Book Offers Virtual-Volunteering Basics
Manage online volunteers the same way you would others.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Charity ‘Muttbombs’ Instagram Users
An animal-rescue group searches Instagram for people’s self-portraits and edits them to add a dog available for adoption to the photo.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Facebook App Encourages College Savings
Juma Ventures, which encourages young people from needy families to go to college, is offering cash incentives and other prizes that makes a game of saving for college.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
After Living on the Streets, a Nonprofit Leader Seeks to Give the Homeless a Voice
Mark Horvath, whose video interviews of homeless people have a large online following, won a Dewey Winburne Community Service Award at the 2014 SXSW Interactive festival.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
They collect data from day one and never stop testing. And they aren’t afraid to try new things.
‘Fast Company’ Offers Glimpse of How DonorsChoose Will Use Data for Advocacy
The charity that helps schoolteachers finance classroom needs was ranked as one of the 50 most innovative companies in the United States.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Author Uses Book Tours to Raise Money for Historical Nonprofits
By adding writing workshops and charity events to his book tours, Steve Berry has raised thousands of dollars to support preservation programs.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Harlem Children’s Zone Prepares for Life After a High-Profile Leader
As Geoffrey Canada steps down from day-to-day duties, his successor, Anne Williams-Isom will face challenges from critics who say the group is not doing enough to improve education.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
New Effort Seeks to Drum Up Gifts to Spread Proven Programs
The Scaling Marketplace makes it easy for foundations to collaborate to contribute large sums so high-performing charities can expand their programs.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
News Briefs for February 27, 2014
University and National Gallery of Art to Take Over Corcoran Art Museum The financially troubled Corcoran Gallery of Art announced a plan in which it would shift its operations to the George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art. The university would take over the museum’s building…