Colleges Raise a Median of $60,000 Through Online Gifts, Study Finds
Colleges and universities continue to see increases in the money they raise via the Internet, but online fund raising is still a modest part of their revenue, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s 2009 survey of online fund raising. More than 560 educational…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Botanical Garden Seeks Support by Making Appeals in the Green Season
Traditionally, the Atlanta Botanical Garden has sent its annual-fund appeals at the end of the year — which isn’t necessarily the best time to trumpet the garden’s bounty of plants and flowers. “In the dead of winter, it’s harder to make the case, ‘If you haven’t been to the garden recently, you…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Are Cautiously Optimistic as Fund-Raising Season Begins
As the crucial end-of-year fund-raising season is about to start, charities hope that signs of the recession ending will help make it easier to bring in donations. “We anticipate year-end will be better than we’ve been seeing lately, but are under no illusion it will be where it was two or three…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Youth Health Care Aided by Technology, Report Finds
A new report outlines promising uses of technology to improve children’s health, describes the barriers that hinder the widespread adoption of such programs, and recommends policy changes that will foster greater use of technology in children’s health care. Among the programs discussed are…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Salvation Army Uses Video to Help Its Report Come Alive
Whether out of concern for the environment or for the bottom line, it’s not unusual for charities to post their annual reports online. But the Salvation Army wanted to take full advantage of what the Internet has to offer, rather than just move a report designed as a print document onto the Web. To…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Good Deed Goes Viral, Creating a Fund-Raising Flurry
An act of kindness from a stranger — combined with the speed and reach of social media — has resulted in a windfall for a California food bank. Carolee Hazard was at a Trader Joe’s grocery store last month when Jenni Ware, who was ahead of her in the checkout line, got to the cashier, only to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Colleges See Gains in Online Fund Raising
Colleges see gains in online fund raising
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Report Tracks Obstacles to Outsourcing Administrative Tasks
New report tracks obstacles to outsourcing administrative tasks
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Efforts to Measure the Social Impact of ‘Mission Investments’
Efforts to measure the social impact of ‘mission investments’
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Financial Crisis: Maybe Not a Watershed Moment for ‘Mission Investing’
The question of just how much the financial crisis has opened mainstream investors’ eyes to the potential of investments that combine both financial and social returns has permeated discussions at the conference. “I just had this feeling that people with fiduciary responsibilities, asset owners…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor