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.
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month
Backed by Congressional legislation, the Endometriosis Research Center is again celebrating March as “Endometriosis Awareness Month” in honor of all those affected by the disease. Endometriosis is a painful reproductive and immunological disease in which tissue similar to the uterine... - March 02, 2010 - Endometriosis Research Center
IJIS Institute Board of Directors Fund Strategic Plan Review
The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, will initiate a review of its strategic plan, originally developed and approved in 2008, thanks to the donations from several of the IJIS Institute... - March 02, 2010 - IJIS Institute
More Residents Avoid Foreclosure Thanks to Success of Local Non-Profit Housing- and Credit-Counseling Program
Successful loan modifications through the federally funded Consumer Credit Counseling Service foreclosure-prevention program saw double-digit increases in 2009, according to numbers released this week by Program Director Bettye DeRamus. Lenders approved 65 percent, or 1,675, of the agency's... - March 01, 2010 - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Aurora
Jyotsna Colony Association: Republic Day Celebrations Held
Republic Day Celebrations were held at Jyotsna Colony on Tuesday, 26th January 2010, to celebrate the 61st Republic Day of the country. - March 01, 2010 - Jyotsna Colony Association
San Francisco Food Bank Announces Three Additional Board Members
Board Members will oversee the mission, services, policies, and programs as the Food Bank distributes nearly 40 million pounds of food to the community this year. - March 01, 2010 - San Francisco Food Bank
Jyotsna Colony Association: Police-Residents Meet Held
A Police-Residents Meet was held at Jyotsna Colony on Sunday, 24th January 2010, to educate the residents about the precautions they could take to prevent crime in their locality. - March 01, 2010 - Jyotsna Colony Association
New Veterans Homeless Shelter to Open in Inverness Florida
A new 17 bed homeless Veterans Shelter will open in Inverness Florida on March 1st 2010. The Nation's Veterans deserve the best care and help available. Citrus County is located centrally , and will serve the five County area. - February 28, 2010 - Mission in Citrus Inc
Wireless Factory Providing Fast, Secure, Mobile Infrastructure for Earthquake Relief Efforts
The Salvation Army in Haiti, which was severely damaged by the January earthquake, continues to provide meals, water and hope to the people of that nation. The Salvation Army has been in Haiti for over 50 years. Their damaged compound includes a home for children, a school for over 1,500 youth, a medical clinic, and a church. The facility is less than 10 minutes from the National Palace, which was destroyed following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in January. - February 28, 2010 - Wireless Factory
Northern California Bicycle Shop to Fill Third Shipping Container of Donation Bikes for Africa in Downtown San Rafael, CA Monday
Mike's Bikes, the largest independent bicycle retailer on the West Coast, is loading a container bound for Africa with over 450 bicycles donated by its customers on Monday. The container loading will take place all day in downtown San Rafael in front of 1560 Fourth St. This container is the third... - February 28, 2010 - Mike's Bikes
With Tough Economy, Companies Are Still Able to Give
At the conclusion of 2009, Twice Verified contributed to the Salvation Army to support their year-end fund raising campaign. - February 27, 2010 - Twice Verified Inc
Ecapay Announces Contribution to Wokai to Help Entrepreneurs in Rural China - Donations Will Help Provide Micro-Financing for Farmers
Ecapay Charity, the charity initiative of Ecapay, today announced a generous contribution to Wokai.org. Wokai is an online organization focused on providing micro-financing in China. Ecapay is an Asia Payment Gateway Solution Provider. This contribution expands an ongoing working relationship... - February 26, 2010 - Ecapay
Wellness Community to Celebrate 19 Years of Fighting Cancer at Anniversary Gala
The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura will celebrate 19 years of providing support, education and hope to people fighting cancer at their Anniversary Gala fundraiser at the Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village on Friday, May 7 from 6:00 p.m. until midnight. One of the biggest fundraisers of the... - February 25, 2010 - The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
NuU Medspa Lend a Shoulder to Chicago Organization, Big Shoulders Fund
NuU Medspa respond to Big Shoulders Fund, a local Chicago organization, by donating to make a difference in inner-city children’s lives. Big Shoulder Fund raises money for scholarships for children and also participates as mentors and volunteers to help further educate children. To celebrate... - February 24, 2010 - NuU Unlimited
State Farm and GivingPoint Partner to Empower Youth Through Environmental and Civic Stewardship Program in Alpharetta, GA
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) announced that GivingPoint will receive a $60,300 service-learning grant for an environmental responsibility project. GivingPoint is one of 82 community organizations to receive a service-learning, youth-led grant across the United States and Canada. More than 1,100 grant requests were received by the Board. - February 24, 2010 - Myfifident Foundation
Capstone Donates 3,400 Books to Doctors for Orphans
Capstone, the leading publisher of children’s books in the U.S. education market, is donating more than 3,400 bilingual books to Doctors for Orphans, a nonprofit organization delivering aid to orphaned children in Latin America through health, education, and literacy... - February 24, 2010 - Capstone
Fibromyalgia Coalition International 10th Annual Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Conference Set for May 14-15 in Kansas City (Metro)
The Fibromyalgia Coalition International (FCI) will be hosting its 10th annual Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Conference on May 14-15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lenexa, Kansas. Presentations from top fibromyalgia and CFS experts will focus on the theme of the conference, “Hope &... - February 22, 2010 - Fibromyalgia Coalition International
California Ballot Initiative Strengthens Human Trafficking Laws
The initiative receives endorsements from key human trafficking organizations - February 22, 2010 - California Against Slavery
Fashion Community Plays Vital Role in Aid to Haiti Relief
Revealing Fashion Gets Involved and Makes Contributions to Yele Haiti Organization - February 22, 2010 - Revealing Fashion
Padma Media & Marketing, Inc. Joins ALF's Fourth Annual Flavors of L.A. to Raise Funds for Research, Education and Advocacy for Those Affected by Liver Disease
Flavors of Los Angeles Creates a Unique Gourmet Experience Under the Stars. - February 21, 2010 - padma media & marketing
Global Peace Festival 2010 Kicks Off in Kenya
Leaders in Nairobi announced that Kenya will host the 2010 Global Peace Festival and Convention, to be held on November 17-20 with participation of peacemakers and youth leaders from Kenya and worldwide. - February 21, 2010 - Global Peace Festival Foundation
Equality Now Commends Saudi Arabia for Annulment of Forced Divorce
International human rights organization Equality Now welcomes the decision to overturn a forced divorce ruling in the case of Fatima and Mansour, in Saudi Arabia. After 4 years of separation, the family was finally reunited on Feb 17, 2010. - February 20, 2010 - Equality Now
Northern Kentucky Youth Foundation Unveils New Logo
Fun, Faith Key Components to New After School and Summer Camp Program - February 20, 2010 - Northern Kentucky Youth Foundation
Vertical Streaming, Building Custom Online Concepts, Designs and Features to Make Individuals More Competitive in Their Professional Lives
Vertical Streaming helping the International Safety Resource Association provide important online resources to the public. - February 19, 2010 - Vertical Streaming Inc
Non Profit English School Makes Successful Alliance with Buenos Aires Based Volunteer NPO, Giving New Opportunities for Residents of Pablo Nogués
ByYourSide is a non-profit English school in a poor suburb of Buenos Aires. The owner had 3 problems. Firstly, she struggled to keep long term teachers. Secondly, she wanted to give awareness and motivation for opportunities beyond Buenos Aires. Thirdly she was struggling financially. She searched and found another NPO called Voluntario Global. VG have provided 4 UK volunteers who have given additional courses such as CV writing, interview technique and website design aswell as English. - February 19, 2010 - ByYourSide English Academy
California Humanitarian Group Says It is Receiving Donations Intended for a Tennessee Group with Similar Name
Rancho Mirage, Calif.- based International Medical Alliance is receiving donations intended for the International Medical Alliance of Tennessee. "We don't want the public to confuse our two organizations and we will continue to return donations we believe are intended for the Knoxville-based organization." - February 18, 2010 - International Medical Alliance, Inc
Two Events to Bring Relief and Ideas for Challenged San Diego Nonprofits
San Diego's chapter of the American Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the American Marketing Association (AMA) respond to outcry from area nonprofits. - February 18, 2010 - American Marketing Association, San Diego
Plano Area Mothers of Multiples (PAMOM) Annual Gala and Fundraiser
PAMOM has opened their online auction and has tickets available to attend the organization's annual gala, both available to the public. - February 17, 2010 - Plano Area Mothers of Multiples
Local Creative Firm Selected to Create Identity for Friends of Meredith Community Group
Local community fundraising group is raising money for community-type projects and local creative firm is helping by providing graphic design, marketing strategy and website development to help them reach their goal. - February 17, 2010 - Bluehorse Creative
CrutchesTo Haiti, an Orlando Based Organization, Spearheads a Nationwide Call to Action for Used Orthopaedic Devices to Go to Haitian Amputees
Crutches To Haiti, a relief organization based in Apopka, Florida, has recently received donations of hundreds of crutches, canes, walkers and wheelchairs from the homeowners of Central Florida, to be shipped and distributed to Haitian amputees as a result of the recent earthquake. The organization, in association with Harvest Time International, a respected relief shipper, is working day and night to fill and send a semi-trailer load of these goods to the injured. - February 14, 2010 - Crutches To Haiti
Ronald McDonald House Invites You to Help with All Your Heart
The Ronald McDonald House at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is teaming up with local McDonald’s restaurants to launch “Help with All your Heart,” a campaign to benefit the home-away-from-home for families of hospitalized children. - February 14, 2010 - Ronald McDonald House at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
Sonoma County Printer Donates Holiday Gifts to Operation ELF
Local charity supporter Ajalon Printing and Design announced today they are donating their services for a raffle held by Operation Everyone Loves Families. The proceeds of this raffle will help assist families that are financially unstable during the holiday season. Since their inception, Ajalon... - February 14, 2010 - Invitations by Ajalon
"Sunrise for Children" - New Non-Profit Arm by Sunrise Dental
Sunrise Dental has been serving the community for the past nine years and now is going to have a non-profit arm called Sunrise for Children. Sunrise for Children's main mission is to rescue children from child labor camps and human trafficking and find them a safe haven where children can be children. - February 13, 2010 - Sunrise Dental by Abraham Ghorbanian, DDS
Award to Music Therapy Center Will Help Special Needs Children
Dianna Woodley, founder of Angel Harps, has announced the award recipients for 2010. The two specially designed lap harps will be awarded to the Music Therapy Center of California (MTCC). MTCC will accept the custom built Blevins lap harps at the Angel Harps annual benefit concert on May 16, 2010... - February 13, 2010 - Angel Harps
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on a Clean Kolkata Drive
The Art of Living under the leadership of His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar started a cleanliness drive in Kolkatta. - February 13, 2010 - The Art of Living
Nonprofit Planeterra Mobilizes Community Relief Efforts in Wake of Flooding in Peru
Planeterra Appeals to Concerned Groups and Individuals to Make Online Donations to Peru Flood Relief and If Traveling to Cusco Bring Essential Items, Clothing and Food - February 13, 2010 - Planeterra Foundation
The Theosophical Society to Hold Conference Addressing Religious Abuse and Offering Aid to Victims
The Theosophical Society will host Healing Our Religious Wounds to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glen Ellyn, Illinois on April 23-25, 2010. The keynote speaker will be John Shelby Spong. - February 12, 2010 - Quest Books: A Division of the Theosophical Society in America
Find Missing Relatives and Help the Survivors of Haiti Earthquake with the MacheCheche.com Website by Sibers
“Seek, and ye shall find” – the motto for a new Internet resource that will help hundreds of families to find missing relatives after the earthquake that struck Haiti. The system offers volunteers and proactive people a real chance to help the needy. - February 12, 2010 - Sibers Ltd.
Hunger Study Reveals an Unprecedented Number of People Turning to the San Francisco Food Bank for Assistance
Nationally, 46 percent Increase in U.S. Citizens Receiving Food; 37 Million Americans, Including 14 Million Children, at Risk of Hunger - February 12, 2010 - San Francisco Food Bank
GVI Looks for the Difference Worldwide
The number of individuals across the world who dedicate their time to volunteer is immeasurable. Many of these individuals do so because they want to make a difference. - February 12, 2010 - Global Vision International (GVI)
Local Billboard Contest Inspires City
The Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center (ODALC) is teaming up with Whole Foods Market and the City of Oakland to hold a contest that calls upon local artists to design a billboard poster conveying what it is about Oakland that inspires them. - February 12, 2010 - Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center
The 4th Annual Starry Night Gala Will be Held Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the University of Denver Cable Center in Denver, Colorado. Brianna Badger Passed Away in 2006
Each year in the United States, an estimated 4,000 young people die suddenly and unexpectedly due to cardiac arrhythmias. Most of these deaths are preventable. - February 11, 2010 - Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation
Want to Change a Life? Raise a Puppy.
Canine Partners of the Rockies is looking for volunteers to raise puppies to become service dogs for people with disabilities. - February 11, 2010 - Canine Partners of the Rockies
Zebra Restaurant and Charlotte-South Rotary Club Partner to Raise Money to End Polio Now
Rotary District 7680 is celebrating Rotary International’s 105th anniversary by partnering with local restaurants to raise money for The Rotary Foundation’s “End Polio Now” campaign. The Charlotte South Rotary Club is partnering with Zebra Restaurant on Tuesday, February 23,... - February 10, 2010 - Charlotte-South Rotary Club
The Principle of Limited Government to be Discussed at Monthly Gathering of Freedom & Virtue Institute
The Freedom & Virtue Institute will hold its monthly gathering, called the Hour of Freedom, this Thursday, February 11 at 5:30 p.m. at The Forest Country Club in south Fort Myers. The Hour of Freedom is an informal gathering for individuals who believe in the principles of a free society as... - February 10, 2010 - Freedom & Virtue Institute
Pasadena Foster Care Charity Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Costa Chosen to Lead Children’s Charity - February 10, 2010 - Hillsides
WIN Pakistan is Out to Change the Perception of Pakistan
WIN Pakistan Offers Positive Message of Hope and Encouragement, Dispels Misperceptions About Pakistani Culture - February 09, 2010 - WIN Program
Webmasters Help Haiti Relief Efforts and Save Money on Internet Marketing at the Same Time
The Directory Journal Web directory (www.DirJournal.com) is enticing webmasters to contribute to Haiti relief efforts while helping their own businesses. Site owners who submit their site during this limited time offer not only save 35% on their submissions and link-building, but also help The Directory Journal raise money for charitable contributions with 15% of all sales from this offer contributed to the Haiti Relief Fund. - February 08, 2010 - Directory Journal Web Directory
IRN Sends Its First Container for Haiti Relief: Mattresses, Water, and Medical Supplies Shipped to Port au Prince
IRN shipped the first of what will be many containers of relief supplies to nonprofit partner Food for the Poor to support Haiti relief efforts. The load of mattresses, bottled water, and medical supplies will arrive in Haiti during the week of February 8. - February 08, 2010 - The Institution Recycling Network
Transition San Francisco Recognized as 55th Official US Transition Initiative
Transition US and Transition San Francisco announced today that Transition San Francisco has received official recognition as a Transition Initiative. - February 07, 2010 - Transition San Francisco
Pregnancy Care Center of Chandler to Hold "Walk for Life" Fundraiser
The Pregnancy Care Center of Chandler announced that they will be holding their annual “Walk For Life” event on Saturday March 27th at 9am. The 2-mile fundraising walk will be hosted by the Gilbert campus of Central Christian Church located at Lindsey and Germann in Gilbert. Dawn... - February 06, 2010 - Chandler Christian Church