Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are hoping to strike gold through establishing an innovation-centered academy at a California university.

Only three percent of university presidents believe Massive Online Open Courses will improve student learning. So, why is everyone pushing for them?

Thought Café is combining the popularity of infographics with video technology to help nonprofit organizations raise awareness.

Buy the building and keep the name? The YMCA begs to disagree.

A clever advertisement sends two different messages to the viewer based on their height, aiming to reach youth impacted by child abuse.

In the face of greater amounts of available information than ever before, nonprofits must shake their fear and act decisively.

Parents confronted a representative from the New York State Education Department regarding a new database constructed to share student information.

The Robin Hood Foundation launches a new advertising campaign catering to NYC communities on Monday—“to Fight Poverty Like a New Yorker”.  What up, 212! 

Google’s new mobile app aims to make fundraising easier for nonprofits by linking charities to potential donors.

Eventility has published an infographic on four key ways your organization should be incorporating social networking into promoting events.

GoBank says that you can choose the price of your checking account. Is it innovation or a cynical marketing strategy?

Will the flood of amateur reporters on social media drown the traditional journalist outlets in a rising tide of crowdsourced news? And, if so, how will nonprofit news sites navigate the current?

The writings of observers like Dan Pallotta suggest that nonprofits shy away from investing in advertising because of pressures to limit their overhead. Ohio State University accounting professor Brian Mittendorf looks at the numbers and finds that nonprofits don’t seem to underinvest in advertising, overhead concerns or not. 

The result of an initial planning meeting in Boston over two and a half years ago, the National Digital Library of America launched last week as a central online resource where printed and audiovisual materials are available for free to anyone with an Internet connection. An opportunity to consider the country’s rich range of historical resources that are already part of the collection and the democratic tradition that underlies it, the event is also a hopeful step toward “a future of digital everything.”

A new community planning game draws people of all ages together to grapple with the real-world challenges of local government agencies and highlights the role of community-based nonprofits as part of the process. 

Google’s search results will begin providing key information on nonprofits.

Nonprofit data geeks across the interwebs rejoiced last week with the release of the 2013 eNonprofits Benchmarks study.

 With one click, donors can use the new DAF widget to start a grant recommendation with their donor-advised fund sponsor.

Organizations often struggle with how to manage all of their social media efforts in a timely manner. Here are some tips from influential leaders in the nonprofit sector.

An Oxfam International report, “Behind the Brands,” takes a look at corporate social responsibility. Does the rhetoric match up with the reality?

New York University President John Sexton looks to turn NYU into a global brand, but faculty members say he is placing financial concerns ahead of educational concerns.

After a successful legal challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, Colorado Springs opts to abandon its controversial “no solicitation zone” policy for the city’s downtown area.

What are nonprofits measuring in order to understand whether our social media engagement activities are getting us what we want and need to achieve our missions?

Under the new Affordable Care Act, nonprofit hospitals must file community health needs assessments, but there are several common misconceptions about this requirement.

South Dakota has become the first state in the nation to enact a law to allow teachers and volunteers in schools to carry guns. Similar proposals in other states have all stalled.

Does the reaction to major events on Twitter generally reflect public opinion overall? Not according to a recent Pew report.

Can you guess which nonprofit organization just became the first to chalk up more than one billion views on YouTube?

Is Private Bradley Manning, who admitted to giving classified materials to WikiLeaks, guilty of a traitorous act, or does he follow in the line of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg?

Calling all nonprofits with videos! The 2013 “Do Gooder” Video Awards are now accepting submissions. For inspiration, here’s a look at some of 2012’s winning videos.

Many crowdfunding projects are “one and done,” such as a musician’s production of an album. But how can you harness the power of crowdfunding for ongoing nonprofit service delivery?