Blackbaud Buys Competing Charity-Software Company
Blackbaud, a company in Charleston, S.C., that provides accounting, fund-raising, and other financial software for nonprofit groups, will purchase eTapestry, an Indianapolis company, for $24.8-million, with possible additional payments of up to $1.5-million, depending on the performance of…
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Election-Related Web Sites Hope to Inform Debate
To capitalize on early interest in the 2008 presidential campaign, two nonprofit groups have introduced election-related Web sites that expand on their everyday work. The Kaiser Family Foundation, in Menlo Park, Calif., started Health08.org to present an array of health-care material, including…
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Online popularity contests drive philanthropic decisionsAn increasing number of grant makers are asking everyday citizens to vote on proposals from organizations seeking money — a process not unlike how the American Idol television show vets aspiring singers to find potential superstars.…
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Omidyar Network Ends Online Forum
The charitable Web site Omidyar.net has announced it will shut down its message boards and interactive features and direct current members to other online discussions. The forum is part of the charitable enterprises created by Pierre Omidyar, who made his fortune as the founder of eBay. The change…
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Networking Site Adds Charity Links
The world’s largest professional networking site, LinkedIn, will soon allow its 11 million users to add “badges” to their profiles that link to their favorite philanthropic causes. LinkedIn already offers members — who use the site to connect with other professionals — the option of adding badges,…
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Satellites Aid Darfur Human-Rights Efforts
To stanch bloodletting in Darfur, an Amnesty International project is putting satellite images online to monitor 12 vulnerable villages in Sudan and nearby Chad. The dozen villages have not been attacked but are in danger because of their location near water or other resources, say officials of…
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Federal Officials See Strong Outlook for ‘Faith-Based’ Grants Program
Federal officials see strong outlook for ‘faith-based’ program
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To promote networking for social causes, NetSquared has handed out $100,000 in awards to 21 people and organizations that use the Web for charitable projects. NetSquared — a project of TechSoup, which trains charities to use technology to further their missions — announced the award winners at an…
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