Software Giant Releases Nonprofit Software
Microsoft is making a foray into the world of nonprofit software.
Facebook’s Co-Founder Seeks to Spark Giving
Facebook’s co-founder hopes his new charity site, Jumo, will make it impossible for people to say they would like to help but don’t know where or how to do so.
Using Good Design to Promote Good Causes
A new book shows the power of great design and showcases how nonprofit groups have used it to attract more support for their causes.
Actor and Community Activist Advises Grant Makers
After Hurricane Katrina, Actor Wendell Pierce, from The Wire, started a charity to help rebuild the neighborhood where he grew up. Mr. Pierce offered his advice to grant makers gathered for the Katrina @ 5 conference in New Orleans.
Lessons Learned: Effective Grant Making After a Disaster
A panel of grant makers offers advice on how foundations can give wisely after a disaster. Read this and more coverage from a conference in New Orleans devoted to nonprofit efforts five years after Hurricane Katrina.
Seeing Recovery Up Close and Personal
Grant makers and nonprofit officials attending the Katrina @ 5 conference had the chance to visit neighborhoods that are rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Grant Makers Working in Detroit Look to New Orleans
A coalition of local and national foundations are working together to try to transform the city of Detroit—and they are looking to the Gulf Coast for inspiration.
Partnerships Between National and Local Foundations Post-Katrina
A national grant maker discusses the importance of partnerships with local foundations after a disaster. Read this and all the latest conference postings from a gathering of foundation leaders in New Orleans.
Grant Makers Offer Loans to Aid Katrina-Recovery Efforts
A handful of foundations are offering low-cost loans as a way to go beyond simply providing grants to Katrina recovery projects
The Lessons of Katrina: Grant Makers Gather in New Orleans
Foundation leaders have gathered in New Orleans to discuss what they have learned from their grant-making efforts on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.