| Old Articles: <Older 51-60 Newer> |
 |
IDB America March 2002 |
Leadership in disaster prevention Between 1996 and 2000 the IDB invested more than $1.5 billion in reconstruction programs to repair the damages caused by natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean...  |
Information Today February 18, 2002 Richard Poynder |
George Soros Gives $3 Million to New Open Access Initiative A new initiative to help provide free access to refereed articles on the Internet has received $3 million in funding from financier and philanthropist George Soros' Open Society Institute...  |
Trusts & Estates March 22, 2002 Robert F. Sharpe Jr. |
Philanthropy In Uncertain Times What of the nonprofit sector? How does this sector fare during difficult economic times? Is it societal "fluff" that exists only during times of prosperity, or is it something that is resistant to the economic downturns that periodically affect the for-profit sector?  |
Fast Company April 2002 George Anders |
The Reeducation of Silicon Valley There's much going wrong in the land of silicon and software. But there's one important thing going right -- corporate involvement in improving the schools in poor areas like East Palo Alto is having a positive effect...  |
Linux Journal March 1, 2002 Doc Searls |
Natural Forces Observations on how Linux can help bridge the technology gap and aid in the modernization of poor countries and help educate kids and nurture their natural curiosity...  |
CIO March 1, 2002 Meridith Levinson |
Help on the Way Thanks to a grant of $150,000 in cash and $199,000 in software and tech support from Microsoft in January 2001, Save the Children now uses Compaq iPAQs to evaluate the damage after floods, earthquakes and volcanoes, and to find adequate aid and distribute it quicker...  |
CIO March 1, 2002 Eric Berkman |
IT Star Power A Chicago nonprofit is working to bridge the digital divide and provide the IT world with some new talent in the process...  |
CIO February 1, 2002 Katherine Noyes |
Nonprofits Need Metrics Too We spoke with Doug Barker, vice president and CIO for The Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Va., about the importance of valuation and metrics for nonprofit organizations...  |
CIO February 1, 2002 Meridith Levinson |
Donated Dollars Diverted Planned Parenthood had to quickly change its tactics when hijacked airliners hit the Twin Towers and the once-bumbling president rose to the occasion...  |
Salon.com February 1, 2002 Cyril Manning |
Holier than thou A bitter battle between organizers and beneficiaries tears the California AIDS Ride apart...  |
| <Older 51-60 Newer> Return to current articles. |