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.
Band of Jugglers to Help Entertain Crowd at New Jersey Walks for TS Event
Walk, to benefit the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome, will take place Saturday, Nov. 19, at Borough Park in Mendham, N.J. - November 18, 2011 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Indra Public Relation Promotes The Max Cure Foundation Launch of "Max Cure Beyond Barriers" Initiative with John Franco, NY Mets, and Trent Tucker, NY Knicks
Max Cure Foundation Launches “Max Cure Beyond Barriers” Initiative as Part of an Effort to Support Families Battling Pediatric Cancer - November 18, 2011 - Indra Public Relations
Cause Layouts™ Partners with Isaiah Alonso Foundation to Support Families of Children with Cancer
Creator of Cause-Based Facebook Fundraising Layouts and Nonprofit Go Viral to Give Back - November 17, 2011 - Cause Layouts
NFCA Receives FDA Grant for Gluten in Medications Research
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) award to fund landmark study conducted by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). - November 16, 2011 - National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome to Feature Sparkee the Mascot at New Jersey Walks for TS Event
Walk set to take place Saturday, Nov. 19, at Borough Park in Mendham, N.J. - November 16, 2011 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
NWP Names Carrie Henderson President, New Officers
Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) has named Carrie Henderson president, Nazanin Ford vice president, Kelly Petersen treasurer and Tami Hance secretary. Henderson established BEST Agency and serves as the company’s president. She is a founding member of NWP which was created in 2006. She has chaired the education and membership committees and served on the grant screening committee for the past two years. She was NWP vice president for the 2011 grant cycle. - November 16, 2011 - Nevada Women's Philanthropy
Feeding the Hungry Over the Holidays Becomes an Annual Event for AmGraph
AmGraph is asking everyone to make a donation as they seek to help feed the hungry this holiday season. - November 15, 2011 - The Amgraph Group
AmpleHarvest.org Announces "Centerpieces for Pantries" Initiative
Nationwide hunger/nutrition initiative recommends replacing Thanksgiving table floral centerpieces with edible arrangements to be donated to a local food pantry the next day. - November 15, 2011 - AmpleHarvest.org
Clinicial Trial Success Brings Researchers Closer to a Cure for Blindness
Gene Therapy Restored Sight to Patients with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. - November 14, 2011 - Macula Vision Research Foundation
Rev Carl Keyes AID for America Opens a New Community for Widows
AID for America, a division of Aid for the World, is pleased to announce that it is collaborating with a group in West Virginia to build a new community for widows, furthering its commitment to helping those in need. The homes demonstrate solutions using innovative designs combined with the latest... - November 14, 2011 - Carl Keyes Aid For America
Insight Global Walks for American Heart Association
Insight Global DC office participates in charity walk over the weekend. - November 12, 2011 - Insight Global
San Diego Self Storage Launches Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Drive
San Diego Self Storage is sponsoring its 13th annual holiday toy drive benefiting Toys for Tots by collecting toys at each of their 16 locations throughout the greater San Diego region. - November 12, 2011 - San Diego Self Storage
US Foods, Sentry Centers and Nourishing USA Are Partnering to Give Thousands a Healthy Thanksgiving
US Foods, Sentry Centers and Nourishing NYC are partnering to bring a healthy Thanksgiving to thousands of New York City Residents through a week of Giving Back starting November 19th. - November 12, 2011 - Nourishing USA
HIV Positive in the U.S. Military
OutMilitary.com, a social network for LGBT service members and their supporters, is proud to release a series of interviews from their members who served under Don't Ask Don't Tell. The second interview, from an HIV positive U.S. Navy E-4, Daniel Ianniello, spoke with OutMilitary.com about his career, gay Pride, and being diagnosed HIV positive. - November 11, 2011 - OutMilitary.com
The New Lou Gehrig Society Honors an American Hero
www.thelougehrigsociety.org The Lou Gehrig Society is a dynamic, new organization dedicated to honoring and preserving the legacy of baseball giant Lou Gehrig by implementing targeted scholarship programs and enhancing public health, wellness and integrity across America. Of all the players in... - November 11, 2011 - The Lou Gehrig Society
Over 250 Suits Donated to Date, and Counting
Intelligent Office of Tampa Bay continues to offer a drop off location for suits for Dress for Success. Intelligent Office of Tampa Bay partnered with the Tampa chapter of Dress for Success in early 2010. IO serves as a drop off location for women executives to donate new or nearly new suits for... - November 11, 2011 - Intelligent Office of Tampa Bay
Local Fundraising Company Raises Awareness of Local Causes This Holiday Season
Local technology startup Cauzoom today announced the launch of “Support Local Causes,” an awareness campaign directed at raising the visibility of small, grass-roots causes in the Greater Boston area this holiday season. The campaign will take place on the web, in social media, and at... - November 11, 2011 - Cauzoom
Sanderson Ford Invites Phoenix Community to Help Raise Money for Local Teen with Cancer
Join Sanderson Ford in their efforts to raise money to help local teen Katie Wagner and her family as she battles a rare form of cancer. - November 11, 2011 - Sanderson Ford
Coughlan Companies Announces Third Quarter Grant Recipients
Minnesota-based Coughlan Companies, Inc., the holding company for Capstone and Mankato-Kasota Stone, Inc., is pleased to announce its third quarter grant recipients of 2011. Nine recipients were selected based on the positive impact they had in their communities with a focus on advocating... - November 11, 2011 - Capstone
Building Peaceful Families Receives the 2011 Perry/Yonamine Unity Award
San Francisco 49ers Foundation recognizes Bay Area non-profit agency for their ongoing commitment to encouraging, supporting, and empowering the underserved. - November 10, 2011 - Building Peaceful Families
Triangle Direct Media Donates to Gamers for Cures Charity Event
Triangle Direct Media donates to 24 Hour Board Game Marathon for Turner Syndrome Society of the United States. - November 10, 2011 - Triangle Direct
Recycling Fundraiser Earns Assistive Technology for Brick Special Education PTA
Students and Families Go Green to earn assistive technology and cash for special education programs - November 09, 2011 - Brick SEPTA
Cable Muse Network, LLC is Proud to Support Day of Thanks and Giving - November 16th
Speed Date with Charities @ Lunch and Win Prizes in Central Phoenix - November 08, 2011 - Cable Muse Network, LLC
Bob Gillingham Ford and Normandy High School Fun-Raiser to Raise $8000 in One Day of Fun
Local Ford dealer Bob Gillingham Ford and Parma Ohio area high school Normandy High School raises funds Saturday, November 12, 2011 for a good cause called Drive One for Your School. - November 08, 2011 - Bob Gillingham Ford
Superior Grocers and Its Foundation Raises Over $600,000 for Local Communities & Schools
Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, raised over $600,000 through its annual Golf Tournament event held on October 29th at the JW Marriott Resort in Palm Desert. Funds have been donated to various schools and non-profit organizations in Southern California communities. - November 08, 2011 - Superior Grocers
National Ladies Professional Group’s Los Angeles Chapter Announces Its Bi-Monthly Member Event at Working Village in Santa Monica on Sunday, November 13th
National Ladies Professional Group, a public benefit organization focused on empowering women professionally and individually, will host the Los Angeles chapter bi-monthly event on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. The event will introduce their plan for future Philanthropy efforts and leave ample time for networking. - November 08, 2011 - National Ladies Professional Group
New IT Industry Report: Businesses That Use a Managed Service Provider Save 25 Percent or More on IT Costs
CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the IT industry, recently interviewed 700 plus current users of managed servers and found that upwards of 50 percent of these firms have cut IT costs by 25 percent or more. And 13 percent of these businesses have cut IT support costs by 50 percent or... - November 05, 2011 - Jexet Technologies
Give a Meal This Holiday Season at the Hunger Site
GreaterGood.org’s Gift That Gives More [tm] program featured on The Hunger Site lets holiday shoppers literally give a meal to those in need via the Internet. - November 05, 2011 - GreaterGood
East Hampton Library Receives $250,000 Donation from The Alec Baldwin Foundation for New Children’s Addition
The East Hampton Library is pleased to announce a donation of $250,000 from the Alec Baldwin Foundation to support the construction of the Library’s new Children’s Addition. - November 05, 2011 - Authors Night
Fort Worth-Based Charitable Fund Appoints New Member to Board of Directors
Dr. Stuart Pickell will assume the role of treasurer for the NTSP Charitable Fund at the November 4 board meeting. - November 05, 2011 - North Texas Specialty Physicians
The American National Catholic Church Announces Ordination of Two Priests
The American National Catholic Church, an independent Catholic community, is announcing the Ordination to Priesthood of two individuals, Rev. Mr. Phillip Lichtenwalter and Rev. Mr. Bill Freeman on Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church, St Louis, MO 63108. - November 05, 2011 - St. Catherine of Siena American National Catholic Church
Under One Roof Celebrates Its 20th Year and $4 Million Raised at Annual Holiday Premier Event
Today, Under One Roof (www.underoneroof.org), San Francisco’s only HIV & AIDS charity gift shop, announces it will be celebrating 20 wonderful years as a full-time store at its festive annual Holiday Premier event on Thursday, November 17th at its Castro location. - November 04, 2011 - Under One Roof
For the Roncati Family, Fundraising for New Jersey Walks for TS to Benefit NJCTS is an All-Hands-on-Deck Affair
Bergen County trio again leading the pack toward New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome's $50,000 goal heading into second annual race Nov. 19. - November 04, 2011 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Connected Women of North Carolina Invites Community to Fourth Annual Fall Networking Event
“Knowing Your Value,” Presented by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Will Help Attendees Network, Develop and Support One Another - November 04, 2011 - Connected Women of North Carolina
Insight Global Holds "Socks & Snacks" Drive for Soldiers Angels
Insight Global donates hundreds of pairs of socks and assorted snacks for soldiers to enjoy during the winter months of service. - November 04, 2011 - Insight Global
New Hires at San Diego Surfrider Chapter Enable "Engaged Activism"
With an eye towards engaging more volunteers and activists, the Surfrider Foundation added two new staff positions to the San Diego Chapter earlier this year, and has seen an immense amount of growth during that time. "Engaged activism" is our goal says Sarah Adams, Chapter Chair. "We are looking to help our grassroots members engage in defending and conserving our coastal environments in as many ways as possible." - November 03, 2011 - Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter
Deaf People from the UK to Volunteer at Deaf School in Sri Lanka
In January 2012, a group of deaf volunteers from the UK, will be travelling to Sri Lanka to volunteer at Deaf Schools and Special Needs centres. This placement is being organised by the volunteer organisation, SL Volunteers. From November 2011, the volunteers will begin learning Sri Lankan Sign... - November 03, 2011 - SL Volunteers
Charles Reinhart Company Realtors Kicks-Off 16th Annual Coat Drive
The Charles Reinhart Company is pleased to announce the kick-off of their 16th Annual Coat Drive. - November 03, 2011 - Charles Reinhart Company, Realtors
ITCA Triathlon Coaching Association Provides Education, Training for Nonprofit Race Events
The International Triathlon Coaching Association (ITCA) trains coaches who can help the growing number of nonprofits that are turning to triathlons and other races as fundraisers. The online training incorporates science, application and successful business models. - November 02, 2011 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
The Independent Adoption Center Launches Open Portrait
IAC Starts Tumblr Blog Celebrating Lives Touched by Open Adoption - November 02, 2011 - Independent Adoption Center
Nevada Women's Philanthropy Grants Salvation Army of Southern Nevada $325,000
Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) elected to award its $325,000 2011 grant to Salvation Army of Southern Nevada. SA will use the money to re-roof and rehabilitate the 12,500 square-foot emergency overnight shelter at its five-acre Owens Campus. - November 02, 2011 - Nevada Women's Philanthropy
DoJiggy Releases New Participant Fundraising Library
DoJiggy's new fundraising library provides tools, guidelines and resources to assist walk-a-thon and other "a-thon" event participants in their fundraising efforts. - November 02, 2011 - DoJiggy
Don't Wait Until It's Too Late to Take Part in the Mendham Walks for TS to benefit NJCTS
The second annual New Jersey Walks for TS event will take place Saturday, Nov. 9, at Borough Park - November 02, 2011 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Flying Elephant Pub & Grill Helps Raise $20,000 for Woman Battling Rare Cancer
“Hope 4 Steph” Fundraiser Draws Hundreds to Carlsbad Restaurant for Live Music and Auctions - November 02, 2011 - The Flying Elephant
Nov. 5: Rebuilding Together and Washington Gas Team Up to Winterize Homes for Low-Income, Elderly, and Vets for “Energize Alexandria”
Teams of volunteers will join Rebuilding Together Alexandria for Energize Alexandria, a day when volunteers fan out around the city to winterize homes for low-income homeowners. - November 02, 2011 - Rebuilding Together Alexandria
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Elects Two New Members to the Board of Directors
New Members Include Lauded Pediatric Oncology Doctor and Mother of Child Affected by Cancer - November 02, 2011 - St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Nadadores of South Florida to Host 11th Annual Swimsuit Fashion Show and Fundraiser on Nov. 12, Benefiting GLAAD
The Nadadores of South Florida, one of Miami-Dade County’s longest-running sports teams, will host its 11th annual Noche Nadadores fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at the Design Within Reach furniture studio in South Beach. This year’s event will benefit the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and will feature a swimsuit fashion show, a silent auction, gourmet treats and open bars sponsored by Rökk Vodka. - November 02, 2011 - Nadadores of South Florida
Jewelry Designer Pamela Huizenga Supports Humane Society at Daoud’s Jewelry Trunk Show
South Florida jewelry designer, Pamela Huizenga, will be co-hosting a fundraising event at Daoud’s jewelers December 1st, 2011. The Humane Society of Broward County will benefit from this holiday trunk show showcasing Huizenga’s One-of-a-Kind jewelry creations in 22k gold, 18k gold and Sterling Silver. - November 01, 2011 - Pamela Huizenga Jewelry
Dallas / Ft Worth Horse Trainer Helps Humane Society of North Texas
Horse Trainer Joe Weitekamp Lends Expertise to Make At-Risk Horses More Adoptable - November 01, 2011 - Weitekamp Horse Training
Amazing Spaces Storage Centers Partners with Toys for Tots to Give to Children in Their Communities
Amazing Spaces Storage Centers joins forces with Toys for Tots to reach out to greater Houston communities asking residents to help enrich the lives of local children during this holiday season. - November 01, 2011 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers