Former Kiva.org CEO Starts Mobile Microfinance Effort in Kenya
Matt Flannery, the co-founder and ex-CEO of nonprofit microlending site Kiva.org, announced Wednesday that he has raised $1.4 million in seed funding for his latest social venture, a mobile-based microfinance firm serving smartphone users in Africa, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Charities Can Now Get Dot-NGO and Dot-ONG Web Addresses
Charities that register can create profile pages in a new directory for nonprofits, where they can also accept online donations.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Nonprofit Releases Poverty-Fighting Tool Kit
FXB International says its 3-year program has helped 81,000 people inexpensively by simultaneously tackling education, health care, food, and housing.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Rachel Micah Jones’s small charity is helping laborers fight back online against exploitation.
By Edward Ericson Jr.
Contributor
Take-Action Buttons Turn News Readers Into Activists
Foundations and other organizations are supporting creative efforts that make it easy for journalists to steer people to charities worth supporting.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Social-Impact Bonds Need to Focus on Results
The key measure of whether the approach works should not be financial savings but how many lives are improved.
Bill to Promote Social-Impact Bonds Has Support in High Places
The legislation would appropriate $300 million for state and local pay-for-success contracts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Live Stream: Watch the 2015 Global Philanthropy Forum Meeting
Eleven sessions from the three-day conference will be available free online starting Wednesday.
The Other Side of Storytelling: Listening
StoryCorps founder and 2015 TED Prize winner Dave Isay believes a genuine conversation can make a difference – and his group has created an app to facilitate those talks.
By Paul VanDeCarr
Contributor
Let’s Get the Common Good Back in the Conversation About Innovation
The controversy over the Council on Foundations’ session touched off anger about the technocratic bent permeating philanthropy.
By CYNTHIA GIBSON
Contributor
Walkathons Losing Ground to New Breed of Charity Events
Offbeat events and online stunts are draining the popularity of traditional springtime fundraisers like marches, runs, and bike-athons, NPR reports, citing a recent study by a professional fundraisers’ group.
HashtagCharity Looks to Connect Tech Pros With Nonprofits
A new company matches IT professionals with organizations that need their skills, a service that may be particularly helpful to smaller nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Gen Zers Who Are Making a Difference
Four people ages 20 or younger who are already changing the world.
By Brennen Jensen
Contributor
Nonprofits Struggle to Use Scientific Data in Their Fundraising
Lack of staff and hard-to-read academic studies, plus the risk of alienating donors, often get in the way.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Why One Charity Gave Up On a Scientific Experiment
Smile Train raised a lot of money when it offered donors a chance to avoid future appeals, but the group dropped the scientifically proven technique so it could do more to reach out to supporters.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Goodwill in Your Lobby? Giving Made Easy for City Dwellers
The Bay Area charity has rolled out its first fleet of sensor-equipped receptacles to make drop-off and pickup more efficient.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor