Amazon Teams With Charity to Open Seattle Homeless Shelter
The Internet giant is turning an unused building in the midst of its growing Seattle headquarters into a temporary 200-bed refuge for homeless families in a move city officials hailed as a harbinger of greater civic engagement by the company, writes The New York Times.
Group Helps Charities Focus on Programs, Not Overhead
Mission Edge in San Diego provides an unusually broad array of low-cost administrative services, freeing its clients to do more with less.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Uber Teams With Charity to Recruit Hearing-Impaired Drivers
The effort by the ride-hailing company and the nonprofit Communication Service for the Deaf aims to boost employment opportunities for the hard of hearing, 70 percent of whom are jobless or underemployed nationwide, writes The Washington Post.
Chinese Internet Mogul Pledges $2 Billion to Charity
Pony Ma, the founder of Chinese online giant Tencent Holdings, announced plans Monday to donate 100 million shares in the company to its foundation to support medical, educational, and environmental causes, Reuters reports.
New Online-Giving Site Helps Colleges Target Young Alumni
Established last year, GiveCampus.com is helping colleges raise millions of dollars by tailoring solicitations to younger, more tech-savvy donors, writes The Washington Post.
Apple to Donate Proceeds From Sales of 27 Apps to World Wildlife Fund
The campaign is part of the company’s increasing focus on the environment, according to Reuters.
Google Gives $20 Million for Tech Efforts to Aid Disabled
The grants by Google.org, the Internet giant’s philanthropic arm, support organizations developing innovations to improve the lives of disabled people in areas such as mobility and communication, Wired writes.
How ‘Lean Start-up’ Helped Double Taproot’s Reach in a Year
The foundation quickly built a website where nonprofits and skilled volunteers find each other.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Google Funds to Expand Nonprofit Pushing Renewable Energy
The Silicon Valley giant is putting an undisclosed amount of seed money into sustainability nonprofit the Center for Resource Solutions to help it launch operations in Asia, TechCrunch reports.
Quiet Giving Improves Snapchat’s Image in L.A. Community
The image-messaging service is building a philanthropic profile in the beach-side community of Venice, where some locals blame the tech firm for driving up rents and changing the neighborhood’s gritty character, the Los Angeles Times writes.
Nonprofits Need to Boost Digital-Strategy Efforts, Report Says
A survey shows that only 61 percent of nonprofits have at least one staff member dedicated solely to digital strategy, and 52 percent have at least two.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Priscilla Chan Profile Explains Her Focus on Giving to Education
The wife of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg says experiences she has had as a volunteer tutor to disadvantaged youths and as a teacher in a private prep school, a pediatrician, and a mother have all shaped her philanthropy, according to a San Jose Mercury News profile.
Data to the Rescue: Smart Ways of Doing Good
For a long time, data served one purpose — measuring results. But a growing number of nonprofits are rejecting the idea that data is only for evaluation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Experts outline ways that even cash-strapped charities can plug in to boost their impact.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ex-Wounded Warrior Project Executives Start Blog That Criticizes Media
Steven Nardizzi and Al Giordano claim they were not fired for doing anything wrong but because of misperceptions.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Paul Allen Commits $100 Million to Boost Bioscience Studies
The tech billionaire’s 10-year pledge will fund a new organization, the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, to support unconventional research at the “frontiers” of biological science, The Washington Post reports.