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.
#Hike4Hope to Raise Awareness and Funds to End Extreme Poverty
Trey and Madison Cason, a young couple embarking on a journey to hike the Appalachian Trail announced their intent to raise $219,000 (that’s $100 per mile) for work to end extreme poverty through Global Hope Network International. This couple gave notice to their employers, transitioning from... - June 05, 2018 - Global Hope Network International
National Women Chiropractors Day, June 5
Women Chiropractors Non Profit Organization is celebrating the second annual National Women Chiropractors Day on June 5, 2018 in honor of all women chiropractors internationally. This non-profit was launched in 2017 to empower and connect compassionate, confident, charitable and courageous women chiropractors globally. - June 04, 2018 - Women Chiropractors
Mentors International Receives Varex Imaging Community Grant for Mentors Philippines Growth
Mentors International, an organization committed to empowering the world’s poor to grow in self-reliance through personal and business mentoring and access to financial services, announced today that it has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Varex Community Grant program. The grant was... - June 04, 2018 - Mentors International
Toll Brothers Colorado Takes Stand Against Childhood Cancer with June 9 Alex's Lemonade Days Event
All Toll Brothers communities in Colorado will have special events on June 9, and will be collecting donations for the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. - June 03, 2018 - Toll Brothers Colorado
Owners of Veterans Home Care, LLC Acquire Popular Military Website
Veterans Home Care owners Bonnie and Howard Laiderman proudly announce the recent acquisition of Militaryconnection.com, a division of Gregory Media, Inc. to offer a greater range of opportunities and broaden their efforts in helping more veterans, active military, and their families. Both Bonnie... - June 01, 2018 - Military Connection
The Autism Project-FLOS Inc. Presents Kickoff 4 Inclusion 2018
The Autism Project-FLOS Inc. presents 1st Kickoff event that will help educate the community and officially introduce their organization to the public. This event will have professional industry speakers communicating the importance of support services for the special needs autistic community in Yonkers and lower Westchester county area. - June 01, 2018 - The Autism Project-FLOS Inc.
Advocates & Faith Leaders to City: We Need Housing for Pregnant Homeless Women
A broad coalition of San Francisco homelessness advocates and faith leaders this week sent letters to Mayor Mark Farrell and the city’s mayoral candidates asking them to commit to an administrative policy change that will allow pregnant homeless women to qualify for family housing in the critical first trimester of their pregnancy. - June 01, 2018 - Catholic Charities of San Francisco, San Mateo, & Marin
Event Supports “Second Chances” for St. Petersburg Youth
On May 26, St. Petersburg’s Second Chance Life Skills (SCLS) non-profit organization held their annual Black and White Gala at the historic Fort Harrison, the Church of Scientology’s international religious retreat. SCLS provides life skills to under privileged youth through their... - June 01, 2018 - Church of Scientology FSO
Custom Trained Autism Service Dog Delivered to 5-Year-Old Boy in Kingston, Ontario
Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers delivered a very special Autism Service Dog to a young boy named Silas in Canada. - May 31, 2018 - Service Dogs by SDWR
Emptying the Kennels: New Pit Bull Rescue Determined to Depopulate Local Shelters
More than 3.3 million dogs enter shelters nationwide every year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Pit bull-type dogs are the number one breed taken in. There are a handful of pit bull-specific rescues in Minnesota, but one new organization, 4 Pits... - May 31, 2018 - 4 Pits Sake Rescue
DonorDrive Names Buck Rumely as Chief Revenue Officer
DonorDrive®, the technology behind top peer-to-peer fundraising programs like Childrens Miracle Network’s Extra Life and Wounded Warrior Project’s Carry Forward, welcomes Buck Rumely as Chief Revenue Officer, where he will lead the account management, sales and marketing... - May 30, 2018 - DonorDrive
Angkor Zipline is the Only Permanent Educational Eco-Adventure Tour Operating Inside Angkor Archeological Park in Cambodia
Angkor Zipline, LLC operates the only permanent educational eco-adventure canopy tour inside Angkor Park and the only zipline in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The operation was acquired by a private investment group in 2017 from Flight of the Gibbon and since then they have made significant changes to pricing, policies and safety procedures to improve the guest' experience. Guests have come from 75 countries around the world. - May 30, 2018 - Angkor Zipline
LifeSkills Academie-Redmond & Northwest Liberty School-Woodinville Partner to Provide Summer Life Skill Classes K-12; Phasing Out School of Hard Knocks
Ordinary life skills education has taken a back seat to academic offers at all levels in school curricula. Due to increasing academic demands and decreasing available time, many agree this valued information needs to be part of the educational realm. “NWLS provides students appropriate tools... - May 30, 2018 - LifeSkills Academie
Safety Center’s Youth Advisory Council Partners with Allstate for Teen Safe Driving Event
Safety Center’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) in partnership with Allstate insurance agent Bridgit Thurman and her team will hold a year-end event bringing awareness to distracted driving in teens coinciding with the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer. - May 30, 2018 - Safety Center
Special Needs Adoption and Family Preservation Unite to Reverse the Global Orphan Crisis
Co-founder of Refresh Conference to lead Chosen & Dearly Loved programs and partnerships. - May 30, 2018 - Chosen & Dearly Loved
Guatemalan Entrepreneurs Visit the Florida Suncoast for a Six-Day Business Council for Peace Apprenticeship with Daiquiri Deck Restaurants
Business Council for Peace (Bpeace) Aims for a More Peaceful World Through Jobs - May 30, 2018 - Business Council for Peace (Bpeace)
Distance Teaching and Mobile Learning is Using AI to Fight Digital Injustice
The second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence starts that all man are created equal. Almost 250 years later it is still not the world we are living in today. There are many inequalities and access to education is one of them. Without proper access to learning materials many children are in a disadvantaged position. With the recent advancements in the artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing there is an opportunity to address that. - May 29, 2018 - Distance Teaching and Mobile Learning
Sharon Showcase Festival
The Sharon Showcase festival is on June 16th in Sharon Center, OH. This event is a large music and arts festival held in the circle in Sharon Center beginning at 12pm and ending with a large concert from 6pm - 8pm in the gazebo. It includes bands playing all day, food vendors, a beer and wine garden, a large collector car show, many arts and crafts vendors and games/prizes/activities for children. Located in the Sharon Circle (intersection of St. Rts. 162 and 94). - May 29, 2018 - Sharon Township Firefighters' Association, Inc.
Joan Inglis, Interior Designer and Charlotte Home Staging Expert, Named to List of 50 Most Influential Women by The Mecklenburg Times
Joan Inglis, Interior Designer and Master Accredited Staging Professional®, was honored as one of The Mecklenburg Times' 50 Most Influential Women in Charlotte, NC. Inglis owns Carolina Spaces Furniture & Design, a high end furniture sales center in Belmont providing full service interior design, model home merchandising, and specializes in home staging for luxury properties. - May 28, 2018 - Carolina Spaces, LLC
Community Rallies Behind Childhood Leukemia Warrior for a Blood Drive on June 2nd, Clifton Middle School Monrovia, CA
Monrovia Unified School District along with the Red Cross have committed to hold a large scale blood drive located at “Clifton Middle School” on Saturday, June 2nd 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This blood drive will be held in the name of James Speranta and the Children’s Leukemia and Cancer Unit at the “City Of Hope.” - May 28, 2018 - James Speranta Foundation
HomeAid Colorado to Collect Over 500,000 Diapers for Homeless Families
HomeAid Colorado is collecting diapers, wipes and formula for the Essentials for Young Lives drive. This year, the drive is expected to collect 500,000 diapers wipes and formula for homeless families and will be distributed directly to them on June 8, 2018 at Mile High Stadium, 10 a.m - 2 p.m. - May 26, 2018 - HomeAid Colorado
Skatepark Non-Profit in Pequannock Sets Goal of $100,000 for Phase One of a Concrete Skatepark
Pequannock Skatepark Association, a non-profit 501C3, launched a fundraising campaign to raise $100,000 for a phase one of a concrete skatepark Designed by Pillar Design Studios. On February 27th, Pillar Design Studios presented the design for a concrete skatepark in Pequannock, NJ. Pillar Design... - May 26, 2018 - Pequannock Skatepark Association
The Battlegrounds Collects Cans for Operation Food Search
St. Louis mud run donates nearly 1,400 pounds of food for non-profit agency. - May 26, 2018 - The Battlegrounds at Cedar Lake
Ladies and Gentlemen of Tampa Bay Unite to Support the Fight Against Human Trafficking
On Saturday June 2nd, Christopher King, grandson of late Blues legend BB King and founder of The Gentlemen’s Course, will hold the Gentlemen’s Ball Against Human Trafficking “All White Affair” Gala. The event will be hosted by the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization in the historic Fort Harrison in Clearwater, Florida. - May 26, 2018 - Church of Scientology
Meadows Bank Supports Meals on Wheels, a Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada Program in Honor of 10 Year Anniversary
In celebration of its 10 year anniversary, Meadows Bank, a full-service community bank headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is giving back to the community through a matching donation program to Meals on Wheels, a Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada program. Throughout the month of April, Meadows... - May 25, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Clearwater Community Volunteer Center Unites Community Betterment Activists
On June 12, the Clearwater Community Volunteers Center, established and sponsored by the Church of Scientology in Clearwater, will host their second monthly networking luncheon. Charities are invited to make new contacts and inform other like-minded groups about their programs with the goal of... - May 25, 2018 - Church of Scientology FSO
Dr. Drew to Deliver Keynote Address at 25th Annual OCD Conference in Washington D.C.
Well known media personality and physician to speak on mental health stigma reduction and advocacy. International OCD Foundation brings together patients, families and world-renowned experts at the Annual OCD Conference July 27-29 in Washington D.C. - May 24, 2018 - International OCD Foundation
Jesus Christ Block Parties, Inc. Celebrates 10 Years of Ministry in Philadelphia
Jesus Christ Block Parties, Inc. still going strong after a decade of street evangelism. - May 24, 2018 - Jesus Christ Block Parties
St. Germaine Children’s Charity to Announce 2018 Grant Recipients at Luncheon
The St. Germaine Children’s Charity 2018 Grant Recipients and Barbara Christensen Award winner will be announced on June 6 during the charity’s annual luncheon held at The La Jolla Country Club in La Jolla, California. - May 23, 2018 - St. Germaine Children's Charity
Certified Pre-Owned Pets – Name Your Price Adoption Special Memorial Day Sale at Santa Maria Valley Humane Society
Celebrating the Memorial Day holiday, traditionally the start of the summer driving season and a big week for car sales, the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society announced today the “Certified Pre-Owned Pets” adoption sale where any dog or cat can be adopted with a “Name Your Price... - May 22, 2018 - Santa Maria Valley Humane Society
Unity Health on Main Announces Its Grand Opening on May 24, 2018: Community-Led Health Center Serves Medically Underserved Area of Greenville County, SC
Unity Health on Main, a community led health center that serves the Medically Underserved Area (MUA) of Greenville County (SC), is excited to announce it is open for business and accepting new patients at 505 N Main Street Suite C in Greenville, SC. A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting... - May 21, 2018 - Unity Health on Main
ISEA Awards 2018 Bailey Scholarship to University of Virginia (UVA) Student
Christina Stiebris of Charlottesville, VA, has won the 2018 Lincoln C. Bailey Memorial Scholarship presented by the ISEA. - May 20, 2018 - International Safety Equipment Association
Dance4Critters is Partnering Up with the Helen Woodward Animal Center to Host a Zumbathon Charity Event for Animals in Need
100% of All Proceeds Raided at the event will be Donated in Support of Helen Woodward Equine and Other Valuable Animal Programs. - May 18, 2018 - Dance4Critters
LEAP, LLC CEO Joins Cardiac Pioneers in Honor of Women's Heart Health
In honor of women’s heart health and as a testimony to his commitment to health equality, Dr. Clayton Lawrence, CEO, Lawrence Executive Alliance of Professionals (LEAP), LLC, was honored to be a guest at WomenHeart’s 18th Annual Wenger Awards on May 7 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. - May 18, 2018 - LEAP LLC
CareerVillage.org Joins NewSchools Future of Work Challenge
Funding and management assistance from NewSchools Venture Fund will fuel efforts to create exceptional tools to help students connect to the future of work. - May 18, 2018 - CareerVillage.org
Denali Advanced Integration Partners with The Seattle Storm to Introduce Special "Birds Nest" Section of KeyArena
The "Birds Nest," presented by Denali, will host local non-profits who align with the mission and values of both organizations, allowing low-income families and groups to attend Seattle Storm games. - May 17, 2018 - Denali Advanced Integration
Armed Forces Day Event to be Held in Savannah. "Barks & Brews," Will be Held May 19th from 11am – 3pm at 1733 E. President Street in Savannah
“Barks & Brews,” an event for Armed Forces Day will be held May 19th from 11am – 3pm at 1733 E. President Street in Savannah. This is a fundraising event supporting “Companions For Heroes.” C4H is partnered with Georgia Land & Cattle. - May 17, 2018 - Infield Media & Promotion, Inc.
Swap Collective, LLC Releases LiveSwap.com Online Graphic Design Tool as a Stand-Alone Product
Today, Swap Collective, LLC releases LiveSwap.com out of beta as a stand-alone product. After a very successful beta period for LiveSwap®, Swap Collective, LLC is pleased to announce general availability. LiveSwap® is the first graphic design software built for churches. LiveSwap.com... - May 17, 2018 - Swap Collective, LLC
Operation Food Search to Host Summer Meals Kickoff
St. Louis agency adds locations, extends service to six days a week. - May 17, 2018 - Operation Food Search
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Reappoints Tim Howard as Member of Board of Directors
Soccer star Tim Howard to serve on NJCTS board of directors for two more years. - May 17, 2018 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Spectrum International 2018, the Best Paso Fino Horse-Show Returns to Miami Next Week
In less than a week one of the major events of the U.S., Paso Fino horse shows will be taking place at the Equestrian Center of the Tropical Park: Spectrum International 2018. A unique event filled with the energy and passion of our Paso Fino Horse enthusiasts! Where professional riders, breeders, and amateur horse owners meet to enjoy the brisk march and brio of more than 600 Paso Fino horses. In Miami from May 23rd to 27th at the Tropical Park - Equestrian Center. - May 16, 2018 - Florida Paso Fino Horse Association, Inc.
Sereno Group Realtor Jason Noriega Honored by Santa Clara County
Sereno Group proudly shares that Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board recently honored realtor Jason Noriega with a Volunteer Community Hero award. Noriega received this honor for his service on the board of Momentum for Mental Health for over eight years, including as its Chairman for three... - May 15, 2018 - Sereno Group
The Mighty Oak Youth Project Launches to Improve Access to Soccer for Area Youth
The Mighty Oak Youth Project is a new nonprofit organization based in Ann Arbor with an aim to increase accessibility and engagement in soccer for the youth of Washtenaw County. Through its cooperation with area youth clubs, TMOYP will provide scholarships for club soccer for families in need. The program has an initial goal of raising $10,000 for scholarships to be provided for the 2018/19 soccer season. - May 15, 2018 - The Mighty Oak Youth Project
The Scientology Volunteers Ministers of Florida Help Clean Up Local Orlando Streets
Embodying their motto, “Something Can Be Done About It,” Florida’s Scientology Volunteer Ministers (VMs) took to Orange Blossom trail in Orlando early Saturday morning, April 21st for a major cleanup effort. - May 12, 2018 - Church of Scientology
Devastated Students Learn Human Rights in Wake of Shooting
On May 8, Mr. Christopher King, grandson of Blues Legend BB King and founder of the Gentlemen’s Course non-profit organization, delivered human rights education to over 40 students and teachers at Durant High School in the wake of 18 year-old Grover Wills being shot and killed at a nearby gas... - May 12, 2018 - Church of Scientology FSO
Earning Their Stripes – Boy Scout Troop 313 Hosts Court of Honor
On May 7, Boy Scout Troop 313 held their semi-annual Court of Honor – a ceremony which congratulates the efforts that the boys put into their training by promotions to the next ranking, badges and other awards. The ceremony was held in the Clearwater Community Volunteers (CCV) Center in... - May 12, 2018 - Church of Scientology FSO
Sean Damon, a Recording Artist Who Courageously Battles ALS, Finishes New Single "Sonoran Fire" Scheduled for Release, 3-31-18. All Proceeds to Benefit the ALS Assoc.
"Sonoran Fire" features world-renown percussionist Gumbi Ortiz. - May 11, 2018 - Sean Damon
Record Year for Bay Area Apartment Association’s Annual Volleyball Tournament Benefiting the Children’s Home Network
Fifty teams competed for first place at the Bay Area Apartment Association’s 8th Annual Spikes for Tykes Volleyball Tournament on Friday, April 13th, at Post Card Inn on St. Pete Beach, benefitting the Children’s Home Network in Tampa. The Children’s Home Network is Tampa’s... - May 11, 2018 - Children's Home Network
SI4DEV Makurdi Advocates for Peace in Benue State with Facing Difference Challenge
The Facing Difference Challenge is aimed at engaging young people for peace while raising money for NGOs working in areas that have conflict, Nigeria included. - May 11, 2018 - SI4DEV
Council Releases Statement on Behalf of Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers Regarding Allegations
John B. Russell, Esq. of John B Russell & Assoc. released a statement today amidst allegations of a recent lawsuit by the Virginia's Attorney General. - May 09, 2018 - Service Dogs by SDWR