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NICOLE WALLACE

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Nicole Wallace is features editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. She has written about innovation in the nonprofit world, charities’ use of data to improve their work and to boost fundraising, advanced technologies for social good, and hybrid efforts at the intersection of the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, such as social enterprise and impact investing.Nicole spearheaded the Chronicle’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts on the Gulf Coast and reported from India on the role of philanthropy in rebuilding after the South Asian tsunami. She started at the Chronicle in 1996 as an editorial assistant compiling The Nonprofit Handbook.Before joining the Chronicle, Nicole worked at the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs and served in the inaugural class of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.A native of Columbia, Pa., she holds a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.

Fundraising

Giving for Japan Disaster Now Totals More Than $136-Million

Nearly two-thirds of the money raised for the Japan relief effort has been raised by one organization, the American Red Cross.

By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston

Museum Workers Talk Art
Technology

Museum Workers Talk Art

Looking for a way to introduce new audiences to the works of art in its collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art turned to its workers and the Web.

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Online Fund Raising Grew in 2010 Mostly Because of Haiti, Report Says

Charities that raised money for the disaster attracted lots of online donors, rather than managing to increase the amount a typical contributor gave.

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Taking the Time to Analyze Successes

Finding “bright spots” and spreading them is a powerful strategy for change, the author Dan Heath tells a conference of nonprofit technology experts.

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Nonprofit Technology Meeting Kicks Off

More than 2,000 charity technology officials, consultants, and company representatives have gathered in Washington.

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Japan Disaster Fund Raising Now Totals More Than $105-Million
Fundraising

Japan Disaster Fund Raising Now Totals More Than $105-Million

The rate of donations for earthquake relief in Japan is slower than after last year’s temblor in Haiti and after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina.

By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston

U.S. Donors Give More Than $87-Million for Japan Disaster
Fundraising

U.S. Donors Give More Than $87-Million for Japan Disaster

One week after the earthquake, donations lag significantly from gifts made after the Haiti and Katrina catastrophes.

By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston

Response to Japan Disaster Lags Donor Response to Other Recent Catastrophes
Fundraising

Response to Japan Disaster Lags Donor Response to Other Recent Catastrophes

Despite the lower total, some disaster experts worry that nonprofit groups might be raising too much money too soon. Giving Totals More than $64-Million, According to a Chronicle Tally

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U.S. Charities Raise $64-Million for Japan Relief

Nearly three-quarters of the total raised for the Japan relief effort has been raised by the American Red Cross.

By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston

Fundraising

Donors Give More than $47-Million for Japan Relief Efforts

The pace of donations is much slower than after the Haiti earthquake, which had brought in $150-million by this point.

By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston