Volunteer Network Gets $1.1-Million Grant

CityCares, a network of 31 charities that organize short-term volunteer projects, has received a $1.1-million grant from the Omidyar Foundation, a fund in Palo Alto, Calif., created by the founder of the eBay online auction site and his wife. More than $600,000 of the grant will go toward the CityCares National Technology Initiative.

The Atlanta organization has developed a volunteer-management system that allows people to register for community-service projects through the Web site

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