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    Zach Halper

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    Zach Halper is a web assistant and staff writer at The NonProfit Times. He graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore, Md., in 2009 with a BA in English.

    Zach Halper's Articles

    • 10 Issues That Top The Activist List For 2013

      By Zach Halper — May 15, 2013

      Nonprofits and activists have always had a fairly healthy relationship. The same can’t be said of corporations, which are usually a favorite target of grassroots movements. While some corporations might be reluctant to change, a new report from Future 500 indicates that a series of issues will force them to partner with nonprofits to adapt to a changing environment.

    • Bid Increase Creates Opportunity For Google Grants Users

      By Zach Halper — May 3, 2013

      The nonprofit version of Google’s popular AdWords program, which allows advertisers to promote their services through targeted ads, has increased the amount organizations can bid on keywords, allowing organizations to place more competitive bids.

    • UK Fundraising Gains Wiped Out By Inflation

      By Zach Halper — April 30, 2013

      It appears there is some trouble brewing for the nonprofit sector across the pond. New data from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) indicated that rising inflation has slowed revenue gains for charities in the United Kingdom.

    • Nonprofit Coalition Creates New Charitable Deduction Website

      By Zach Halper — April 4, 2013

      As budget season in Washington, D.C. begins to heat up, a coalition of nonprofits has created a new website that advocates leaving the charitable deductions out of budget talks between the White House and lawmakers.

    • Florida Lt. Gov. Resigns Amid Nonprofit Investigation

      By Zach Halper — March 14, 2013

      Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll has resigned from her post amid a wide-ranging criminal investigation of a nonprofit with which she was once associated.

    • Video Chatting Connects Operations

      By Zach Halper — March 7, 2013

      When Mike McFarland, director of operations at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), needs to talk to someone he doesn’t dial a phone. He pushes a few keys on his computer and video chats with whomever he needs.

    • Taproot Foundation Announces Pro Bono Marketplace

      By Zach Halper — January 23, 2013

      A new website that seeks to function as a marketplace for pro bono services was launched by The Taproot Foundation in New York City.

    • Obama Launches Advocacy Nonprofit

      By Zach Halper — January 21, 2013

      The organization behind President Barack Obama’s two successful election campaigns will become a nonprofit, using its massive database of supporters to advocate for the president’s agenda.

    • Study: Mobile Devices Facilitate Impulse Giving

      By Zach Halper — January 7, 2013

      Americans are increasingly using their smartphones for monetary contributions. A new study by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project revealed that those who use this method of giving tend to make the decision to donate without much, if any, research.

    • N.Y.’s AG Gets, Publishes Sandy Fundraising Info

      By Zach Halper — January 3, 2013

      The New York attorney general wants nonprofits that fundraised for Superstorm Sandy relief to provide documentation as to what they did the with cash. Some 88 charities had responded as of Dec. 31, and the information was posted on the Bureau’s website. The organizations raised a collective $400 million.

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