In the last two years, a “zebra” model of tech development has gained visibility. The idea is to foster businesses that enjoy steady growth, are open to leadership by women and people of color, and which are embedded in social values.
The crowdfunding platform Classy is partnering with Salesforce and other tech leaders to bring innovative tools to the nonprofit sector with a focus on improving donor retention.
Changes in federal and Massachusetts state laws now require insurance payment for addiction treatment, attracting potentially disruptive for-profit providers to a fragile market.
Eight high-profile Silicon Valley women have formed the nonprofit Project Include to demand less talk and more action on diversity from the tech sector.
Six nonprofit hospitals owned by the Daughters of Charity may become the property of a New York-based venture capital group under a deal recently given conditional approval by California Attorney General Kamala Harris.
It’s no secret that NPQ is not a big fan of contest philanthropy, but we are appreciative of taking the best of an overall abominable idea and using it for good.
Crowdfunding is largely the unregulated Wild West, requiring donors to protect themselves from fraud and deception, but the Federal Trade Commission is now acting on the basis of consumer protection. Expect more federal intervention, not less, as the feds explore deceptive and irresponsible crowdfunding schemes.
Ellen Pao lost her gender discrimination case against VC firm Kleiner Perkins, but she brought the question of gender discrimination in the Silicon Valley high-tech sector to the public’s attention—and it’s not going to go away.
In Boston, venture capitalist Todd Dagres says he is organizing a Shark Tank-style competition for early-stage nonprofits and he’s inviting contestants.
