Foundations Urged to Consider Environmental Issues in Investing Decisions
Foundations urged to consider environmental issues in investing decisions
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Blues Charity Auctions Musician’s ‘Soul’ on eBay
Blues lore holds that the legendary musician Robert Johnson went to the crossroads at midnight and sold his soul to the devil to play guitar. But now, some 70 years later, the prince of darkness has fallen on hard times and put Mr. Johnson’s soul, “slightly used,” up for sale on eBay. The auction,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Management Consultants Offer Free Online Tools
Charity leaders looking for information on nonprofit management have a new resource to which they can turn. The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consulting organization in Boston, has added six “learning centers” to its Web site, focusing on evaluation, fund raising, growth, human resources,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Few Legal Barriers Prevent Mission-Related Investments, Study Finds
By Nicole WallaceFoundations have considerable freedom under the law to make investments that further their charitable missions, even if those investments carry greater risk or offer lower returns than more conventional investments, according to a new study. FSG Social Impact Advisors, a nonprofit…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Volunteers mount technology effort to monitor elections
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Webby Awards To Honor Nonprofit Sites
The Webby Awards, which annually honor the best Web sites on the Internet, will accept nominations for the 2009 competition in a variety of categories, including one for nonprofit sites, through December 19. The winners will be announced in June. For more information: Go to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Guide Helps Small Charities Develop Technology Plans
How much technology is enough — and how often does it need to be replaced? Such questions continue to be a challenge for many nonprofit organizations, according to two reports. NPower Seattle and NPower Indiana, two affiliates of the national technology-assistance organization, have developed 12…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Site Offers Information About Social Causes
Change.org, a Web site started 18 months ago to connect donors with charitable causes, has reinvented itself as a network of blogs that discuss social issues. People interested in a specific cause — be it humanitarian relief, homelessness, or social entrepreneurship — can come to the site to read…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Meetings Will Explore Education and Social Justice
Two nonprofit technology gatherings will be held next month. The Community Technology Centers’ Network, a national association of nonprofit groups that provide technology access and education in underserved areas, will hold its annual conference in Los Angeles November 12-14. Among the topics that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Gift of Handheld Devices Transforms Health Surveys
A program to help sub-Saharan African countries collect good, up-to-date health data using handheld devices instead of relying on slower, more expensive paper surveys has gotten a big boost. The Vodafone Foundation and United Nations Foundation Technology Partnership has committed more than…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor