Salesforce.com Seeks Nonprofit Input on Specialized Software
The cloud-computing company has held a series of events, called Community Sprints, at which nonprofit officials can suggest changes or even revise code to tailor Salesforce products to meet charities’ needs, the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
A Decade In, Twitter Is the Real-Time Pulse of Nonprofit Advocacy
It’s hard to imagine being active in the social sphere without Twitter. The challenge it faces is to maintain its most valuable qualities as it continues to grow.
By TOM WATSON
Contributor
Ex-Education Secretary Takes Post With Jobs Philanthropy
Two months after leaving President Obama’s cabinet, Arne Duncan is joining Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective to head up a program aimed at creating job opportunities for young black men in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune writes.
Google Boosts the Importance of Mobile-Friendly Sites
A change taking effect in May is the Internet search giant’s second in a year that raises pressure on nonprofits to keep their sites up-to-date.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Tools to Schedule and Plan Your Social-Media Outreach
Nonprofit social-media experts offer advice on which programs to use to take the stress out of posting online.
By Grace Maliska
Contributor
Stars and Moguls ‘Flash Fund’ $14 Million in School Projects
Some 12,000 classroom projects for which teachers across the country were raising money at DonorsChoose.org were fully paid for in the “flash funding” campaign involving dozens of actors, athletes, and tech-industry titans, Fast Company and the Associated Press write.
A Lemonade Stand Grows, With Some Bumps, Into Social Venture
The New York Times examines the complications of social entrepreneurship through the ups and downs of a charity-minded business that started out with a burst of publicity and investment a few years ago but has run into rocky shoals since.
Opinion: What Melinda Gates Gets Wrong About Gender Equity
Ms. Gates and other wealthy “philanthrocapitalists” who focus on gender-based economic inequality correctly diagnose the problem but prescribe the wrong cures, focusing on technology and private-sector solutions rather than policy fixes, a Quartz writer argues.
Google Giving Applies Engineering Savvy to Social Ills
Wired magazine looks at how Google.org mirrors its parent company’s approach in tackling problems like poverty and inequality.
Donor Shortfall Dooms 30-Year-Old Bay Area Ballet Troupe
A year after changing its name in hopes of attracting tech-industry donors, Silicon Valley Ballet is shutting down, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Technology Is Pushing Firms to Do Good More Authentically
A BBC News report examines how technology is forcing some companies to take their corporate social responsibility efforts more seriously and make them more sustainable.
Simulating Poverty Gives Charity Supporters a Taste of Hard Times
Interactive and immersive campaigns are taking off. Just make sure they are not “cartoonish,” experts say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Increasingly Popular Crowdfunding Sites Lack Oversight
For-profit crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe and YouCaring helped ordinary people raise billions of dollars last year, but a lack of accountability leaves the public vulnerable to nefarious actors, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Next Best Thing to Being There
The cutting-edge technology is an expensive, thrilling new tool a few charities are using to raise support.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How 4 Nonprofits Use Virtual Reality to Help Their Cause
Charities get creative with a technology that can have an immediate and powerful impact on donors, but they also discover pitfalls.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Is Virtual Reality Right for Your Group? How to Find Out — and Do It Right
Keep it short, skip the call to action, consider alternatives to video, and other tips.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor