Considering New Federal Agencies With a Nonprofit Focus
When Sen. Barack Obama pledged last winter to create a Social Entrepreneurship Agency, the Democratic presidential nominee re-energized a long-running debate over how the federal government should support nonprofit groups. Mr. Obama says a new agency, housed within the Corporation for National and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Report Suggests Strategies for Web 2.0 Technology Use
A new report looks at how foundations are using interactive Web 2.0 technology, such as blogs, podcasts, and social networks, in their communications — and urges philanthropies to do more. Some foundations are already embracing technology tools that allow for two-way communications, write the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Credit-Card Company Waives Fee on Donations
The Capital One Financial Corporation will cover the transaction costs for charitable gifts that its credit-card holders make through the company’s new giving site, allowing the total amount donated to go to the donor’s chosen charity. Typically, when contributors use credit cards to make their…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Google Seeks Ideas for Spending $10-Million
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Google has asked people to submit their ideas for changing the world and helping as many people as possible — and it will put up $10-million to bring the best ideas to life. One idea the company highlights as the kind of creative solution it’s looking for: the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Founder of Rural Health Clinic Is Among 25 Winners of ‘Genius’ Grants
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in Chicago, has named 25 new MacArthur Fellows. The fellowships, commonly referred to as the “genius awards,” recognize individuals from wide-ranging disciplines who show creativity, originality, and the potential to make important contributions in…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The promise — and perils — of Web 2.0 for foundations
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
MacArthur 2008 ‘Genius’ Winners Include Urban Farmer and Rural Health Worker
MacArthur Foundation names 25 ‘genius’ fellows for 2008
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
‘Forbes’: Charities Drive Drug Development
By putting up money for clinical trials, investing in biotechnology companies, and assembling networks of doctors and patients who want to participate in research, health charities are helping to drive the development of new treatments — and becoming important players in the pharmaceutical…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Spanish Version of eTapestry Now Available
The Microsoft Corporation, in Redmond, Wash., has given software worth $2.9-million to TechnoServe, a Washington group that works to fight rural poverty around the world, and software worth $2.5-million to Ashoka, a charity in Arlington, Va., that supports social entrepreneurship. For more…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Video-Game Company Signs Deal With Voter Group
The use of video games as a tool for social change has garnered a lot of attention recently, and now video-game systems are getting into the act. Xbox has formed a partnership with Rock the Vote that will allow gamers to register to vote, express their opinions about the presidential candidates,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor