Formal ‘Lending Circles’ Help Immigrants Build Credit and Improve Their Lives
The Mission Asset Fund, in San Francisco, has found a creative way to help people gain access to the financial mainstream.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Inequitable Salaries at Nonprofits Are a Kind of Bullying
When it comes to underpaying women and human-service workers—and using volunteers as unpaid but essential labor—nonprofits are both victim and victimizer.
By Dione Alexander
Contributor
An Easier Way to Show Progress
Ned Breslin of Water for People is building a new online platform to help charities see—and show others—how well they are doing in real time.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Nonprofit Consulting Goes Global
As more governments move toward democracy, charities are popping up in new places—and the worldwide marketplace for nonprofit consultants is heating up.
By PENELOPE CAGNEY
Contributor
Livestrong’s CEO Outlines a Survival Plan
In the wake of the scandal surrounding its founder, Lance Armstrong, the charity will emphasize its service to people with cancer and increase spending on its programs.
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Live Updates From the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival
Read about a tool that reports results of projects in near real time and research on creating better online experiences for users of mobile devices. We’ll continue to provide updates regularly until the conference ends Tuesday.
By CODY SWITZER and PETER PANEPENTO
Nonprofits Race to Get Ahead of the Explosion in Small Screens
Many charities are devising game plans to adjust their fundraising andcommunications to accommodate the growing use of smartphones and tablets.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Mobile Donors Respond to Traditional-Style Appeals on the Radio
An appeal by popular radio personalities was far more successful than a request for donations on a scoreboard during a sports event.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
U.N. Foundation Offers a Challenge and a Lesson on Global Health
The international charity uses gamelike challenges to teach mobile users about its work.
By Scott Westcott
Contributor
Charities Take Different Paths to Attracting Mobile Viewers
More charities want to make their Web sites mobile-friendly, but they are divided on the best approach.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bird-Counting App Helps Charity Collect Data
The National Audubon Society uses mobile apps to crowdsource information about bird sightings.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
App Seeks to Protect Women From Dangerous Social Situations
A mobile application helps women avoid dangerous situations by providing a simple way to signal their friends to come to their aid.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Depressed Teenagers Can Call or Text for Help
Counselors use text messaging to help troubled teens get help.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Apps Help Red Cross Provide Lifesaving Advice
The American Red Cross develops a series of mobile apps to provide information about first aid and disaster preparedness.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Pop-Art App Teaches People About Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Museum has built a mobile application that lets anyone create a Pop masterpiece and gain a deeper understanding of how Warhol approached his art.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Former Head of Federal Volunteer Agency to Lead Small Religious Charity
David Eisner, who led AOL’s foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service, is the new leader of Repair the World.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor