Where Most Needed

Big Churches, Small Groups

Mega churches concentrate efforts on developing small group leadership skills to keep their members engaged on a personal level.  Perhaps secular nonprofits need to pay attention. 

Universities Cash In on Liar's Science

Technology transfer offices get excited about licensing patents that purport to use brain scans for lie detection. 

Thieves Use Online Charity Contributions to Test Stolen Cards

Charity contributions are the least likely to raise flags about card misuse or unusual spending patterns. 

Beware the $100 Laptop

What some propose as the solution to the digital divide just may be the twenty-first century version of "let them eat cake" from the young and wealthy digital elite in the US, described in a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. 

IRS Sets Doomsday Clock on a Half Million Charities

Thousands of inactive (or just inattentive) charities face official extinction with the introduction of an annual filing requirement for every registered US charity. 

An Educator Finds that Blogging Has Its Limits

After graduate students get blogged down, the instructor starts to sort out the opportunity from the hype in web-based social technology.

NTEN to Party Down in DC

A new generation carries on an old paradox: one thing that small charities do well is throw expensive parties. 

Donor Balks at Disclosure of Gift to Civic Engagement Project

The Mayor returns a $25,000 gift to his volunteer program so that he can fulfill his pledge of transparency.  But why does San Francisco need another volunteer program? 

Boston Seeks Nonprofit to Build City WiFi Net

The network will depend on fund raising (not taxes) to build the net, and the mayor doesn't answer the question of who will pay for operation or maintenance. 

Microfinance, Mini Organization, Macro Compensation

Small charities that fund ventures in less developed countries highlight the ethical challenge of charity compensation.