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Nonprofits Innovate with Drone Technology
Drones: a technological development whose connotation has evolved from mysterious military weapon to an everyday recreational consumer good with a growing array of practical applications. Improved and cost-effective designs have shrunk the price for basic models to around $500. This has led to a rapid…
Read MorePhiladelphia Charities to Benefit from Pope’s Visit
[Leading up to Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia in September, Shaping the Story will provide regular updates on nonprofit and charity issues as they relate to the pontiff’s first U.S. trip] Visiting the Philippines on January 18, Pope Francis brought fellow catholics out in droves….
Read MoreFundraising Progress in Ebola Fight
In September 2014, several reports explored the difficulty that fundraisers were having as they struggled to raise money for the fight against ebola. A number of factors – from the seeming remoteness of the disease in Africa, to the expectation for the government to simply…
Read MoreCyber Security and Nonprofits
Goodwill – a nonprofit that provides job training and services to people with disabilities and operates over 2,600 thrift stores – came forward in July of 2014 to announce that the private information of its customers was hacked and stolen. A couple months later, after…
Read MoreRed Cross Under Scrutiny
The Red Cross is drawing some bad press following a joint report by ProPublica and NPR concerning the organization’s accounting. An oft-cited statistic – peddled by Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern, among other executives – that the group uses 91 cents of each dollar it…
Read MoreWhat Low Oil Prices Mean for Nonprofits
The new year has kicked off with even more good news for U.S. consumers. The price of oil has continued its dramatic plummet, presenting unique fundraising opportunities – as well as challenges – for development professionals. On January 6, the barrel price of gasoline fell…
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