprise Donors: a Sampling
Ron Cordes Co-chairman, Genworth Financial Wealth Management • Supports Giving Assets, a nonprofit group that is compiling an index of the top fund managers that specialize in social investments Stuart Davidson Managing partner, Labrador Ventures • Started the Farber Fellowship program, which…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Kiva Reaches $200-Million in Loans
Kiva—which uses the Internet to match entrepreneurs in developing countries with people who want to lend them money to build their businesses—this month announced it has helped arrange $200-million in loans. The group, which was founded in 2005, reached the milestone a little more than a year after…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Giving for Japan Disaster Tops $246.9-Million by End of First Month
Fund raising in the wake of the Japanese disaster continues to lag behind the rate following other recent disasters.
By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston
Social Enterprises: Weighing Mission and Financial Tradeoffs
Organizations running social enterprises have to take mission into consideration, even if it means lower financial returns, a BRAC official told participants at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor