American Donors Gave $1.4-Billion to Haiti Aid
American donors gave $1.4-billion to help Haiti recover from its devastating earthquake, according to The Chronicle’s tally. That is less than was raised for the Asian tsunamis and Hurricane Katrina.
By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston
Two Charities Test $25 Text Gifts
The American Center for Law and Justice and the American Red Cross are conducting campaigns to see if text-message donors are willing to make larger gifts via their cellphones.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Housing Group Debuts Mortgage System
NeighborWorks America, in Washington, has teamed up with Direct Lending Family, a technology company in West Dundee, Ill., to create a new online mortgage system to help the clients its member organizations serve find sound loans that allow them to buy—and stay—in a home. Housing counselors at the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Cellphone Learning Program Wins Award
The Tech Museum of Innovation, in San Jose, Calif., has presented its annual awards honoring the creative use of technology to benefit societies around the world. The BBC World Service Trust, the BBC’s international-development charity, won the education award for BBC Janala, a service that offers…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Two Charities Test $25 Text-Message Gifts
A pair of charities test $25 text-message fund raising. (Tech)
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Nonprofit Organization Builds Bridges to Committed Donors Around the World
Acumen Fund, a nonprofit venture-capital organization, finances efforts in developing countries. Now it is turning to overseas donors to support more of its work.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
More Than 20 Years On, a Holiday Record Keeps Raising Money
More than 20 years after the project debuted, ‘A Very Special Christmas’ music collection helps Special Olympics start and expand its programs worldwide.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Study Questions Efficiency of Charity Business Activities
New research casts doubt on whether social-purpose businesses truly help bolster charities’ programs.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Two Charities Test $25 Cellphone Contributions
Two organizations’ year-end fund-raising campaigns will help determine whether donors are willing to give $25 via text message instead of the standard $5 and $10 gifts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How a Mississippi Charity Uses Bus Tours to Inform Donors
A closer look at how nonprofit groups can use guided tours as a way to tell their stories to supporters.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor