North Texas Giving Site Gets Off to Big Start
New North Texas giving site raises $4-million
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity Official Resigns Amid Charges of Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement
Charity official resigns amid plagiarism charges
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: MacArthur Foundation Opens ‘Second Life’ Island
United Way of America and the American Human Development Project have created an online tool that calculates how an increase in high-school-graduation rates and other educational achievements could improve social problems, such as poverty and unemployment rates, life expectancy, obesity levels, and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Mentor Group Offers Online Screening Tool
As part of its mission, the New York charity iMentor has built an online system that allows for safe, guided communication between high-school students and their mentors — an effort that has won praise and interest from similar organizations. Dana Saxon, director of partnerships at iMentor…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Average Online Gift Dropped in 2008
The total amount of money that charities raised online rose in 2008, as charities attracted more donors to their Web sites, according to a new study that analyzes online fund raising and advocacy at 32 nonprofit groups. Together the organizations in the study — 26 large national charities, such as…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Health Clinics Stretch Hours and Services With New Federal Dollars
The collapse of the housing market in Loudoun County, Va., which had been a fast-growing suburb of Washington, has left many construction workers, real-estate agents, and landscapers without sufficient health insurance. A growing number of them are finding their way to the Loudoun Community Health…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Giving Site Seeks American Projects
GlobalGiving — an online giving site best known for connecting donors with development projects overseas — is holding a competition to attract more American charities. “We’ve been open to projects from anywhere in the world, including in the U.S., but a lot of nonprofits have come to us and said,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Employees Share Responsibilities for Online Activities, Report Says
Employees share responsibilities for online activities
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Low Salaries Hold Charities Back, Author Argues
Author argues charities need to pay more to attract top talent
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Size of Average Online Gift Dropped in 2008, from $86 to $71
Size of average online gift dropped in 2008, study finds
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor