SXSW Award Winners Include Ali Gohar for Peace Efforts in Pakistan
The awards, for which the recipients get $1,000 and an opportunity to discuss their work, honor the late Dewey Winburne, a co-founder of the South by Southwest Interactive conference.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Backed by Huge Audiences, Video-Game Stars Get Into Giving Tuesday
How much can international gamer celebrities like Athene raise for charity? Save the Children will find out with its #GamingTuesday.
By Rebecca Koenig
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How Canvassing Can Advance Nonprofits Big and Small
A new report by the Center for Popular Democracy could help nonprofits become more effective at using door-to-door and on-the-street interaction to spread their messages.
By Rebecca Koenig
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A Family Digs Deep to Give Until It Hurts — and Launches a Movement
After scrimping and sacrificing, Eugene and Minhee Cho’s nonprofit One Day’s Wages has attracted a strong following among young people drawn to its simple message and commitment to transparency.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Disability-Rights Advocate Awarded $100,000 Purpose Prize
Other winners in the 10th annual Encorge.org prize for older Americans working on tough social issues include innovators in microfinance and health care.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Parents of Only Daughters and 1st-Born Sons Are More Generous Donors
A new study finds that birth order and gender matter a lot, except in households headed by single parents.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Prominent Researcher Calls Interventions Without Evaluations ‘Immoral’
Nonprofits need evidence, not hunches, to justify programs, says psychologist Richard Nisbett.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Big Influx of Replacement Credit Cards May Hurt Recurring Donations
A large number of credit cards are being re-issued this fall to update the technology, and many will have new expiration dates. Charities and others are urged to use new devices to read the cards.
By Rebecca Koenig
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How to Ensure a Remote-Work Policy Succeeds
Working from home makes some employees happy, but how can nonprofits ensure those arrangements meet the organization’s needs too?
By Rebecca Koenig
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HistoriCorps — a nonprofit that its founder calls part construction company, part outdoor-adventure company — has renovated 170 historic structures in spectacular locations.
By Rebecca Koenig
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