New Site Streams Condors in the Wild
Conservation scientists are able to move the camera using their office computers to monitor the birds and look for signs of illness.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Technology Bits: Foundation Online Tools Promoted
A two-day conference on using data to improve programs and a report about online tools that help foundations work together.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Text Campaign Focuses on Type 1 Diabetes
People who sign up for T1D for a Day can learn how glucose testing, insulin injections, and carefully considering food choices affect the lives of those with the disease.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Food Bank Seeks Input on Web Redesign
The designers with whom the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is working are using blogs and social media to talk about the project and ask for ideas.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Twitter Helps Intel Foundation Plan Grants
The Intel Foundation plans to award $100,000 in education grants to celebrate its 25th anniversary, and it turned to Twitter for advice.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Packard Building Generates Its Own Power
Many of the measures that have helped achieve major efficiency came from off-the-shelf technologies.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Charity Helps Poor People Get Small Sums Online for Big Needs
Benevolent, whose founder Megan Kashner sees it as an “Internet matchmaker” for meeting small-scale requests for help, has already received grants from major foundations.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Microsoft Gives Charities Free Web-Based Software
Microsoft is making Office 365 available free to eligible nonprofits in 41 countries, a number that will grow to 90 by July.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
$1.2-Million Grant Builds Database to Spur Autism Research
The group plans to build a confidential registry of all the people in Rhode Island who have the condition.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Site Makes Vivid Long-Term Impact of Joblessness
Researchers at the Urban Institute created an engaging new Web site, 27 Weeks and Counting, to explore the topic.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Guide Details Evaluation Tools
Idealware, a nonprofit technology group, has published a new guide to the types of software charities can use to collect, analyze, and visualize program data.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Satellite Images Help Amnesty International Gather Data While Keeping Witnesses Safe
Amnesty International is avoiding putting researchers and witnesses in danger by using images captured from space.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
September Is Boom Time for Donors, Google Says
A study of how 2 million people use the Internet plus an online giving survey of nearly 1,000 people suggest that year-end giving research starts early in the fall.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Knight Seeks Ideas to Improve Health
Innovative projects that use data and information to help improve public health will share $2-million in the next Knight News Challenge.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Drive Succeeds for Atlanta Symphony
Running a Kickstarter campaign helped the orchestra raise money to preserve its archives and attract new supporters.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Site Showcases International Ad Campaigns
Nonprofits seeking inspiration for their next public-service campaign can now see what their counterparts around the world are doing, thanks to a new Web site.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor