After the Grant: Guide to Project Management and Evaluation
Grant Winner’s Toolkit: Project Management and Evaluation
By Gwen A. Williamson
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Teenagers Volunteer, Contribute to Society
Catch the Spirit: Teen Volunteers Tell How They Made a Difference
By Gwen A. Williamson
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Study Measures Use of Consultants
Nearly two-thirds of nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco area hire consultants each year, spending a total of $65-million, according to a study by two management consulting firms in California. The study, which was conducted jointly by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and Harder Co., is…
United Way Issues Index on ‘Caring’
The United Way of America has developed an annual statistical index that uses existing data on the economy, education, health, charitable activity, and other factors to rank states according to the needs of their residents and to chart changes in social and economic well-being nationally from year…
Bits: Online Volunteerism Journal; AIDS Project Uses Excess Computational Power
By NICOLE WALLACE
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity Promotes Accessible Web Sites
By NICOLE WALLACEThe founders of Knowbility, an Austin, Tex., charity that raises awareness about the potential for technology to improve the lives of people with disabilities, thought long and hard about what to name their organization. “We wanted something that could convey the idea that in the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Handicraft Groups Make Use of Internet
By NICOLE WALLACEFair-trade charities are taking different approaches to harnessing the power of the Internet to promote the sale of handicrafts made by artisans in developing countries. Daniel Salcedo envisions a future in which craftspeople use the Internet to sell their products directly to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Microsoft Gift Helps Youth Project
By NICOLE WALLACEThe Microsoft Corporation will donate $12.3-million in cash and $88-million in software to help Boys & Girls Clubs of America bring technology to each of its more than 2,600 clubs. The Club Tech program grew out of the success of an earlier project, in which Microsoft and Shaquille…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Groups Find Gold in Real-Estate Crunch
By DEBRA E. BLUMA tight real-estate market is driving up costs for nonprofit groups across the country, but some charities that own property are benefiting from the high prices. The Vera Institute of Justice, a New York research and advocacy group that works on ALSO SEE:Seeking a New Lease on Life…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Real-estate boom’s soaring rents are uprooting urban charitiesStreetcats Foundation for Youth, a San Francisco charity that provides counseling for troubled teenagers, got word last month that it had 60 days to vacate its quarters. The building’s new owner, hoping to cash in on a hot real-estate…
By Debra E. Blum
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