Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pledges Loans to Charities Totaling $100-Million
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will make loans to charities from 2011 to 2013 to improve health and medical care.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Tool Shows Donors How Gifts Help Charity
Goodwill Industries International has added a calculator to its Web site that shows supporters how their donated goods benefit the charity’s clients. For example, the money a Goodwill can get by selling a working computer allows the organization to provide eight hours of job training, while a bike,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Many Haitians Use Cash Grants to Restart Businesses
Fonkoze Financial Services devised a way to help small-business owners in Haiti avoid trouble with loans and get a fresh start after the January earthquake.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
11% of Cellphone Owners Have Made Text-Message Gifts, Study Finds
Young people are more likely to give via text message than their older counterparts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
6 Months After Earthquake, Haiti Struggles to Rebuild
Charities have made headway providing basic necessities to victims of Haiti’s earthquake, but as hurricane season begins many experts are worried about new obstacles to recovery.
By NICOLE WALLACE and Caroline Preston
Environmental Activist Draws Attention of Police When Filming Protest Video
An advocate with the American Birding Association films local police as they try to stop him from videotaping, even as they acknowledge he isn’t breaking any laws.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Number of Millionaires Swells in Asia and Other Places Around the World
The ranks of the financial elite grew around the world in 2009, but that didn’t necessarily translate into increased giving, according to a new report.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Philanthropy and Government: at Times a Bumpy Partnership
Amid the growing interest in new partnerships to help proven social programs expand, some tensions emerge between philanthropy and the federal government.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
What It Takes to Grow: Charities and Foundations Tackle the Challenge
Nonprofit and foundation leaders are meeting in New York this week to figure out ways to help organizations with proven results grow. One new source of aid: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced it will spend $100-million on a new Impact Capital Fund.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Blurring Line Between Nonprofit and For-Profit, Plus More: Wednesday’s Roundup
Read why one nonprofit leader thinks the oil spill points to the dangers posed by the blurring boundary between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors; plus more, in Wednesday’s roundup of the best online posts about the nonprofit world.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor