Alphabet Executive to Donate $148 Million From Startup Sale
Diane Greene, a director of Google parent company Alphabet, plans to give her proceeds from Alphabet’s purchase of her cloud-computing firm Bebop Technologies to a donor-advised fund, The Wall Street Journal and VentureBeat report.
Meeting the Need for Cheaper Medical Devices
D-Rev produced a high-quality prosthetic knee for $80 and developed an ultra-low-budget device to treat jaundice.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Michael Brennan: Tech Expert Takes on Social Ills
The program officer at the Ford Foundation puts his Ph.D. in computer science to work as he explores the impact of technology on society.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Visa and Dell Help Girl Scouts Boost Digital Cookie Program
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.'s burgeoning online cookie sales will get an estimated $3 million assist this year from the companies’ investment in training, tech tools, and digital features, reports The New York Times.
Obituary: Doug Walker, Co-Founder of Social Venture Partners
The Seattle-area tech entrepreneur, conservationist, and philanthropist was found dead Friday after a mountaintop hiking accident, The Seattle Times reports.
Contactless Payments Coming to British Street Fundraising
British charities are set to introduce the technology to street-corner soliciting this year, allowing donors to give with the wave of credit or debit card, The Telegraph writes.
Billionaires Weigh Changing Models for Giving Away Wealth
The world’s 1,826 billionaires, many of them relatively newly minted moguls reared in Silicon Valley, are challenging traditional foundation and donation models in ways that could redefine philanthropy, the Financial Times writes.
Selecting and Managing a Donor Database
Advice and templates for selecting a vendor, getting buy-in from staff members, and more.
Arts Giving Is a Low Priority for Data-Driven Millennial Donors
A new generation of donors committed to social causes and sympathetic to the tenets of “effective altruism” could create long-term fundraising problems for cultural nonprofits, according to The Seattle Times.
Groups Use Digital Means to Preserve Mideast Antiquities
Cultural organizations are harnessing high-tech tools like laser scanning to amass lasting 3D models of ancient sites in Iraq and Syria that could come under threat from Islamic State militants, writes The New York Times.
Reader’s Choice: This Year’s Top Resources
Topping the list are articles to help you measure results, seek grants, and appeal to millennials.
Reader Favorites in 2015: Year in Review
What caught the attention of Chronicle subscribers last year? Stories about new developments in fundraising were hot, as were reports on the science of giving, and pay and hiring.
Billions at Stake as IPO Charity Set-Asides Become Routine
After years of sporadic interest, the technology start-up community is embracing the practice of setting aside company stock before going public, creating the potential for windfalls for nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Microsoft Restyles Philanthropy Unit Under New Name and Leader
The tech giant announced Tuesday that it will expand its charitable activities under a newly named division, Microsoft Philanthropies, The Seattle Times and CNET report.
AmazonSmile Program Leaves Some Nonprofits Frowning
The online shopping site’s gigantic customer base is tantalizing for charities, but many say tiny financial returns and the company’s refusal to share data make it a dubious effort.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Self-Made Billionaires Average $180 Million in Giving, Study Finds
Over their lifetimes, they donate more than six times what typical ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide give, Fortune writes, citing new data from research firm Wealth-X.