Diversity-Focused Tech Nonprofit Gets Y Combinator Boost
A nonprofit start-up promoting diversity in the overwhelmingly white and male technology industry has been accepted into influential business incubator Y Combinator, USA Today writes.
Obituary: Alfred Mann, Biomedicine Mogul and Big Donor
The billionaire entrepreneur, who gave hundreds of millions of dollars to support biomedical research after earning a fortune in the field, died Thursday at age 90, reports the Los Angeles Times.
John Grisham Teams With Medical Nonprofit on Giveaway Book
The novelist is giving away his latest book, a slim volume that aims to raise awareness of a new cancer treatment, on behalf of a charity that advocates wider use of the procedure, The Washington Post writes.
Gateses Make Media Rounds to Promote Latest Causes
In connection with the release of their latest annual letter on philanthropy, Bill and Melinda Gates talked up their top priorities for 2016 in interviews with Wired, The New York Times, and other outlets.
Facebook Launches Site to Boost Nonprofits’ Use of Its Tools
The online instruction manual is part of an ongoing effort to expand charities’ use of the social-media site.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Black Lives Matter Wins ‘Fast Company’ Kudos for Innovation
The online protest movement that coalesced into a national set of organizations fighting for racial justice was named the most innovative nonprofit of 2015 by Fast Company.
Grant Makers Seek a More Web-Savvy Nonprofit World
Members of NetGain, a partnership aimed at making the Internet work for social justice, have given more than $18 million to the cause in the past year.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Charity Enlists Citizen Photographers and Drone Users for Sea-Level Monitoring Project
Based on images from beachgoers and recreational drone users during intense weather, the Nature Conservancy hopes to predict what the coastline could look like in the future.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Foundation Seeks Proposals for Tech Tools to Fight Slavery
San Francisco-based anti-slavery charity Humanity United is teaming with federal agencies and other groups to develop technological means to track and combat the use of forced labor worldwide, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Podcast: Using Computer Science to Benefit Social Justice
In this episode of Fundraising Fundamentals, a Ford Foundation program officer explains the advantages of having technologists working for social good.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
YouTube Adds ‘Donation Card’ So Videos Can Raise Money
The popular platform is rolling out a new service that allows video creators to make their clips a conduit for direct charitable giving, TechCrunch writes.
Media Mogul Zuckerman Launches $100 Million STEM Effort
Publisher Mortimer Zuckerman’s foundation made a 20-year commitment to a new scholarship and research program to foster scientific and technological collaboration between Israel and the United States, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency writes.
Genomics Center Gets $100 Million From 2 Board Members
The New York Genome Center announced a combined $100 million challenge grant Wednesday from family funds led by two of its directors, James Simons and Russell Carson.
GuideStar Redesigns Charity Profiles to Emphasize Results
The changes reflect a sector-wide discussion about how to measure and communicate about program effectiveness.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Smartphones Grow to Dominate Mobile Giving, Study Finds
Charitable donations made using handheld devices grew by 45 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to online-giving platform Blackbaud.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Elections and Economy Offer Challenges to Fundraisers in 2016
The public can be distracted as the candidates’ rhetoric heats up, experts say, but this year’s outlook also reveals that retiring boomers offer opportunities for new support.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor