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.

PAMP Aims to Repeat the Outstanding $30k Proceeds Raised from the 2004 Tsunami Relief Bake Sale for Haiti Victims

The Parents Club of Palo Alto Menlo Park (PAMP) is hosting a Haiti Earthquake Relief Bake Sale in front of Draeger’s in Menlo Park this Saturday, January 23, 2010, from 8 AM to 3 PM. PAMP has a successful history of mobilizing the community in Natural disaster relief efforts. Proceeds from a... - January 21, 2010 - Palo Alto Menlo Park Parents Club

Aircraft Landing on a Road Near Leogane, Haiti to Deliver Food, Supplies and Doctors

Tradewind Aviation has been delivering supplies, food and doctors to an isolated area near the epicenter of both the earthquake and aftershock in Haiti. There are no airports in the area so a 1200 foot stretch of road has allowed the Cessna Grand Caravans to land and deliver up to 3000 pound of... - January 21, 2010 - Tradewind Aviation

AmpleHarvest.org Campaign Announces iPhone App for AmpleHarvest.org. Donors Now Able to Find a Local Food Pantry Using Their iPhone and iPod Touch.

The AmpleHarvest.org Campaign announces the availability of the AmpleHarvest iPhone app, a free download from App Store, that enables anyone wishing to donate excess garden produce or store bought items to a local food pantry, to easily find one. - January 21, 2010 - AmpleHarvest.org

San Francisco Food Bank Board Member Chosen as Jefferson Award Finalist

Creating a program that distributes 80 million pounds of produce to California’s three million residents who are at risk of hunger - January 21, 2010 - San Francisco Food Bank

Ecoworks International Redirects Its Effort in Haiti

Ecoworks International (EWI), a non-governmental Miami-based organization, has been working on a long-term development project in Haiti for over a year. Following the devastation of the January 12th earthquake EWI reinforces its commitment to the Haitian people by concentrating on earthquake... - January 21, 2010 - Ecoworks International

Friends of SVACA Announces the Spay/Neuter Voucher Program

Friends of SVACA announces the Spay/Neuter Voucher Program which is designed to help pet owners in need of financial assistance have their pets spayed and neutered. Residents of Santa Clara, Campbell, or Monte Sereno with pets currently licensed with the SVACA and an annual household income of... - January 20, 2010 - Friends of Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority

Friends of SVACA Announces Second Chance at Life Fund

Friends of SVACA announces the start of the Second Chance at Life Fund. The donations received for this fund will be used to save the lives of animals that require simple health treatments, such as having a tooth pulled, stitches, or treatment for intestinal parasites, to be adoptable. These... - January 20, 2010 - Friends of Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority

Ecapay Charity: Global Donation Drive Strives to Improve World

Asia’s premier online payment gateway has launched Ecapay Charity through its website www.Ecapay.org. The company’s goal is to use its vast presence and influence in the market to increase charitable giving and improve the world. Ecapay has strong roots in charity and has continued to... - January 19, 2010 - Ecapay

Humanity First Deploys First Responders to Haiti

Since the earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday 12th January, estimates suggest that over 50,000 people have died, and the Interior Minister, Paul Antoine Bien-Aime is even suggesting as many as 200,000 deaths. Over 3 million people are affected, many living on the streets for fear of other... - January 18, 2010 - Humanity First

Margaret's Fine Imports Donates to the Haiti Earthquake Relief

Margaret's Fine Imports, a tea and gourmet store in Pittsburgh, is donating 20 percent of its sales from Friday, January 15, 2010 thru Monday, January 18, 2010 to the Haiti earthquake relief. Also, the following new hygiene products are being collected: Baby wipes or wet wipes, Buckets, Non-liquid... - January 17, 2010 - Margaret's Fine Imports

Kenyon International Activates an Emergency Response Advance Team to Assess Search and Recovery Needs in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Kenyon International Emergency Services, the world’s leading disaster management company, has deployed an emergency response assessment team to Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. The team will assess the situation on the ground and make recommendations for response. About Kenyon... - January 17, 2010 - Kenyon International Emergency Services

Boulder Emergency Squad Recognizes Rescue Volunteers

Boulder Emergency Squad, Inc, a non-profit 501c.3 rescue agency recognized the valuable contributions of emergency rescue volunteers at the annual event in Boulder Colorado. 'Officer of the Yea' was awarded to Sheaffer O. Gilliam and 'Member of the Year' was awarded to Robby Scribner. - January 17, 2010 - Boulder Emergency Squad, Inc

MD Now Urgent Care Centers Seek Medical Supplies for Haitian Earthquake Relief

MD Now Urgent Care is currently seeking the assistance of staff, patients and the community by way of medical supply donations for the people of Haiti during this time of great difficulty and natural disaster. MD Now Medical Centers, in response to the tragedy facing the Haitian people as a result of the devastating earthquake just experienced, owner Dr Peter Lamelas has partnered with Medishare for Haiti to provide medications, medical supplies and monetary donations to aid relief efforts. - January 16, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care

Hoosier Trails Council CEO Announces Retirement

CEO Randy Brown announces retirement after 22 years at the Hoosier Trails Boy Scout Council. There will be a retirement party at Seasons Lodge in Nashville, Ind., to celebrate his accomplishments. - January 16, 2010 - Hoosier Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America

San Francisco Food Bank Calls for Volunteers to Participate in National Day of Service to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Year round, Food Bank volunteers sort, package and ready food for distribution to thousands living at or near the poverty line - January 16, 2010 - San Francisco Food Bank

BPSOS Joins Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in Calling for Comprehensive Immigration

BPSOS, a national Vietnamese American community organization, announced today that it will participate in the National Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Week of Action in order to call on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. - January 16, 2010 - BPSOS

Counterpart International Responds to Devastating Earthquake in Haiti

Huge Earthquake Leaves Thousands Dead and Thousands More in Need of Immediate Assistance - January 16, 2010 - Counterpart International

Parent Coaching Institute Offers $900 Tuition Discount to Family Support Specialists Until February 15, 2010

The Parent Coaching Institute offers a $900 tuition discount off of the distance learning Parent Coach Certification® Training Program tuition for all applications received by February 15, 2010. Parent Coach Certification® is designed for family support specialists who are driven to coach parents facing today’s challenges; see the need for an innovative, research-based support model; and seek the most respected certification program available for parent coaching. - January 15, 2010 - Parent Coaching Institute

Curtis Dyna-Fog (USA) Assists in Aftermath of Earthquake in Haiti

Curtis Dyna-Fog of Westfield, Indiana assists in Haiti recovery effort by donating fogging machines to help control the spread of disease. - January 15, 2010 - Curtis Dyna-Fog, Ltd.

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan to Develop GreenSpace Project

Support for the “GreenSpace” project comes from a recent grant of $352,000 awarded to the Community Foundation from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Community Information Challenge. - January 15, 2010 - Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

California Against Slavery Drafts Ballot Initiative to Strengthen Human Trafficking Laws

The non-profit group aims to collect one million signatures between Jan. 25, 2010, and March 31, 2010, to place the initiative on the November 2010 ballot. - January 15, 2010 - California Against Slavery

DoJiggy LLC Announces 2010 Partnership with Highmark Inc.

Online fundraising software provider, DoJiggy, partners with Highmark Inc, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, to provide online software tools for the annual Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community events which benefit more than 140 nonprofit organizations across Pennsylvania. - January 14, 2010 - DoJiggy

Ameriprise Financial Awards $15,000 Grant to National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Grant will support programs and services for people with MS and research for a cure. - January 14, 2010 - National MS Society, Southern California Chapter

Blue Water Spa to Donate to Meals on Wheels of Wake County

Blue Water Spa, voted Best Medical Spa in America will be donating over $1100.00 in spa services to the Meals on Wheels of Wake County benefit on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at the Raleigh Convention Center starting at 6:00 pm. Mary Kate Keith, Director of Development and Communications says... - January 13, 2010 - Blue Water Spa / Michael Law MD

Revolution Radio is Now "The Revolution" on Television. Due to Popularity in St. Louis, MO on Prime Time Radio The Revolution is Seeking Advertisers for TV on CTN Network

The Revolution is a regional, independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) Evangelistic Association offering Paid advertisements that are usually tax deductible on their new TV program to be closed captioning sponsors. "The Revolution" being an upstart TV program is offering well below cost prices as low as $100 a month for Television (times 3 months) = $300 giving advertisers a total of 8 TV shows a month for a total of 24 aired episodes with their sponsored logo, verbal name mention, & credits listing. - January 13, 2010 - The Revolution Evangelistic Association

Local CT Arts Center Serves as Host for Gallery Event

The Comicbook Artists Guild is excited to announce the very first CAG Gallery Showing featuring a Tribute to Rusty Haller, hosted by the Green Street Arts Center in Middletown CT. Commencing with an opening celebration on Friday, January 22nd, the gallery showing will feature work from some of the... - January 12, 2010 - Comicbook Artists Guild

Local Non-Profit Agency Opens New Office in Yorkville Area, Demand Remains High for Foreclosure-Prevention and Foreclosure-Intervention Services

Federally funded credit-counseling programs help consumers avoid foreclosure and stay in homes. - January 10, 2010 - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Aurora

ARISE Announces the Expansion of Its Groundbreaking Drop It at the Door Workshop

Adding three additional days to the Drop It at the Door training allows participants to fully explore and grasp each life-changing concept, from anger and stress management to handling the office gossip machine. - January 10, 2010 - ARISE Foundation

Autograph Store Charity Fundraising Raises Over $1,000,000 for Charity in 2009

Authentic celebrity memorabilia items from Autograph Store Charity Fundraising helped 1,056 different charities raise $1,123,845 in 2009. - January 10, 2010 - Autograph Store

Payless Shoes 4 Kids Donates 100 Shoes to Los Angeles Charity

Selected as a partner in the Payless Shoes 4 Kids program, Hillsides received one hundred $15 gift certificates for shoes to give to families living in Los Angeles County that are in crisis and have financial hardship. “Each Holiday season, Hillsides provides support, relief and safe places... - January 10, 2010 - Hillsides

Guide by Cell m-Coupons: Produced More Cheer for Less at San Diego Zoo

Mobile Technology Helped Draw Festive Mood for Seasonal Jungle Bells Event. - January 09, 2010 - Guide by Cell

Hot New Rock Band Black Velvet Deluxe Donating 10% of Profits from CD Sales and Gate Proceeds to the School of Rock Music Scholarship Fund

For most indie bands starting out, paying the rent and keeping the gas tank full are usually the primary thoughts. However, for the rock quartet that calls themselves Black Velvet Deluxe, there is something a little deeper going on, right out of the starting gate. Having just released their first album, the band knew they wanted future rockers to have a chance to play out their dreams, and that's why they decided to give 10% of their profits to The School of Rock's Scholarship Fund. - January 08, 2010 - Black Velvet Deluxe

MiniCo Supports Statewide Food Bank with Holiday Donation

In December 2009, MiniCo, Inc., made a donation to St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, which will provide over 10,000 meals to Arizonans in need. MiniCo Chairman and CEO Hardy Good and Vice President Jim Clemmensen presented the check to Christina Calio, Business Development Officer for St. - January 07, 2010 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC

The Resolutions Firm Continues Its Philanthropic Efforts

The Resolutions Firm volunteered Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at the Therapeutic Recreation Services 27th Annual Holiday Carnival & Craft Fair. Twelve members of San Diego Marketing Group volunteered their time to the foundation. The Holiday Carnival and Craft Fair consisted of more than 30... - January 07, 2010 - The Resolutions Firm

Proof That Storytelling Thrives as a Living Art in the 1st Decade of the 21st Century

The Art of Storytelling Show has had over 115, 000 downloads since it began podcasting in 2007. Created by Brother Wolf (Eric Wolf) in the spring of 2007 , the show brings the best and brightest of the storytelling community to the world stage. - January 06, 2010 - Brother Wolf Storytelling

National MS Society’s 1st Annual Dinner of Champions Inland Empire to Honor Local Businesswoman René Webb

René Webb, owner of eleven McDonald’s franchise locations in the Inland Empire, will be honored at the 1st annual Dinner of Champions Inland Empire, sponsored by and benefiting the Southern California Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The gala event will take place on... - January 06, 2010 - National MS Society, Southern California Chapter

Chelsea Community Foundation Awards $12,000 to Chelsea Recreation Council

Grant to support the "Chelsea: For the Love of Baseball" project, a renovation project for existing baseball and softball fields in Chelsea. - January 06, 2010 - Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Savvy Software Launches Redesign Website for Franklin & Hill School Districts

Savvy Software launches a fresh new looking website for the Franklin & Hill School Districts. The Franklin & Hill School Districts SAU #18 website (www.franklin.k12.nh.us) is powered and updated using content management software developed by Savvy Software. During the latest redesign,... - January 06, 2010 - Savvy Software Inc.

New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan Announces New Web Site - neweconomyinitiative.org

Site includes a media center featuring the latest videos and podcasts and blog where NEI staff, members of the Governing Council, and Economic Advisors will share information about the work NEI is doing and its impact in the region. - January 06, 2010 - New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan

Counterpart International, NGO Council and USAID Sign a Memorandum on Cooperation in Azerbaijan

Memorandum signed to further NGO Council as part of Counterpart’s Civil Society Project. - January 06, 2010 - Counterpart International

Venice Florida Realtor Helps Charities

Realtor® Wayne Welsh, P.A. announced that the “Welsh Team” has donated $50,000. in personal commissions to charity resulting from the sale of Venice Florida real estate. The Welsh Team donates 10% of their personal commission to charity after every sale. They are unique in that... - January 04, 2010 - Gulf Shores Realty

Lamorinda CERT Training Begins February 3, 2010

The Lamorinda Community Emergency Response Team offers a free CERT training for residents of Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Canyon and Saint Mary's College. The training takes place at Saint Mary's College and starts on February 3rd 2010. Graduates will be sworn in as Disaster Service Worker Volunteers. - January 02, 2010 - Lamorinda CERT

2010 TiE Detroit Executive Committee

Detroit Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Announces 2010 TiE Detroit Executive Committee. - January 02, 2010 - TiE Detroit

AmpliVox Donates Pink Podiums for Breast Cancer Awareness Presentations and Events

AmpliVox Sound Systems supports the fight against breast cancer by donating pink podiums designed in breast cancer awareness pink with custom panels highlighting the hope for a cure, awareness, and giving. - January 01, 2010 - Amplivox Sound Systems

Appia’s Phone Services Make a Difference for Nonprofit Agency

Nonprofits face unprecedented challenges in the current economy. A new case study shows how the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana cut costs and improved operations with Appia’s hosted VoIP services. - December 31, 2009 - Appia Communications