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#ServingHopeLV Teams Up with One Warm Coat to Provide 287 Gently Used Coats to Less Fortunate in Las Vegas
Las Vegas’s dropping winter temperatures and winter winds are unforgiving for those who do not have somewhere warm to go home. #ServingHopeLV helped raise gently used coats that will help 287 people protect themselves from the elements this winter. - December 02, 2016 - Siloh Moses
SolRio Organization for Climate Change Mitigation Inc. Proposes Plan for Solar-Powered Desalination at SONGS
SolRio Organization for Climate Change Mitigation Inc. has proposed a large-scale solar-powered desalination project at the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station. SunRiver has the potential to produce 1.1 billion gallons of potable water daily (SolRio Preliminary Project Analysis)... - December 02, 2016 - SolRio Organization for Climate Change Mitigation, Inc.
Roswell Mardi Gras Ball to Boost Local Causes and Holiday Gift-Giving
The Second Annual Roswell Mardi Gras Ball fundraiser is coming up February 25, 2017, to benefit both Skyland Trail and Roswell Woman’s Club. And, come tax-time, it could bring a welcome deduction - because all ticket purchases are fully tax deductible! - December 01, 2016 - The Voilà Foundation
#ServingHopeLV Founder Wins Entrepreneur Pitch Contest for His Concept for Non-Profit Restaurant
#ServingHopeLV, founder Siloh Moses wins "Get Started" Entrepreneur pitch contest put on by Inc. Magazine, Cox Media, and Vegas Inc Magazine for his idea of a non-profit restaurant, Fork & Spoon LV. - December 01, 2016 - Siloh Moses
"Las Vegas Sun" Reporter Interviews Founder of #ServingHopeLV, Revealing What It Really Feels Like to be Homeless
Siloh Moses, the founder of grassroots organization #ServingHopeLV - which is dedicated to ending poverty and homelessness in Las Vegas - tells "Las Vegas Sun" reporter Andrea Domanick what it really feels like to be homeless and how the community can help. - December 01, 2016 - Siloh Moses
International Nonprofit Humanitarian Organization to Open Source Wheelchair Technology
Significant Funding committed to Free Wheelchair Mission Test Lab - December 01, 2016 - Free Wheelchair Mission
#ServingHopeLV Completes Their First Backpack Drive for Title I Elementary School with Success
#ServingHopeLV, an organization dedicated to ending poverty and homelessness in Las Vegas, presented over 950 backpacks stuffed with school supplies and hygiene supplies to students at Title I elementary school in a surprise assembly. - November 30, 2016 - Siloh Moses
Leake & Watts Welcomes Aboard Three New Board Members from Google, BlackRock, and Reed Smith
Christopher Ackerman, Erik Moss, and Obediah Ben Samuel Represent a Younger and More Diverse Generation of Philanthropists, Recruited Through Programs That Connect Board Candidates to Outstanding Nonprofits - November 30, 2016 - Rising Ground
VICE.com Reporter Stops by #ServingHopeLV & Finds Inspiration in Their Mission to Feed the Less Fortunate
VICE.com reporter Ocean Malandra stopped by #GiveBackMondays, a weekly event held by #ServingHopeLV, an organization dedicated to ending poverty and homelessness in Las Vegas, where he found himself inspired. - November 29, 2016 - Siloh Moses
Care for Friends Receives Toiletry Kits for Chicago’s Underserved
Nonprofit partners with law firm to serve Chicago’s Homeless. - November 29, 2016 - Care For Friends
Celebrate Family Caregivers During November
November is National Family Caregivers Month - November 29, 2016 - The Gateway Family YMCA
Easy Ways to Kick Your Job Search Into High Gear - HIREDTexas Job Club Can Help You Beat the Holiday Slump
Don't fall for the myth that you can't get hired during the holidays. The truth is that many employers need to fill open jobs before the end of the year, and need to speed up the process due to the holidays. HIREDTexas offers many opportunities for job seekers to kick their job search into high gear and land a job before the year end. - November 28, 2016 - HIREDTexas
Hiking Hearts Sponsors Choose-To-Heal Photo Shoot for Compassionate Friends Candle Lighting Memorial Hosted by A Butterfly's Journey
Hiking Hearts, a Boston-based charitable organization and leader in philanthropic hiking, is reaching out to help A Butterfly’s Journey To a New Normal (ABJ), out of Newburyport, MA, to help heal grief using photography at The Compassionate Friends' Worldwide Annual Candle Lighting. - November 27, 2016 - A Butterfly's Journey To A New Normal
NAFA Announces Holman Parts Distribution Fleet as Newest Sustainability-Accredited Fleet
A partner for major OEM brands for automotive parts, Holman Parts Distribution joins several organizations as recently accredited fleets. - November 25, 2016 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
The Foundation for a Drug-Free World Americas Chapter Honors Red Ribbon Week with Series of Events
The Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW) holds a variety of events throughout the year to benefit the community through drug education, prevention and awareness. - November 25, 2016 - Drug Free South
Fantastic Disaster Poetry Magazine is Live on Kickstarter
FD Poetry is a online poetry magazine that will take submissions, award monthly cash prizes, and donate at least 10% to charity. - November 24, 2016 - FD Poetry
The Village Squares Quilters Team Up with Furniture Sharehouse to Warm Up Local Westchester Families in Need
Members of the Village Squares Quilters in Scarsdale, NY made over 2 dozen quilts as their summer project to be given out to local Westchester County residents and families in need through Furniture Sharehouse, Westchester's Furniture Bank. - November 24, 2016 - Furniture Sharehouse
Keep Irving Beautiful Attends Unite for Troops Event
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB), attended the annual “Unite for Troops” event at Porter’s Army Navy on Saturday, November 12. KIB made this a “Green Event” by providing the recycling stations throughout the grounds and encouraging attendees to dispose of waste in the... - November 24, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Statewide Effort Celebrates Philanthropy
Family Promise to participate in 2016 Colorado Gives Day - November 23, 2016 - Family Promise of Greater Denver
Operation Food Search Named 2016 Neighborhood Builder by Bank of America
Nonprofit recognized for food insecurity work in St. Louis community. - November 23, 2016 - Operation Food Search
Keep Irving Beautiful Celebrates America Recycles Day with Irving Family YMCA
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) joined forces with the Irving Family YMCA Seniors Group for America Recycles Day. Starting in October, seniors collected recyclable materials and brought them to the YMCA in blue bags supplied by KIB. KIB staff weighed and recorded the bags each week, and by November 16,... - November 23, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Kansas Katalyst Award to Recognize Inspiring Kansan with $10,000 Donation to Charity
The Kansas Katalyst Awards are currently accepting nominations to recognize innovative, socially conscious and community-driven Kansas entrepreneurs and business owners. After selection, the 2016 Kansas Katalyst will be recognized with a virtual award ceremony broadcast live on Facebook from their... - November 19, 2016 - Kansas Katalyst
1st Annual Interfaith Sanctuary Tree Lighting, Local Choirs Under Direction of Author Liza Long
Notable Boiseans and author Liza Long (I am Adam Lanza's Mother blog post) join the first ever Interfaith Sanctuary homeless shelter choir to usher in the holiday season on December 8th. - November 19, 2016 - Interfaith Sanctuary
The Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation Supports Their Local Community with a Grant to Furniture Sharehouse, Westchester’s Furniture Bank
The HG Realtor Foundation presented a donation check to Furniture Sharehouse on Wednesday, November 9th at their warehouse location. Furniture Sharehouse helps people in need put their homes and lives back together. - November 19, 2016 - Furniture Sharehouse
First Graduate Transitions Executive Director
First Graduate, whose mission is to help students become the first in their families to graduate from college, is transitioning its Executive Director of eight years, Thomas Ahn. Ahn, who served as Program Director prior to taking on the organization’s lead role, will become Executive... - November 18, 2016 - First Graduate
999 Club Night Shelter for Homeless People – Open Longer Thanks to New Funding
South London homelessness support charity the 999 Club aims to open its Night Shelter for two ten week seasons in 2017, extending the period rough sleepers can stay off the streets and receive further support beyond winter. - November 18, 2016 - 999 Club
Homes for Heroes Affiliate Real Estate Specialists Give Back to Over 100 Jacksonville, FL Area Heroes
Homes for Heroes honors Mario Gonzalez and Susan Severson of Jacksonville, FL for serving 120 local heroes, providing over $188,000 in Hero Rewards® savings and earning the prestigious 100 Heroes Served Club award. - November 17, 2016 - Homes for Heroes
Lake Hopatcong Foundation Focuses on Educational Endeavors for Giving Tuesday – November 29, 2016
Lake Hopatcong Foundation will focus on children’s educational endeavors for this year’s Giving Tuesday (#givingtuesday), a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come... - November 17, 2016 - Lake Hopatcong Foundation
Doing Good, Nonprofit, Strives to Increase Volunteerism in Communities & Plans to Increase Initiative with Funds Earned with Zap Fundraiser
Doing Good serves as a hub for volunteer opportunities, celebrate those who do good, & share stories to inspire people to get involved. Fundraiser is going on to help raise funds to increase this initiative and improve communities. - November 16, 2016 - Doing Good
WTF-Winning The Fight to Present "NOT ME" Film in McKinney
Opening the Dialogue About How Teen Drug Addiction Can Happen to Any Family - November 16, 2016 - WTF-Winning The Fight
KOSBE Hosts Lunch & Learn - Ransomware: How to Battle the Most Evolved
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will host Ransomware: How to Battle the Most Evolved on Tuesday, December 6th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, at your Kingsport Chamber. The training is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and... - November 16, 2016 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
Keep Irving Beautiful Congratulates Barton Elementary - Students and Staff Collect 86,240 Pounds of Paper
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB), the Irving Independent School District (IISD) and the City of Irving Parks Department hosted the annual Arbor Day Celebration at Barton Elementary School Nov. 11. In its eighth year, the event honors an Irving Independent School for its outstanding paper recycling... - November 16, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Joetta Clark Diggs’ Senior Olympics to be Held at The Gateway Family YMCA
Five Points Branch chosen as participating location. - November 14, 2016 - The Gateway Family YMCA
The Gateway Family YMCA Celebrates National Family Week
Bring your family to the YMCA Open House. - November 13, 2016 - The Gateway Family YMCA
Impact Thrift Celebrates 15 Years on America Recycles Day
Nonprofit recycles 12.3 million pounds and earns "landfill-free" certification - November 13, 2016 - Impact Thrift Stores
Non-Profit Arts Organization to Hold Charity Art and Music Event
Expressions NJ, Inc. will be presenting the Expressions of Thanks Art and Music Event on November 19th, 2016 from 6:30pm until 9:00pm. - November 12, 2016 - Expressions NJ, Inc.
Miami's Afrikin Fest Shifts Focus to Hurricane Relief
Afrikin Fest to implement festival donation drive for hurricane survivors in Haiti. - November 12, 2016 - AFRIKIN®
Marine Law Symposium Announced
Expert witness training for the boating industry. - November 11, 2016 - ABYC
Puppy Mill Activists Remind Everyone This Black Friday – Puppies Aren’t Presents
On Black Friday, “Harley's Heroes” groups across the country will hold informational events and educational protests in malls and in front of pet stores to educate people about puppy mills and how to bring an end to them. - November 11, 2016 - Harley's Dream
Dream Foundation’s 15th Annual Dreamland Gala Inspires
Dream Foundation hosted its 15th Annual Gala, Dreamland, on November 5th at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara to raise vital funds and awareness about the Foundation’s mission to fulfill the end-of-life Dreams of terminally-ill adults that offer inspiration, comfort, and... - November 11, 2016 - Dream Foundation
Operation Food Search Hosts 18th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser
St. Louis non-profit organization sells handcrafted bowls to raise area's hunger awareness. - November 11, 2016 - Operation Food Search
The Way to Happiness Association of Tennessee Spreading Calm in Nashville
The Way to Happiness Association of Tennessee has been distributing booklets to households in the heart of Nashville. - November 11, 2016 - The Way to Happiness
Native American Community to Join As One Unity Event During National Anthem at Div. I College Basketball Game
The Student Athletes from the Nevada Women’s Basketball Team are planning an As One Unity Event where they will be joining with the Native American community of Northern Nevada during The National Anthem prior to their game on November 11, 2016 at the Lawlor Event Center in Reno, Nevada. The... - November 09, 2016 - As One
Shorecrest Welcomes Et Cultura: A Festival of Creative Culture
The City of St. Petersburg will soon welcome the inaugural Et Cultura festival, a 5-day, multi-event celebration of creative culture. Modeled after the iconic South by Southwest festival held in Austin, TX, St. Pete’s Et Cultura brings film, music, art, makers and innovators together for five... - November 09, 2016 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Friends of Yemin Orde Joins Global #GivingTuesday Movement
Friends of Yemin Orde (FYO) will participate in the #GivingTuesday global day of giving, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Funds raised will support important therapeutic programs and activities for at-risk youth at Yemin Orde Youth Village. - November 09, 2016 - Friends of Yemin Orde
MedWish International's 2016 Band Aid Bash Rocks Out Saturday November 12th
Cleveland prepares to celebrate the 2016 “Band Aid Bash” for MedWish International. - November 09, 2016 - MedWish International
The Travelers Protective Association Hosts National Training Session
St. Louis-based organization welcomes staff from 19 states. - November 09, 2016 - Travelers Protective Association
Food Bank of South Jersey Hosts Annual Fundraising Gala, Viva South Jersey
The Food Bank of South Jersey – the area’s largest emergency food provider – is hosting its fourth annual Viva South Jersey Gala fundraiser on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The event features a Las-Vegas theme complete with charity gambling, live and silent auctions, and dinner/dancing. A highlight of the evening will be the presentation of FBSJ’s Champion Against Hunger Award to ShopRite, honoring the supermarket chain’s long-time role in supporting FBSJ’s mission and programs. - November 09, 2016 - Food Bank of South Jersey
Dress for Success Tampa Bay Celebrated Their 18th Anniversary in Style
Dress for Success Tampa Bay celebrated its 18th year in the community with a luncheon and fashion show Thursday, October 27 at the Doubletree by Hilton with keynote speaker, Marla Wynne, HSN fashion designer. More than 300 guests attended the luncheon in the spirit empowering women to achieve... - November 09, 2016 - Dress for Success Tampa Bay
Los Angeles Jewish Community Leader Virginia A. Maas Appointed American Jewish University Board Chair
American Jewish University (AJU) is pleased to announce Mrs. Virginia A. Maas has been appointed Chairperson of the AJU Board of Trustees. Mrs. Maas is well-known and valued leader in the wider Los Angeles Jewish community, serving on numerous nonprofit organizations in a variety of capacities. - November 07, 2016 - American Jewish University