Philanthropy & Non-profit News
Raise your social consciousness with news pertaining to organizations that exist for reasons other than making a profit and to the companies and individuals that provide services to them. This section highlights charities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and foundations.
Awards Banquet Spotlights People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
The Arc Tampa Bay will hold its 52nd Annual Banquet on Friday, September 18, 2015 at the Sheraton Sand Key. The social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by dinner and award presentations. Tickets are available for $45.00 per attendee. To make reservations,... - September 05, 2015 - The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation
1st Annual 9/11 Heroes Run in Alexandria, VA Sept. 12
Alexandria-Mt. Vernon-Fort Hunt Communities in Conjunction With The Travis Manion Foundation to Host 1st Annual 9/11 Heroes Run in Alexandria, VA Sept. 12. On Sept 12, the Alexandria-Mt. Vernon-Fort Hunt communities in conjunction with Travis Manion Foundation will host a 5K run/walk in the... - September 05, 2015 - Alexandria-Mt. Vernon-Fort Hunt Communities in Conjunction With The Travis Manion Foundation
Non-Profit Foundation for Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation is Recognized in National Magazine
The Heather Trew Foundation for organ, eye and tissue donation. Local Non-Profit is recognized in national magazines. The largest pharmaceutical publications, Remedy’s Healthy Living and Diabetes Focus recognize The Heather Trew Foundation for organ, eye and tissue donation in their Fall... - September 04, 2015 - The Heather Trew Foundation for organ, eye and tissue donation
E-Cycling Offered to Long Weekend Shoppers at CrossIron Mills
Electronic Recycling Association and CrossIron Mills partner to offer the public secure and responsible disposal of unwanted electronic equipment over the Labour Day long weekend. - September 04, 2015 - Electronic Recycling Association
New Smithsonian Institute Secretary and CEO to Speak in Phoenix
Dr. Skorton is 13th Secretary and First Physician in Smithsonian’s 169 year history. - September 04, 2015 - Sandra Day O'Connor Institute
Food Bank of South Jersey Ready for Busy "Hunger Action Month"
The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) – the area’s largest emergency food provider – today announced a series of food drives and fundraising events throughout September in support of Feeding America’s® Hunger Action Month – a nationwide campaign to mobilize the... - September 04, 2015 - Food Bank of South Jersey
Nonprofit Launches Campaign to Provide Tools for "Literacy First Responders"
Charlottesville, VA-based nonprofit The Reading Tub plans to build a new Web App to put the power of literacy in the hands of those who need it most: parents and educators who are helping At-Risk Readers. This new app is specifically designed to assist adults who, themselves, are not functionally literate. - September 04, 2015 - The Reading Tub
O.U.R. Host Charity Gala to Rescue Children in Sex Trafficking
Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) is excited to announce its annual Gala to raise funds to rescue kidnapped children from sex slavery around the world. This year the theme of the evening is “Homecoming,” which will reflect on the hope of pulling these children out of the horrible... - September 03, 2015 - Operation Underground Railroad
Casa Teresa Names OC Native, Lisa Wood Chief Executive Officer
Casa Teresa, a non-profit organization that provides a temporary home and comprehensive on-going support for pregnant women and their children has named Lisa Wood as its Chief Executive Officer. “Lisa Wood brings over 20 years of extensive fundraising and non-profit experience to the Casa... - September 03, 2015 - Casa Teresa
Fairways for Warriors Selected for Ad 2 Orlando Public Service Campaign
Local advertising club chooses Fairways for Warriors for pro bono integrated marketing services. - September 03, 2015 - Ad 2 Orlando
Save Our Cemeteries Announces “Tombs By Twilight” Tour
Non-profit to Provide Exclusive Evening Tour of New Orleans Historic St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. - September 03, 2015 - Save Our Cemeteries
Family Promise Receives New Community Support
Diverse organizations contribute to 2015 funding. - September 03, 2015 - Family Promise of Greater Denver
Food Bank of South Jersey Converts to Solar Power
Non-Profit Organization Estimates Migration to Renewable Energy Will Conserve $20,000 Annually at Its 65,000 Square-Foot Facility - September 02, 2015 - Food Bank of South Jersey
Association for Talent Development - San Antonio Chapter Presents Learning and Performance Summit
ATD-SA is presenting the fifth annual Learning and Performance Summit (LEAPS) on September 18, 2015 at the Norris Conference Center in San Antonio. The keynote speaker is Jonathan Fanning, dynamic leadership speaker and author of "Who are you BECOMING as a Leader?" Nine other talent development experts will present various talent development topics. Over 200 local talent development professionals are expected to attend. - September 01, 2015 - Association for Talent Development - San Antonio Chapter
All Proceeds of the Book Will be Donated to the 100 Club by Bestselling Author Randy E King
Randy E King will be signing copies of his latest book to benefit local police, fire and EMT charity, 100 Club of Arizona. The 100 Club of Arizona is a 501(C)3 organization providing support to municipal, county, tribal, and state law enforcement agencies, public safety officers, correctional, parole & probation officers, firefighters, and their families through various programs and benefits. Through these efforts, they have provided more than 6.6 million to over 1,300 families since initiation. - August 31, 2015 - NWYC
Victoria Homes For Heroes® Real Estate Agent Gives Back to Over 100 Heroes and Their Families
National Homes for Heroes program honors Caleb Shaw of Victoria, TX for earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 31, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
Hickory Homes For Heroes® Lender Gives Back to Over 100 Heroes and Their Families
National Homes for Heroes Program Honors Jamie Harrington for earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 31, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
Muskegon Homes For Heroes® Lender Gives Back to Over 100 Heroes and Their Families
National Homes for Heroes program honors Dave Lehner for earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 31, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
Salem Homes For Heroes® Lender Gives Back to Over 100 Heroes and Their Families
National Homes for Heroes program honors Travis Newton for earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 31, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
Asheville Homes For Heroes® Real Estate Agent Gives Back to Over 100 Heroes and Their Families
National Homes for Heroes Program Honors Rowena Patton for earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 31, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
Savannah Homes For Heroes Real Estate Agent Gives Back to Over 100 Heroes and Their Families
National Homes for Heroes Program Honors Lisa Scales for earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 31, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
Stafford Homes For Heroes® Real Estate Broker Gives Back to Over 100 Heroes and Their Famlies
National Homes for Heroes Program honors Samuel Cachola for earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 31, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
Wolf Haven International Earns Accreditation from Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries
“Wolf Haven International truly maintains the welfare of the wolves as their greatest priority as demonstrated by their highly naturalized wolf habitats and their “hands-off” animal management practices,” says Kellie Heckman, Executive Director of GFAS. The Global... - August 29, 2015 - Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries
E-Cycling, Data Destruction and Chance to Win New Tech Arrive at Chinook Centre
Electronic Recycling Association and Chinook Centre partner to offer the public secure and responsible disposal of unwanted electronic equipment and complimentary hard drive shredding. - August 28, 2015 - Electronic Recycling Association
Homes for Heroes® Honors Seven Real Estate Agents and Lenders Who Gave Back to Over 100 Hero Families
National Homes for Heroes program is proud to honor seven affiliates that have given back to over 100 hero families with their prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club Award. - August 27, 2015 - Homes for Heroes
New England, North Carolina Motorcyclists Hit Road for Kids
From the mountains of North Carolina to history-rich sites of Massachusetts, motorcyclists hit the road over the weekend for kids battling brain tumors. These family-friendly Ride for Kids events, held in Asheville, N.C., and Framingham, Mass., raised $84,236 to support the Pediatric Brain Tumor... - August 27, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties Gives 49,000 Bottles of Water to Las Vegas Rescue Mission
Leading Nevada real estate firm donates in third annual drive to provide area homeless with much-needed water during desert's hottest months. - August 27, 2015 - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada
Seamgen CreateAthon Offers Pro Bono Services to Nonprofits in San Diego
Seamgen invites San Diego-based nonprofit organizations to submit applications for its CreateAthon® event, to be held October 24-25, 2015. CreateAthon is a 24-hour blitz during which time, Seamgen provides creative services to chosen nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis. - August 27, 2015 - Seamgen
CharityCheckin Today Selected as Finalist for the SXSW Eco Startup Showcase Competition
CharityCheckin, a micro-donation platform that uses smartphone checkins and social media to drive donations and awareness for Charities and foot-traffic and engagement for Brands, was selected as a finalist in the Social Impact category of SXSW Eco’s entrepreneurial pitch competition, the Startup Showcase taking place on October 5-7, 2015 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. - August 26, 2015 - CharityCheckin
Matthew 25: Ministries Remembers Hurricane Katrina
Matthew 25: Ministries responded within a week of the disaster with an advance team and truckloads of aid for the devastated region. Over the course of the next four months 90 truckloads of aid (2,300,000 pounds) left Matthew 25’s Blue Ash location headed for relief centers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia. In total, Matthew 25 shipped 140 truckloads (over 3,500,000 pounds) of aid valued at more than $5,000,000 to the disaster region. - August 26, 2015 - Matthew 25: Ministries
Curtain Call Calls TFI Envision, Inc. for 25th Anniversary Logo Design
TFI Envision, Inc. was asked to design a 25th Anniversary Logo for Curtain Call to be used on promotional materials throughout this exciting year long celebration. Curtain Call is Stamford, Connecticut’s longest-running and only, year-round, nonprofit organization producing live theater, by... - August 26, 2015 - TFI Envision, Inc.
Dementia Society of America Represented at Pioneer Network Conference
Kevin Jameson, president of the Dementia Society of America (DSA), a nonprofit group dedicated to raising awareness of all dementia-related conditions, recently attended the 2015 Pioneer Network Conference, the nation’s largest conference focusing on culture change and person-centered... - August 25, 2015 - Dementia Society of America
Needy Individual Receives The Travelers Protective Association Grant
Missouri member awarded $750 grant. - August 23, 2015 - Travelers Protective Association
Offering Solutions to End Income Disparity, Inequality of Opportunity, and the Social Gap, YFOG is Now Available on Audible
Yield For Oncoming Greatness: Capping Capitalism, is now available as an audible book in addition to hardcover, paperback, and electronic formats. - August 21, 2015 - Thinking Hat Press
London-Based Charity Completes Ambitious Building Programme in Moldova
16 volunteers from the UK have successfully completed a challenging building project in Moldova, Europe’s poorest county, in order to improve the living conditions of impoverished children. The 11 day programme was the third and most significant of its kind run by The Moldova Project, a... - August 21, 2015 - The Moldova Project
Dallas-Fort Worth-Area Charity Organization to Feed and Clothe Homeless and Less Fortunate at 12th Annual Harvest Fest
The Metropolitan Dream Center, Inc. will host the 12th Annual Harvest Fest on Saturday, November 14th, 2015 from 8:00am to 2:00pm at Cedar Crest CME Church, 1616 East Illinois Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75216, which is pastored by Rev. Van C. Williams. The Harvest Fest is the Metropolitan Dream Center’s premier annual event that impacts hundreds who are homeless and impoverished in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Harvest Fest provides food, clothing, medical screenings, and much more. - August 20, 2015 - The Metropolitan Dream Center, Inc.
Bank of America Awards $7,500 Grant to The Heights Foundation
Bank of America has awarded a grant of $7,500 for general operating support to The Heights Foundation. The grant provides vital funding support to The Foundation that builds strong-self-sufficient families in the Harlem Heights neighborhood. “The poverty level for families in Harlem Heights... - August 20, 2015 - The Heights Foundation
eGumball, Inc. Partners with Non-Profit Organization, Giving Children Hope
Five employees visited the Giving Children Hope Center, where they helped backpack food for children in the Orange County area. - August 19, 2015 - eGumball, Inc.
St. Louis Motorcyclists Rev It Up at Ride for Kids
St. Louis motorcyclists gathered over the weekend to honor 11 local brain tumor survivors at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's Ride for Kids event. The family-friendly event, held at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville, raised $46,290 to support the foundation's lifesaving research... - August 19, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Total Living Network Partners with Convoy of Hope
Convoy of Hope Chicago and many local organizations are working together on August 22 at Marquette Park to deliver free groceries, haircuts, health screenings, shoes, backpacks, job services and much more to thousands of guests of honor. - August 18, 2015 - Convoy of Hope Chicago
State Workers Rally for Kentucky Charities
Kentucky Employees Charitable Campaign (KECC) Officials Announce Statewide Goal of $1.225 million to help Kentuckians. - August 17, 2015 - Kentucky Employees Charitable Campaign
As 25 Children Settle Into Their Classes This School Year They Will Share Their Summer Camp Memories Made Possible by Sklar Furnishings
The Contemporary Furniture Leader’s Chairs-of-Care Summer Fundraiser Underwrote Scholarships to Florence Fuller Child Development Centers Camp Program - August 14, 2015 - Sklar Furnishings
Coming Home Rescue is Looking for a Few Good Men and Women
Coming Home Rescue, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is looking for men and women to volunteer for the dog rescue. A plethora of opportunities exist that can fit a variety of schedules. - August 14, 2015 - Coming Home Rescue
Running with Wings 5K, Fighting for the Freedom to Breathe
5K4MJ is a non for profit organization raising money for pulmonary diseases through various events. Proceeds are distributed through the "MJ Pulmonary Fund" to Olathe Medical Center, St. Joseph Medical Center and Shawnee Mission Medical Center in the Kansas City area. These funds provide physical therapy, breathing treatments, equipment and transportation for patients who are financially less fortunate. 5K4MJ also distribute proceeds to the COPD Foundation for research and development. - August 14, 2015 - 5K4MJ
Kelly E. Capolino Announces 2016 Diamond Volunteer Program is Now Accepting Applications
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Diamond Volunteer Awards. The volunteer recognition program has been honoring local non-profit organizations for their work in Collier County for the past six years. - August 14, 2015 - Kelly E. Capolino
Friends of Karen Receives Key Grant from KeyBank
Friends of Karen, a charity that provides vital and comprehensive support to local families who are caring for a child battling cancer or another life-threatening illness, has received a $2,500 grant from KeyBank Foundation. The funding will be used in its Family Support Program, which ensures that... - August 14, 2015 - Friends of Karen
Water for Elephants in California
National Storage Tank is the West Coast’s largest purveyor of water tanks, and sees the effects of the California drought first hand; “All across California the demand for water used in agriculture and fire protection has increased tenfold, to the point where water storage is the only... - August 14, 2015 - Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries
Atlanta’s Public Access Cable Channel, People TV Atlanta, Holds Free Orientation Workshop
People TV Atlanta is holding its free orientation workshop on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 from 7pm to 8:30pm. The orientation workshop is a prerequisite for persons interested in attending television production workshops and/or producing television programming using People TV facilities and... - August 14, 2015 - People TV Inc
Atlanta’s Public Access Cable Channel, People TV Atlanta, Hosts Tour for African Journalists
People TV Atlanta recently hosted a tour of African Journalists. The tour was coordinated by the Georgia Council for International Visitors at the request of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The journalists were visiting People TV for the opportunity to... - August 14, 2015 - People TV Inc
Lutheran Services in America Successfully Meets Thrivent Financial Foundation’s $50,000 Challenge Grant
Lutheran Services in America (LSA) is thrilled to announce that it has met the Thrivent Financial Foundation’s (Thrivent) Challenge Grant for the LSA 20-500 Fund, a three-year fundraising campaign commemorating and building towards LSA’s 20th anniversary and the 500th anniversary of the... - August 13, 2015 - Lutheran Services in America