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.

Meals On Wheels for Kids Needs Volunteer Drivers

Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger (TBNEH), a tri-county leader in hunger relief, research, and program development, is in great need of volunteers to help pack and deliver Meals On Wheels for Kids (MOW4Kids) in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties each week. Background checked volunteers drive... - May 12, 2021 - Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger

Dee Wallace Lends Her Voice to Breast Cancer Survivors in Courageous Warriors - Beauty from The Ashes

Acclaimed actress Dee Wallace working with Darla Rae of Film It Productions narrates her latest feature length documentary, Courageous Warriors, Beauty from The Ashes. This film of extraordinary women, young and old, took their recovery from breast cancer a leap beyond medical diagnosis. They created new paths of wholeness through body, mind, and spirit. Now they offer those gifts to others. - May 11, 2021 - Film It Productions

New Charitable Giving Report: Donors Shifted and Boosted Giving in Response to Crisis in 2020

New Analysis from GivingTuesday Data Commons Examines U.S. Charitable Giving in 2020, Underscores Volatility as Well as Opportunity for the Social Sector to Increase Generosity. - May 11, 2021 - GivingTuesday

Shocking Disparities Galvanize Maryland’s Child Advocacy Community; Advocates for Children and Youth Host Summit to Focus on Advancing Equity

With COVID-19 highlighting or exacerbating disparities, there are organizations and community members working to advance equity for all young people with bold, innovative solutions. This virtual Summit, featuring Chef Jeff Henderson award-winning chef and founder of the Chef Jeff Project, gives attendees a view into this transformational work through storytelling, research and advocacy approaches. - May 10, 2021 - Advocates for Children and Youth

Operation Food Search Distributes One Millionth Child's Meal

Hunger relief organization continues to proactively address food insecurity for children and families during the ongoing pandemic. - May 08, 2021 - Operation Food Search

Denali Advanced Integration Stands with India

Denali Advanced Integration Stands with India to provide funding for aid with the help of Providence Health - Commits to $100,000 humanitarian funds and seeks other givers - May 07, 2021 - Denali Advanced Integration

Pictures of Historic Markers Needed for Pomeroy Foundation’s Snap That Sign 2021 Photo Campaign

The William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Snap That Sign photo-taking campaign is back for a second year and welcomes public participation across New York State for this outdoor, family-friendly activity. Snap That Sign is a statewide photo crowdsourcing campaign that asks participants to help put... - May 07, 2021 - William G. Pomeroy Foundation

St. Louis Area Diaper Bank Creates Partnership with The Little Bit Foundation

Two St. Louis nonprofits join forces for the very first time to provide period supplies for area students. - May 07, 2021 - St. Louis Area Diaper Bank

Metrio Sustainability Software Joins the United Nations Global Compact Initiative

Metrio Sustainability Software is pleased to announce that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative - a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices. “We are proud to join the United Nations Global... - May 06, 2021 - Metrio

Clubhouse International Recipient of American Psychiatric Association’s 2021 Special Presidential Commendation Award

American Psychiatric Association Honors Clubhouse International at 2021 Annual Meeting - May 06, 2021 - Clubhouse International

The Power of 100 Girls Seeks Inspiring Youth to Make a Difference in Their Communities

Nonprofit debuts Founders Circle membership to launch powerful grant and scholarship initiative for girls of diverse backgrounds and to empower change-makers. - May 04, 2021 - The Power of 100 Girls

Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission/Science of Spirituality Partners with Delhi Government to Convert Conference Venue to 1000-Bed COVID Care Center

Science of Spirituality (SOS) headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, through its sister organization in India, Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission (SKRM), is working with the Delhi government to convert its large conference facility, Darshan Dham, located in Burari, New Delhi, to a 1000 bed COVID Care center. - May 04, 2021 - Science of Spirituality

This Innovative Trauma-Informed Training Has Teachers Raving About How It Has Transformed Their Classrooms

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are much more common than many realize. Before the pandemic, 1 in 3 children in the U.S. had at least one ACE. Since then we have seen a skyrocket in suicide rates, drug overdoses and addiction, leaving even more children traumatized. Reverse the Adverse is a trauma-informed professional development that teaches urban educators how to better serve students impacted by trauma. Educators have reported seeing an 80% increase in grades in just one semester. - April 30, 2021 - GOAT Educators

Swedish Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ for the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Swedish Medical Center received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Swedish’s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog... - April 30, 2021 - Swedish Medical Center

Home for New Beginnings Announces New Additions

Receiving United Way’s grant brought new hands and hand-made pies to Cottonwood. - April 30, 2021 - Home for New Beginnings

Operation Food Search Receives $240,000 Donation for Franklin County

Anonymous donation specifically earmarked for the nonprofit's Franklin County partner agencies. - April 30, 2021 - Operation Food Search

Saint Louis Closet Co. Plans Donation for Angels' Arms

Saint Louis Closet Co. is announcing plans to donate a portion of their May sales to Angels' Arms through their monthly giveback effort, Closets for a Cause. This nonprofit engages the community to support foster families in their loving homes and beyond, keeping siblings together and allowing kids... - April 29, 2021 - Saint Louis Closet Co.

Alberto Carvalho Hails Student and Honorees at Be Strong International’s Spring Charity Event 2021

Introduced by Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Redlands Middle School student William Romero embodied the essence of Be Strong International’s Spring Charity Event on Thursday, April 22 at The Rusty Pelican. The 13-year-old student spoke from the heart... - April 28, 2021 - Be Strong International, Inc.

Post-COVID-19 Remote Working is Key to Law Firm Recruitment and Retention

The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) released its latest white paper from author Zuzana Geremes, MSLA. Through her analysis of various studies and her extensive research, she asserts that a strong recruitment and retention tool for law firms is allowing employees the potential to work remotely. - April 28, 2021 - Association of Legal Administrators

Grants Available for Historic Roadside Markers in New York State

The newest grant round of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s New York State Historic Marker Grant Program opened on April 26, 2021. This program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1921. This grant round covers the following New York State counties: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond (Region 1); Nassau and Suffolk (Region 2); and Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester (Region 3). - April 28, 2021 - William G. Pomeroy Foundation

Meals on Wheels for Kids Expands to Tarpon Springs, East Lake, Odessa and Palm Harbor

Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger (TBNEH), a tri-county leader in hunger relief, research and program development, is now delivering Meals On Wheels for Kids Tampa Bay (MOW4Kids) in Tarpon Springs, East Lake, Odessa, and Palm Harbor in Pinellas County. MOW4Kids delivers lunchtime meals to children... - April 28, 2021 - Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger

Kislak Family Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Florida Literacy Coalition

The Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC) has received $100,000 from the Kislak Family Foundation to support adult education and family literacy programs and initiatives in the Sunshine State. The grant from the Miami Lakes, Florida, foundation will support several new programs including: 1) online... - April 28, 2021 - Florida Literacy Coalition

Innovation and Value Initiative to Hold Second Methods Summit to Drive Patient-Centered Value Assessment

Summit will Address Priority Patient Inputs for Comparative Effectiveness Research and HTA. - April 27, 2021 - Innovation and Value Initiative

Inaugural National Historic Marker Day Created by Pomeroy Foundation Slated for April 30, 2021

The first-ever National Historic Marker Day, initiated by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, will be held this year on Friday, April 30. The nationwide event is designed to encourage communities everywhere to help maintain their historic markers by cleaning and taking care of them, all while providing an opportunity to celebrate their important local history. - April 23, 2021 - William G. Pomeroy Foundation

Operation Food Search Hosts Operation Barbecue

Proceeds to benefit agency's Operation Backpack program. - April 23, 2021 - Operation Food Search

Clubhouse International Launches New Global Service Portal

Clubhouse International launches a global self-service portal for their worldwide Clubhouse Community working to change the world of mental health. - April 21, 2021 - Clubhouse International

Celebrate the Grand Opening of Dress for Success Tampa Bay’s Newest Boutique at the Sanderlin Center in St. Petersburg

Dress for Success Tampa Bay is expanding its reach with the grand opening of a new third branch, located at the Sanderlin Center in St. Petersburg. Please join Dress for Success Tampa Bay as they celebrate the grand opening with an outdoor, socially distant ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 5, 2021,... - April 21, 2021 - Dress for Success Tampa Bay

Go-Forth Account Manager Graduates from State’s Premier Technician Program

Brandon Tilley, a tenured Account Manager at locally owned Go-Forth Pest Control, recently graduated from the NC Pest Management Association’s Premier Technician Program. The NCPMA Premier Technician Program is an 18-month, intensive, hands-on training program designed to recognize pest... - April 20, 2021 - Go-Forth Pest Control

California High School Students Will Find Inspiration to Lead for Social Impact

Driven to Lead: A Celebration of Social Good, Action, and Impact is coming up on April 29, 2021. Safety Center will host a virtual leadership event on April 29, 2021 at 4pm to inspire high school students to identify solutions to social problems, reflect on their role in promoting community... - April 20, 2021 - Safety Center

Autism After 21™ Utah Initiative Launches First Statewide Action Plan

Nationally recognized Madison House Autism Foundation (MHAF) begins unprecedented statewide action plan in coordination, collaboration with local leaders to support adults with autism. - April 17, 2021 - Madison House Autism Foundation

The NIDCAP Federation International Releases a Podcast Series Called NICU Care with NIDCAP, Following World NIDCAP Day 2021

The NIDCAP Federation International releases a podcast series called NICU Care With NIDCAP following the celebrations of World NIDCAP Day 2021. In each episode, best practices are discussed to support the health and development of hospitalized newborns, infants and their families, and those that care for them, in intensive care nursery settings and beyond. - April 17, 2021 - NIDCAP Federation International

Hollywood Icon to be the Voice of Courageous Warriors; Beauty from the Ashes

Darla Rae of Film It Productions is pleased to announce that Hollywood Icon, Dee Wallace, will serve as an Executive Producer and will narrate Rae’s latest feature length documentary, Courageous Warriors; Beauty From The Ashes. This film is a tale of extraordinary women, young and old, who took their recovery from breast cancer a leap beyond medical diagnosis. They created new paths of wholeness through body, mind, and spirit. Now they offer those gifts to others. - April 16, 2021 - Film It Productions

AmpleHarvest.org Announces Appointment of Beth Rosenstein to Its Board of Directors

AmpleHarvest.org announces the appointment of Beth Rosenstein, Managing Principal for Deloitte Global Consulting Clients & Industries, to its Board of Directors. - April 16, 2021 - AmpleHarvest.org

Albany Law School Exceeds Campaign Goal Early

Total giving to Albany Law School’s We Rise Together campaign has reached nearly $32 million, eclipsing the $30 million goal four months early. We Rise Together: The Campaign for Albany Law School launched on January 17, 2019 when President and Dean Alicia Ouellette ’94 announced an... - April 16, 2021 - Albany Law School

Saint Louis Closet Co. Donates Nearly $4,000 to Autism Speaks

Saint Louis Closet Co. is donating $3,824.19 to Autism Speaks St. Louis through their giveback initiative, Closets for a Cause. Funds raised for the nonprofit will go towards crucial autism research, advocacy, programs, and services. - April 15, 2021 - Saint Louis Closet Co.

Operation Food Search Creates Gleaning Partnership with Eckert's

St. Louis nonprofit to work with family farm and harvest excess produce for food-insecure families. - April 15, 2021 - Operation Food Search

The Eric Dalius Scholarship Will be Awarded Tomorrow, April 15, 2021

The bi-annual Eric Dalius Scholarship award will be made tomorrow, April 15, 2020. Eric has read through many excellent essays and has made his decision. The winning student will be advised by email. - April 14, 2021 - Eric Dalius Grant

California Teens Virtually Pave the Way for Safer Roads; 2021’s Safety City Teen Safe Driving Campaign Goes Virtual, Thanks to the Allstate Foundation

The Allstate Foundation awarded $75,000 to Safety Center's Teen-to-Teen Safe Driving Campaign, a California high school program that encourages youth, parents, guardians, and communities to drive safely – from a teen’s perspective. With the increase in technology over the past decade,... - April 14, 2021 - Safety Center

Clubhouse International Teams Up with Nearly 200 Businesses and Non-Profits for Inaugural Mental Health Action Day

Clubhouse International, in partnership with 193 leading brands, nonprofits and cultural leaders is proud to announce the first-ever Mental Health Action Day, to be held on Thursday, May 20 during Mental Health Awareness Month. They hope to encourage more people to take action for better mental health. - April 14, 2021 - Clubhouse International

Almost 50 Organizations Pause to Give Life During Statewide Observance Honoring Organ, Tissue and Eye Donors and Their Families

Many different Donate Life partner organizations that participated in a statewide Donate Life Flag-raising ceremony and moment of silence on Monday, April 12 at 10:08 am. This event promoted the mission of organ, tissue and eye donation and honored organ, tissue and eye donors and their... - April 14, 2021 - Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates

In Partnership with the Pasco Food Policy Advisory Council, Network to End Hunger Expands Program Into Pasco County to Divert Food Surplus from Waste Stream

Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger (TBNEH), a tri-county leader in hunger relief, research, and program development, expands Creating a Regenerative Community Food System (CRCFS) program into Pasco County to help divert food surplus from the waste stream, in partnership with the Pasco Food Policy... - April 14, 2021 - Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger

Girls in Cities Recommend Bold and Concrete Action from Government in New Study by EMpower

Adolescent girls from 7 cities in India interviewed their peers to understand the real impact of COVID on girls. There are major setbacks in access to education and healthcare for those living in resource-poor settings. However, girls remain hopeful, and they have made actionable recommendations for the government and funders to help recover. - April 14, 2021 - EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation

"The Path to Healing Show" Launches National Tour of Hope, Healing and Horses

"Healing Has Come Across America" The Cast of The Path to Healing Show is taking their show on the road and Presenting a three day event beginning in Cherry Valley, IL. Text Event to 303-646-6558 for more information and how to register. - April 13, 2021 - Elijah's Path to Healing Foundation

Pioneering Online Theater Company Relaunches as a Live Cinema Studio

Remote Studios -- formerly Remote Theater -- to produce live Web teleplays and films featuring actors throughout the world - April 12, 2021 - Remote Theatre

Families of World War II Veterans Takes Part in Frisco Veteran’s 100th Birthday Celebration

Families of World War II Veterans is excited to announce it took part in a special birthday celebration in Frisco in honor of World War II veteran Burnie Sutter’s 100th birthday on Saturday, April 10. To help commemorate the birthday of this war hero, Families of World War II Veterans... - April 11, 2021 - Careington

St. Louis Nonprofit Participates in International Women of Courage Awards

World Affairs Council of St. Louis is one of only 12 council chapters in the country to host the International Leadership Visitors Program. - April 11, 2021 - The World Affairs Council of St. Louis

Lambert Vet Supply Donates Microchips to Weather Affected Sea Turtle Rehabilitation

Severe weather in February in New England, following in Texas, affected thousands of endangered sea turtles. The influx of cold-stunned sea turtles to rehabilitation centers, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, FL resulted in a taxing time on organization supply inventory, including microchips for tracking rehabilitated sea turtles after release. Lambert Vet Supply is excited to assist in the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation mission through their donation of 2,000 ADEQID mini microchips. - April 10, 2021 - Lambert Vet Supply