What Failed Dot-Coms Can Show Charities
A new report argues that charities can learn from the mistakes of failed dot-coms and build Internet ventures that serve a social purpose and earn revenue for their organizations. “After the Bubble: Investing in Internet-Based Social Enterprise in Challenging Times” identifies seven Internet…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Reports Made Available on Charities’ Finances
Detailed reports on individual charities’ financial data are now available through Philanthropic Research, the Williamsburg, Va., nonprofit group that runs the GuideStar Web site. GuideStar Analyst Reports are currently available on approximately 160,000 charities, and are based on data from Forms…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Study Tracks Recipients of Technology Grants
Human-service organizations don’t fare as well as other types of nonprofit groups when it comes to securing information-technology grants, according to a new report. “Beyond Access: A Foundation Guide to Ending the Organizational Divide” also found that grant makers were much more likely to make…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Conference Rescheduled, Social-Services Newsletter, and a 990 Primer
The third annual e-Philanthropy conference, which was cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, has been rescheduled for March 4-5 in McLean, Va. For more information: Go to http://www.independentsector.org for registration materials, as well as to view a summary of the 2000…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Discussion List Limited to Association Members
The National Committee on Planned Giving has decided to restrict participation on its popular e-mail discussion list, GIFT-PL, to the organization’s members. The Indianapolis organization announced the decision in an e-mail message to list subscribers on December 17. “NCPG has operated the list…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Most Charities in Study Find Technology Essential
More than 80 percent of executives at human-service organizations say that information technology has changed their organizations’ daily operations over the past five years, with 87 percent calling information technology either important or essential, according to a new survey. The study also…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Advocacy: Resources for Nonprofit Groups
Activist Toolkit Developed by ONE/Northwest, a nonprofit group in Seattle that provides technology assistance to environmental organizations, this Web site explains how to use e-mail and the Internet for communicating with supporters, organizing, and advocating for causes.…
Edgy Online Advocacy Campaign Clicks With Young Activists
A coalition of more than 80 environmental groups in British Columbia has been working ALSO SEE:Taking Action OnlineCareful Planning Is Key to Success of Online Advocacy, Charity Leaders SayOnline Advocacy: Resources for Nonprofit Groups for six years to secure both national and provincial…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Careful Planning Is Key to Success of Online Advocacy, Charity Leaders Say
Nonprofit organizations have learned that running a successful online advocacy effort ALSO SEE:Taking Action OnlineEdgy Online Advocacy Campaign Clicks With Young ActivistsOnline Advocacy: Resources for Nonprofit Groups takes more than asking members to flood their elected representatives with…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Advocacy groups pursue local issues with e-mail alertsWhile e-mail alerts and sample “Dear Senator” letters on Web sites have become staples of most national ALSO SEE:Careful Planning Is Key to Success of Online Advocacy, Charity Leaders SayEdgy Online Advocacy Campaign Clicks With Young…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Minnesota’s Freeze Hinders AIDS Group
Last month’s announcement by Minnesota’s Department of Finance that it was freezing ALSO SEE:War and Recession: A Challenge for CharitiesTrimming Holiday HopesAtlanta Arts Coalition Braces for Lean Performance in 2002Youth Group Asks Loyal Donors to Remove Strings on Their GiftsStar Widens Refugee…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
South African Charity Among Tech-Award Winners
Four individuals and one charity were honored by the Tech Museum of Innovation for their creative use of technology to benefit society. The San Jose, Calif., museum received more than 390 nominations, representing 50 countries. A group of judges assembled by Santa Clara University’s Center for…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Technology Fund Will Provide Equipment
The Oracle Corporation, in Redwood Shores, Calif., has created a new grant-making organization to increase access to the Internet in schools and nonprofit organizations that serve young people from needy families. The company has committed to provide $6-million worth of equipment in the Oracle Help…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Tech Companies Team Up to Form Charity Site
AOL Time Warner, Cisco Systems, and Yahoo have joined together to start a new philanthropy Web site -- and a nonprofit organization to run it. The site, Network for Good, incorporates the tools and resources of Helping.org, the online giving site that the AOL Time Warner Foundation has operated…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bits: Peace Corps Offers Teachers Advice on Integrating Volunteer Projects into Lesson Plans
“Contributor Relationship Management: How Nonprofits Can Harness the Power of Technology to Build One-to-One Relationships” discusses how charities can raise more money by using database and Internet technology to tailor interactions with donors to the specific interests donors care about. Shirley…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundation Puts Housing Data Online
Working with 19 national nonprofit organizations, the Fannie Mae Foundation has created an online resource for information on housing and community development. KnowledgePlex features a library of reports, articles, and case studies organized by category. For example, the section of the library on…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor