Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Pledges $3 Billion for Science Research
The Facebook co-founder and his physician wife draw praise from Bill Gates, among others, as they outlined plans to tackle big goals and fund research that other grant makers consider too risky.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Tech Boom Has Downside for Silicon Valley Nonprofits
Also, internet mogul Marc Benioff turns his philanthropic attention to the oceans and the University of New Hampshire draws fire for how it is using a late longtime campus employee’s $4 million bequest.
How Product Managers Are Changing Nonprofit Technology
By thinking of different systems and services as “products” and putting someone in charge of their success, organizations are quickly improving their processes and gaining efficiency.
By cody.switzer
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: 10 Schools to Share $100 Milllion From Powell Jobs Venture
Plus, the Clinton Foundation’s largest affiliate lays plans to separate from the mothership if Hillary Clinton becomes president, and the N.F.L. commits $100 million for research and other work to address head trauma among players.
Analytics Expert Offers Advice on How to Use Data to Raise Money
Fundraisers have long debated whether their discipline is an art or a science; author and Blackbaud executive Steve MacLaughlin says it’s both.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Checks Still Dominate Donation Transactions, Despite High Cost for Small Gifts
The smaller the gift, the less cost-effective it is for recipients to process by check, but paper remains the giving method of choice for nearly half of donors, a PayPal/GuideStar study finds.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
New Travel Website Links Hotel Discounts and Charity Gifts
Kind Traveler, launched earlier this month, offers up to 25 percent off published rates on stays at select boutique and style-focused hotels if users donate at least $10 to charity for each night booked, writes The New York Times.
A Tech Solution Helps a Busy Charity’s Clients Find Help
Action for Boston Community Development built a computer system to make it easier to navigate its wide variety of social services and locations.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Obituary: Peter Hero, Guided Growth of Silicon Valley Giving
Peter deCourcy Hero, who died of cancer Sunday at age 73, is credited with catalyzing a philanthropic culture in the tech industry while serving as president of a forerunner of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Palo Alto Weekly reports.
Independent Sector Names Education Technology Leader as COO
The hiring of Hopscotch Ventures founder Victor Reinoso will support Independent Sector’s “new vision” of using technology to foster better collaboration among its members, said Dan Cardinali, the nonprofit-advocacy group’s new chief executive.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
With New Capital, Auction Site CharityStars Eyes U.S. Push
European charity-auction startup CharityStars has secured $2.2 million in new funding and plans to use the infusion to expand into the United States and China, reports TechCrunch.
Potential Transfer of Nonprofit Web Services Creates Concern
The company that routes traffic to websites with domain names .org and .ngo might soon change, a process affecting millions of websites.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Watchdog Nonprofit Unveils Database to Trace ‘Dark Money’
The Center for Public Integrity launched a new online tool Tuesday aimed at shedding light on the flow of funds coursing into political campaigns via nonprofits that are not required to identify donors.
Data and the Search for Big Donors
How fundraisers crunch numbers, sift Facebook chatter, and analyze their results to learn exactly what donors want.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ideas that analysts noodle around with today could become the cutting-edge approaches of tomorrow. Here are two still largely on the drawing board.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Opinion: Clinton Foundation Donors Backed Russian Tech Venture
Major U.S. tech companies that have contributed to the Clinton Foundation heeded calls by the Hillary Clinton-led State Department to invest in a Kremlin effort to develop a Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley, according to a Wall Street Journal column.