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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.

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Humor as a Tool to Change the Nonprofit World

Vu Le challenges the status quo, both in his nonprofit blog, Nonprofit AF, and as executive director of the Rainier Valley Corps.

Google Announces $10-Million Competition for Bay Area Nonprofits

Google Announces $10-Million Competition for Bay Area Nonprofits

The money will be divided among 35 local organizations, including five that will receive $1 million each.

How to Incorporate Text Messaging  Into Your Fundraising

How to Incorporate Text Messaging Into Your Fundraising

Nonprofit officials and development consultants offer advice on how organizations can use text messaging to bring in donations.

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Cutting Through the Noise

With response rates dropping in email and direct mail, more nonprofits are turning to text messaging to communicate with donors.

Impact Investing Plays an Important Role in TechSoup’s Growth Campaign

Impact Investing Plays an Important Role in TechSoup’s Growth Campaign

The organization seeks both gifts and debt investments in its $11.5 million drive to expand technology services to nonprofits.

Nonprofit Executives Pen Guide for — and About — Black Women Philanthropists

The guide to philanthropy is intended to counter the idea that black women don’t contribute to charity and that they need to be wealthy to give.

Foundations Buy Historic African-American Photo Archive

Foundations Buy Historic African-American Photo Archive

The grant makers will donate the archives to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Getty Research Institute, and other leading cultural institutions.

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Advice for Young Nonprofit Professionals of Color — From People Who Have Been There

Take advantage of networking opportunities. Develop a circle of mentors and advisers. Build strong connections within your organization.

After Detroit’s Financial Crisis, Grant Makers Worry Their Rescue Dollars Came With Too Little Citizen Involvement

After Detroit’s Financial Crisis, Grant Makers Worry Their Rescue Dollars Came With Too Little Citizen Involvement

Speaking at a conference of black foundation leaders, the heads of Skillman and Kresge reflected on what worked and what did not in the half-billion-dollar commitment to an urban area on the brink.

Why One College Placed Its Fundraising and Technology Efforts Under One Leader

Why One College Placed Its Fundraising and Technology Efforts Under One Leader

An executive with sales and information technology experience wears two hats at a small liberal-arts institution.