Bits: A Discussion List for Women in Technology; a Volunteer Group Gets Noticed
Women in Nonprofits, Technology Assistance Providers --or WIN-TAP -- is a new e-mail discussion list for women who help nonprofit groups deal with technology, either as an employee or as a volunteer. The list grew out of discussions at a conference of nonprofit technology experts. To subscribe: Go…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Sites Urge Taxpayers to Donate Their Rebates
A growing number of Web sites have sprung up to urge Americans to donate FROM THE ARCHIVES:Nonvirtual Reality Hits Giving Sites (6/14/2001)Online Companies Merge Operations (3/22/2001)Online-Giving Company to Cease Operations (3/8/2001)Financial Turbulence Hits Charity Sites (1/11/2001)A Hunger for…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Financial Woes Continue to Dog Charity Sites
Several companies that run major charity sites are facing financial troubles. GreaterGood.com, one of the first charity online shopping malls, has shut down after its board of directors voted last month to halt further investment in the company and put it up for sale. The online site raised about…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
A Fund-Raising ‘Pyramid’ Goes Electronic
By NICOLE WALLACEFund raisers have long used gift pyramids to plan fund-raising campaigns. Now a Portland, Ore., communications company has introduced an inexpensive software program that allows them to easily generate gift-pyramid graphs to track their campaigns’ progress. John Stuart May, a vice…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Arts Group Trims Services to Focus on Training
By NICOLE WALLACEAs of July 1, Arts Wire -- a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts that helps artists and arts organizations use technology -- will discontinue its Web-hosting and e-mail services to focus on its weekly e-mail newsletter, Arts Wire Current, and on its technology-training…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Fund-Raising Help for Christian Groups
By NICOLE WALLACEThe Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is holding a series of free daylong workshops on Internet fund raising for its member organizations. Based in Winchester, Va., the council is an association of 1,000 evangelical Christian charities that the council has evaluated…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Gospel of Wealth According to Steve: Postings From the Kirsch Fund Web Site
Following are excerpts from essays by Steve Kirsch, a high-technology executive and philanthropist in Silicon Valley, that are posted on the Web site maintained by the foundation he created with his wife, Michele. The site can be reached at http://www.kirschfoundation.org. Why not give all your…
Through his words and his grants, Steve Kirsch challenges fellow high-tech millionaires to step up their philanthropySan Jose, Calif. Like many high-technology entrepreneurs here, Steve Kirsch, 44, has seen his fortune dwindle in the past year. He estimates his net worth to be $70-million, down…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
Contributor
Some Tips for Charities Looking to Lease Software
By NICOLE WALLACECharities increasingly are receiving offers from companies, and even some nonprofit groups, that tout the option of leasing software systems that can be used via the Internet. ALSO SEE:Remote PossibilitiesInternet-Based Software Suppliers: a SamplingA Guide to Technology Resources…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Guide to Technology Resources for Charities
Cybergifts Application service providers have been a frequent topic of conversation on Cybergifts, an e-mail discussion list about Internet fund raising. ALSO SEE:Remote PossibilitiesSome Tips for Charities Looking to Lease SoftwareInternet-Based Software Suppliers: a SamplingAll AboardNonvirtual…
Rather than buy sophisticated software systems, some charities find it pays to lease them via the InternetFor years, Ted Allison, the one-man membership department at KBEM-FM in Minneapolis, kept track of the public-radio station’s membership list using simple word-processing software. ALSO…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Chronicle Conducted Online Fund-Raising Survey
To conduct its online fund-raising survey, The Chronicle contacted 402 nonprofit organizations, 181 of which responded. Of those, 100 said that they had received online donations in the 2000 fiscal year. ALSO SEE:All AboardHow Much Big Charities Are Raising OnlineNonvirtual Reality Hits Giving…
Nonvirtual Reality Hits Giving Sites
As online companies fail, others seek ways to click with donorsAs one of scores of dot-com entrepreneurs who hoped to make money by raising money over the Internet for nonprofit groups, Tracey Pettengill counts her company among the lucky ones still standing. ALSO SEE:All AboardRemote…
By Janet L. Fix
Contributor
More and more large nonprofit groups are raising money online, new Chronicle survey findsA growing number of large nonprofit groups raise money online, according to a new Chronicle survey. ALSO SEE:How Much Big Charities Are Raising OnlineHow Chronicle Conducted Online Fund-Raising SurveyNonvirtual…
By Laura Hruby
Contributor
Slow start for online giving leads to new Internet approachesMore than a dozen Internet companies that served nonprofit groups have gone out of business. High-technology donors whom many charities had been wooing for major gifts have sustained major stock losses. Virtually no charity has persuaded…
Making Weddings Into Charitable Events
By NICOLE WALLACEAt a time when engaged couples can post online gift registries with Tiffany & Company, Crate and Barrel, and even the camping store REI, a new Web site is encouraging couples to think about how they can incorporate giving into their wedding plans. MarriedForGood.com profiles…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor