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Adoptions From The Heart’s New Online Classes Featuring Panels Highlighting All Triad Perspectives
This October Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) will be holding special webinar educational courses made up of panel discussions from all members within the adoption triad. Adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees will speak from their own perspective of common themes and events experienced by... - October 10, 2020 - Adoptions From The Heart
Free ADHD Test App for K-12 Schools from BrainTrain
Over a million US students with ADHD never get the help they need. - October 09, 2020 - BrainTrain, Inc.
BBCF and Hope Credit Union (HOPE) Award First Municipal COVID CARES Recoverable Grants to Communities Fighting the Pandemic
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF), Hope Credit Union (HOPE) and several partners today announce the first round of recoverable grants for a new program that gives numerous Alabama Black Belt cities across 16 counties immediate access to capital for COVID-19 response needs. Perry County... - October 07, 2020 - Black Belt Community Foundation
CSH Awarded $1.4M from CDFI Fund
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded $1.4M to CSH in the latest round of funding announced last week. CSH will use this new infusion of capital to increase and streamline the development of affordable housing with services... - October 01, 2020 - Corporation for Supportive Housing
Live Like Sam Foundation Holds Second-Annual Live Like Sam Day Celebration
Live Like Sam Foundation, a Park City nonprofit organization that supports youth from diverse backgrounds in developing a healthy sense of self-identity, character, and purpose by fostering well-being through educational programs and mental health initiatives, today announced the second-annual Live... - October 01, 2020 - Live Like Sam Foundation
Iraqi Children Foundation Launches First Virtual Global Event "Road to Baghdad"
On October 1, the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) will launch Road to Baghdad, this inaugural virtual mission aims to travel 6,202 miles in support of Iraq’s most at-risk orphans and street children during COVID-19. - September 30, 2020 - Iraqi Children Foundation
Enterprise Holdings Foundation Donates $18,000 to Operation Food Search
St. Louis nonprofit to use funds for its Emergency Food Response initiative. - September 30, 2020 - Operation Food Search
New BrainTrain TNT Reading System Includes Neurofeedback
TNT is the fun way to learn to read, develop attention and build memory power. - September 27, 2020 - BrainTrain, Inc.
Cambridge Friends School Leads COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Schools with Installation of Upper Room Germicidal Ultraviolet Lighting (GUV)
Progressive Quaker school applies antimicrobial technology as part of comprehensive in-person reopening plan. - September 25, 2020 - Cambridge Friends School
Deloitte US CEO Joe Ucuzoglu, Weill Cornell Medicine’s Physician Organization President and CEO Dr. Robert Min Among 2020 Mentors for Jeff Ubben Posse Fellows Program
The Posse Foundation successfully held its first virtual Jeff Ubben Fellows program this past summer. Deloitte US Chief Executive Officer Joe Ucuzoglu and Weill Cornell Medicine’s Physician Organization President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Robert Min each virtually hosted and mentored a... - September 24, 2020 - The Posse Foundation
Songs for World Peace Premieres 60+ Songs by 70+ Artists from 60+ Countries in Celebration of International Day of Peace
Today, Songs for World Peace is launching a year long event in honor of International Peace Day with more than 60 songs from as many countries with more to come. Learn more about the project, its founders and artists, as well as today's music events. - September 21, 2020 - Songs for World Peace
Black Theatre Festival Issues a Worldwide Call for Healing Through the Arts
The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival (ABTF) is pleased to announce its 2020 Theatre-At-Home Experience, a virtual four-day call to connect communities and move the conversation towards healing through the arts. The full schedule includes award-winning performances from all over the world, two town... - September 21, 2020 - Atlanta Black Theatre Festival
Community Impact Network's Task Force Serves 200,000 Meals During Pandemic
Partners provided meals and additional resources to Normandy School District area. - September 20, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Tigerlily Foundation Partners with Pfizer on #InclusionPledge to Eliminate Disparities for Black Women Living with Breast Cancer
Tigerlily Foundation announced today that Pfizer, Inc. has joined the #InclusionPledge – an unprecedented initiative focused on diversity, inclusion, and eliminating disparities for Black women living with breast cancer. The #InclusionPledge provides a transparent and tangible framework across multiple healthcare sectors to identify and track equitable actions that will result in measurable and improved outcomes for women of color facing a breast cancer diagnosis. - September 16, 2020 - Tigerlily Foundation
BrainTrain Releases Test of Attention and Executive Functioning for In-Home Testing
MeSA test can be used by healthcare professionals to evaluate the symptoms of ADHD, Dementia and Learning Disorders using an iPad. - September 16, 2020 - BrainTrain, Inc.
LA Nonprofit CatCafe Lounge in Danger of Closure
Organization saves hundreds of cats each year from euthanization; COVID’s impact has reduced attendance and donations. - September 10, 2020 - CatCafe Lounge
Study Points to a New Unexplored Therapeutic Target for C9ORF72-mediated ALS
A novel discovery from scientists at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) is the first to indicate that asymmetric di-methylation of arginine could be a promising target for ALS therapies. - September 09, 2020 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Science of Spirituality Sponsors Major Giving Campaign During the Pandemic
Science of Spirituality Centers all over the world have been active in reaching out to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading the way is the Science of Spirituality International Meditation Center in Lisle, Illinois, the organization’s global headquarters. Supporting and working in... - September 09, 2020 - Science of Spirituality
St. John’s to Host Virtual Dribble for the Cure on Sept. 26
Red Storm men’s and women’s basketball teams to support Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. - September 05, 2020 - Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Aranyani Announces Launch of the Aranyani Educational and Vocational Trust
Aranyani, the luxury handbag brand from India, is announcing the launch of the Aranyani Educational and Vocational Trust. The trust’s purpose is to help Aranyani employees educate their children, as well as to help other children in the Bangalore neighborhood of the factory. - September 04, 2020 - Aranyani
Non-Profit To Great Lengths Launches with 1st Annual Silly Walk Competition at Liquid Alchemy Beverages in Wilmington, DE
New non-profit based in the Delaware Valley helps under-served individuals achieve their highest life potential. - September 03, 2020 - To Great Lengths, LLC
Operation Food Search Transforms Warehouse Distribution Process
St. Louis nonprofit enhances policies to safely serve during pandemic. - September 03, 2020 - Operation Food Search
15th Annual Wag-O-Ween to be Held Despite Recent Death of Event Creator
The new organizers are also making logistical changes to the event due to COVID-19. - September 02, 2020 - Wag-O-Ween Savannah
Arcadia University Student Awarded with Adoptions From The Heart’s Birth Parent Scholarship
Arcadia University student Christina Smith and another birth parent who wishes to remain anonymous have been selected as the Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) Fall 2020 Birth Parent Scholarship recipients. Smith received $5,000 towards an education in pursuit of becoming an experimental psychologist. - September 02, 2020 - Adoptions From The Heart
Local Child Welfare Leader Champions Foster Kids with Lived Experience
Michelle Canaday, Circuit Director for the 15th Judicial District of the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, is the perfect example of what happens when someone speaks words of life and encouragement to a child. Canaday, who is the product of the Wisconsin foster care system, remembers a childhood... - August 28, 2020 - Speak Up for Kids
Operation Food Search Collects 53,000 Pounds of Food
Nonprofit's 10th annual Shop Out Hunger Day efforts equate to more than 145,000 meals for the area. - August 26, 2020 - Operation Food Search
PPE: COVID-Related Profits Contributed to Non-profits
The newly launched Battle COVID Movement (www.BattleCovid.org) is a unique social enterprise selling PPE and UVC sterilization and disinfection equipment and distributing 100% of net profits to charities supporting vulnerable populations. - August 19, 2020 - Auerbach Global-Impact Foundation
Independent India Healthcare Reality Check: Policy, Business & Technology Debate by IIHD India
“India will now have to move forward in the new policy era with a new framework and mindset. We have to work on three-agenda points, first nurturing research and innovations; second, encouraging local with a global approach in business and third, producing the right skill-sets while bringing synergies between social, economic, and environment,” said Dr. Ruchi Sogarwal, Founder and CEO, IIHD India during Live Debate on Independent India: Healthcare Reality Check. - August 17, 2020 - International Institute for Human Development
UCLA and the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) Kick Off Annual “Dribble for the Cure” with Urgent Call for Public to Help Save Lives of Children with Cancer
An annual event that raises money for children's cancer research is going virtual. - August 12, 2020 - Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Operation Food Search Holds Gleaning Event
Nonprofit's newest partnership involves harvesting unwanted produce for food insecure families. - August 08, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Adoptions From The Heart Hosts First Virtual Week of Workouts
Join Adoptions From The Heart's Virtual Week of Workouts to Honor All Birth Parents. - August 07, 2020 - Adoptions From The Heart
Palm Beach County's Biggest Birthday Celebration Benefits Local Vulnerable Children
On April 8, 2021, Speak Up for Kids is set to host the Gift-A-Birthday extravaganza, touted as Palm Beach County’s biggest birthday celebration, all proceeds will benefit the almost 1,600 local child victims of abuse and neglect. - August 06, 2020 - Speak Up for Kids
Adoptions From The Heart’s "AFTHtv" Dedicates Season 6 to Black Voices in Adoption
This summer AFTHtv is dedicating its entire sixth season to serve as a program giving Black voices within the adoption triad (adoptive parents, birth parents, adoptees) the platform to discuss racial matters and adoption in today’s society. New episodes air on the nonprofit’s official... - August 05, 2020 - Adoptions From The Heart
Wallis Companies Raise $50,000 for Operation Food Search
Locally owned On the Run stores keep team members employed and help local community. - August 05, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Dream Foundation Announces Director of Development
Susie Willett joins national dream-granting organization. - August 04, 2020 - Dream Foundation
PAWS NY Receives $20,000 Grant from PetSmart Charities® to Help Keep Pets and People Together
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) NY has received a $20,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to help keep more pets in loving homes and out of shelters in New York City. PAWS NY is the only nonprofit organization in New York City that is dedicated exclusively to providing services to help vulnerable... - July 31, 2020 - PAWS NY
1st Asia Pacific Virtual Hepatitis Summit (APHS)
On World Hepatitis Day, the International Institute for Human Development along with partners organized the 1st Asia Pacific Hepatitis Virtual Summit inviting people across the world, particularly resource-constrained countries - to discuss strategies and approaches to find the “missing... - July 30, 2020 - International Institute for Human Development
Catholic Charities of St. Louis and Operation Food Search Host Drive-Through Event
Nonprofits provide food and personal supplies to the public. - July 29, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Children Leading the Way in Giving Back
Easterseals North Georgia has been selected as a beneficiary of the 2020 Jump Ahead Benefit Horse Show. - July 24, 2020 - Easterseals North Georgia
The Marcus Harris Foundation Launches Neighborfood Express
New program helps feed kids and families living in food insecure neighborhoods. - July 24, 2020 - Marcus Harris Foundation
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Teams with Tigerlily Foundation for #InclusionPledge to Ensure Equity for Black Women
Largest scientific conference dedicated solely to breast cancer research and treatment takes #InclusionPledge to improve healthcare equity and access for women of color - July 21, 2020 - Tigerlily Foundation
CSH Awarded $50M in New Markets Tax Credits
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced an award of $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing) as part of their 2019 round of allocations. “This year’s allocation comes at a... - July 17, 2020 - Corporation for Supportive Housing
DeAnna Minus-Vincent of RWJBarnabas Health Appointed to CSH’s National Board of Directors
CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing), a national nonprofit, recently appointed DeAnna Minus-Vincent, Corporate Vice President, RWJBarnabas Health, to a three-year term. The newest addition to CSH’s Board of Directors represents the significant role hospitals play in addressing the needs... - July 16, 2020 - Corporation for Supportive Housing
Posse Receives Grant from Willis Towers Watson to Support Its Programs Nationwide
The Posse Foundation has announced it received a grant of $110,000 in February 2020 from Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. The grant supports Posse Scholars across 10 program sites nationwide through the Posse Veterans Program. Combined with the company’s past support for the program, this grant establishes Willis Towers Watson as a lead corporate sponsor of The Posse Foundation. - July 13, 2020 - The Posse Foundation
Operation Food Search Holds 10th Annual Shop Out Hunger Day
Summertime food drive to help alleviate the area's food insecurity. - July 12, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Dierbergs Markets Raises More Than $160,000 for Operation Food Search
Dierbergs created campaigns to benefit nonprofit's emergency response and Operation Backpack program. - July 03, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Operation Food Search Receives $75,000 from MAZON
Nonprofit to use funds for local anti-hunger strategic initiatives. - June 26, 2020 - Operation Food Search
On June 25, "How I Brewed This: Craft Brewer Series” to Feature Two Big Names in the Washington State Brewing Scene
The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) is excited to announce that on Thursday, June 25, they will be hosting the second episode of their new “How I Brewed This: Craft Brewer Series,” featuring Kevin Smith of Bale Breaker Brewing Company and Mike Smith of B.T. Loftus... - June 20, 2020 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Operation Food Search to Host 27th Annual Golf Tournament
Swing to Heal Hunger fundraiser to benefit non-profit agency's programs and services. - June 19, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Nancy Perry Graham, Stand Together Senior Editorial Director, Joins Dream Foundation
Multi-journalism award-winning Graham to join the Board of the national dream-granting organization. - June 18, 2020 - Dream Foundation