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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
San Francisco Food Bank: Is the Recession Over? Not for San Francisco’s Hungry
San Francisco Food Bank’s December food distributions up 40% vs. last year. - December 31, 2009 - San Francisco Food Bank
UnitedProsperity.Org Launches Gift Certificates
Another Step by a Person-to-Person Microloan Guarantee Organization to Combat Extreme Global Poverty - December 31, 2009 - UnitedProsperity.org
Red Cross Resolutions Gym-A-Thon Kickoff
The Tri-County Red Cross and Cranford Chamber of Commerce Present a 2010 Kick-Off Event to Build Fun and Fitness in the New Year. - December 27, 2009 - American Red Cross, Tri-County Chapter
Chelsea Community Foundation Awards $17,000 to the Purple Rose Theatre Company
Grant to be used to continue partnership with the Chelsea District Library in developing new plays for the American theatre. - December 25, 2009 - Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Online Pastoral Counseling Practice of Dr. Reece Manley to be Recognized at Ceremony by Lambda Pride
Advocate USA, LLC, owner of Texas Research and Investment and The Online Pastoral Counseling Practice of Reece Manley cites Humanatarian Award from Lambda Pride. - December 23, 2009 - Advocate USA LLC
Ken Gines Supports Community with Donation to USVETS
Gines donates $1,000 to USVETS and raises awareness of the organization and its cause. - December 23, 2009 - Century 21 All Islands
Founder of Macular Degeneration Foundation Dies at 94
After dedicating his life to public awareness of ARMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Edmund J. Aleksandrovich (Ed Aleks) dies at the age of 94. - December 22, 2009 - Macular Degeneration Foundation
SMART Recognized as Sixth Most Admired Nonprofit in Oregon
Achieves Top Ten Ranking Out of 150 Nonprofits - December 20, 2009 - SMART (Start Making A Reader Today)
CICOA Receives Grant to Provide Public Education on Medicare Issues
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions will use a grant from Universal American to provide information and assistance to Medicare recipients across Central Indiana. - December 20, 2009 - CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
American Heart Association Makes Donating Easy. Shop Online; Donate for Free.
The American Heart Association gives holiday shopping a philanthropic twist. A partnership with We-Care.com help supporters fight heart disease and stroke when shopping online at nearly 1,000 merchants - a percentage of every purchase is a donation. - December 20, 2009 - We-Care.com
Susan Carparelli Named New President and CEO of Denver Nonprofit Parent Pathways
Susan Carparelli, a hands-on leader and visionary with a diverse background in both the public and private sectors, has been selected president and CEO of the Denver nonprofit Parent Pathways, the agency announced. - December 18, 2009 - Parent Pathways Inc
Savvy Software Launches New Website for Maine’s Third Largest School District
Savvy Software announces the launch of newly redesigned website for Windham Raymond Schools, Maine's third largest school district. The website is integrated with content management software making it easy and affordable for the school district to maintain and update own website. - December 18, 2009 - Savvy Software Inc.
Ashleigh V. Laabs Promoted to Communications Specialist at Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Laabs will support the Foundation’s marketing, public relations and communications through the use of new media tools and technologies. - December 18, 2009 - Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The Purple Heart Project: New Charity Provides Free Life Coaching for Wounded Veterans
The Purple Heart Project today announced free life coaching for wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. - December 17, 2009 - The Purple Heart Project
Habitat for Humanity of Oshkosh Joins National Home-Building Effort in 2010
Funding awarded for one home in Oshkosh area and 2,000th home celebrated in Minnesota Habitat for Humanity of Oshkosh learned recently that it has been awarded $58,000 to build one home in Oshkosh. This grant, providing 65 percent of the cost of construction, comes from Minneapolis-based Thrivent... - December 17, 2009 - Habitat for Humanity of Oshkosh