Wheelock Jumps In On the Trend, Offering an Online Master’s Program & New...
Online education has been steadily growing in popularity, and Wheelock College is the newest school to jump in on the trend. Set to go live this May, the College has announced they’ll be offering a...
View ArticleSocial Enterprise: Why Philanthropy is Ripe for Disruption
The basic model for a private foundation in the U.S. is that it is endowed by some wealthy source and then chartered to direct some portion of its funds each year - the legal minimum is 5% of its...
View ArticleBoston-Based Project Repat Heads to San Francisco's Social Good Accelerator...
Project Repat, the Boston-based startup tackling Americans’ over-consumption of t-shirts, is heading West, having recently been admitted into a three-month program at Hub Ventures. The San Francisco...
View ArticleWhile Making Sure Every Child Has Candles to Blow Out, Birthday Wishes...
Back in 2002, Lisa Vasiloff and two of her friends, Karen Yahara, and Carol Zwanger, were frustrated that they couldn’t find places for their young children to volunteer. “Volunteer opportunities for...
View ArticleThe Quick Growth of Tech Supported Philanthropy
6000… and growing… quickly. That’s how many proud, energetic TUGG-toting members are floating around in Boston’s ecosystem these days. When Jeff Fagnan of Atlas Venture wrote about the start of Tech...
View ArticleTeach For America: Pass the Chalk
This post was written by TFA CEO Wendy Koop. Dear Readers, Welcome to our Channel! We’re so excited to offer this new forum where we’ll be posting commentary on news events, sharing on-the-ground...
View ArticleBoston’s Top Social Innovators: Marie Duggan of Technology for Autism Now
Note: This interview is part of a collection of articles about social innovation changing the face of Boston and is a build up to Tech Gives Back 2012. Join us on 9/21 from 5-10pm at the Estate to...
View ArticleBoston’s Top Social Innovators: Brian Mitchell of EDVANCE Foundation
Note: This interview is part of a collection of articles about social innovation changing the face of Boston and is a build up to Tech Gives Back 2012. Join us on 9/21 from 5-10pm at the Estate to...
View ArticleBoston’s Top Social Innovators: Vicky Wu Davis of Youth CITIES
Note: This interview is part of a collection of articles about social innovation changing the face of Boston and is a build up to Tech Gives Back 2012. Join us on 9/21 from 5-10pm at the Estate to...
View ArticlePanera Cares: Pay-What-You-Can Cafe to Open in Boston
Short on cash for lunch? Panera Bread doesn't care. That's because Panera Cares, the non-profit branch of the national restaurant chain, is opening in Boston. It operates on a pay-what-you-can system,...
View Article(Wine) Partying for Social Entrepreneurship--It's Back!
It's Back! Boston tech's biggest social fundraiser, the Seventh Annual New England Tech Charity Wine Party, is set to descend upon South End's Cyclorama on Thursday, January 31st. Party kicks off at...
View ArticleOperating on ‘Shared Responsibility,’ Pay-What-You-Can Panera Opens Today in...
On one of the coldest days of the year, Bostonians left out in the freezing temperatures have some news they can warm up to. Today marks the opening of Boston’s first Panera Cares location, and the...
View ArticleThe Boston Marathon Victims Still Need You: Two Opportunities to Help Next Week
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, Boston’s startup community was absolutely awe inspiring in the swiftness and unity it provided in helping those injured both directly and indirectly. Your...
View Article6 Nonprofits You Can Support By Participating in TUGG's Tech Gives Back Day
More than 1,000 innovators from Boston's tech community will be paying it forward on Thursday, October 10, as part of TUGG's third annual Tech Gives Back Day. Volunteers will be sent to 29 different...
View ArticleLocal Web Design Agency Awards Nonprofit with an 'Extreme Website Makeover'
You’re probably somewhat familiar with the TV show, Extreme Home Makeover but chances are you haven’t heard of it’s local Boston counterpart, Extreme Website Makeover. No, it’s not another cliche show...
View ArticleThe 23-Year-Old Duo Helping Health Organizations Grow Through Data Visualization
Hannah Judge and Anna Clements would say their job involves the "best work ever." After all, the 23-year-old duo has hiked from home to home in Rwanda and Peru, holding a handheld GPS, to record the...
View ArticleTrends in Young Philanthropy Are Cause for Optimism
It’s 2014 and the lesson’s been learned: young people are changing philanthropy. Study after study has shown that individuals in their 20s and 30s are highly engaged in charity, and it seems the...
View ArticleTUGG before it's too late!
Just ten days remain until Tech's largest charity event of the year, the Tech Charity Wine (and Tequila) Party! This is the 8th annual event and this year is shaping up to be bigger and better than...
View ArticleOpen Sourcing the Wine Party: The How and The Who
In just one week 1200 innovation leaders will be coming together to vote on how to best allocate funds to New England's seven most promising new nonprofits working on improving outcomes for youth in...
View ArticleHow to Pitch: 6 Key Skills for For Profits and Nonprofits Alike
Last week we held a Pitch Camp for TUGG’s non-profits, readying them to pitch their stories to the tech community at TUGG’s 8th Annual Wine Party on Thursday. The event hosts 1,200 tech leaders and...
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