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Bank of America Awards $7,500 Grant to The Heights Foundation
Bank of America has awarded a grant of $7,500 for general operating support to The Heights Foundation. The grant provides vital funding support to The Foundation that builds strong-self-sufficient families in the Harlem Heights neighborhood. “The poverty level for families in Harlem Heights... - August 20, 2015 - The Heights Foundation
St. Louis Motorcyclists Rev It Up at Ride for Kids
St. Louis motorcyclists gathered over the weekend to honor 11 local brain tumor survivors at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's Ride for Kids event. The family-friendly event, held at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville, raised $46,290 to support the foundation's lifesaving research... - August 19, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Rappellers to Go “Over The Edge” to Support The Heights Foundation
Eighty people can check rappelling down 17 stories off their bucket lists this fall. The fundraiser, benefiting The Heights Foundation and The Heights Center, will take place Friday, October 23 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 24, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at The Hyatt... - August 14, 2015 - The Heights Foundation
Tourette Association of America Appoints Michelle Barnes as Interim President
The Tourette Association of America, the only national organization serving the Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorder community, today announced that their Board of Directors has appointed Michelle Barnes as interim President of the Association, effective immediately. In this role, Barnes will draw... - August 13, 2015 - Tourette Association of America
Lutheran Services in America Successfully Meets Thrivent Financial Foundation’s $50,000 Challenge Grant
Lutheran Services in America (LSA) is thrilled to announce that it has met the Thrivent Financial Foundation’s (Thrivent) Challenge Grant for the LSA 20-500 Fund, a three-year fundraising campaign commemorating and building towards LSA’s 20th anniversary and the 500th anniversary of the... - August 13, 2015 - Lutheran Services in America
Hospice of Saddleback Valley Selected to Participate in the Medicare Care Choices Model
Model aims to increase choice and quality by enabling individuals to receive palliative and curative care concurrently. Many seniors, disabled Americans, and family members of individuals who suffer from life limiting illnesses must choose between the support services provided through hospice care... - August 11, 2015 - Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Special Art by Special Hands
On August 12, 2015, The Arc Tampa Bay is pleased to present an engaging evening at Syd Entel Galleries in Safety Harbor, Special Art by Special Hands. This group exhibition will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. at 247 Main Street in downtown Safety Harbor. Proceeds from art sales will benefit The Arc... - August 09, 2015 - The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Receives Grant from the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills
Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce the award of a grant from the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills to support the ECF Kayne Eras School. This grant will help provide comprehensive educational, therapeutic, and enrichment programs for K-12 students with special needs to... - August 07, 2015 - Exceptional Children's Foundation
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Receives Grant from QueensCare
Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce the award of a grant from QueensCare. This grant will provide early intervention and family support services to young children with developmental disabilities and delays in their Early Start Program. ECF’s Early Start... - August 05, 2015 - Exceptional Children's Foundation
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Receives Grant from the Alcoa Foundation
Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce the award of a grant from the Alcoa Foundation. This grant for the ECF Kayne Eras Center School will support the work of the Kayne Eras Coding Academy, which teaches basic programming and computer science principles to ninth and... - August 05, 2015 - Exceptional Children's Foundation
Motorcyclists in Three States Help Children with Brain Tumors
Ride for Kids motorcyclists gathered in three states over the weekend and raised $103,927 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The events in Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania honored 25 local brain tumor survivors on Aug. 2: Andrea, Andrew, Angel, Annabelle, Bo, Catie, Gianna, James, Jon,... - August 05, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Nonprofit Times Magazine Recognizes Lutheran Services in America in Annual Power & Influence Top 50 List
Lutheran Services in America (LSA) President and CEO, Charlotte Haberaecker, has been honored as one of this year’s recipients of The NonProfit Times magazine’s “Power & Influence Top 50” listing for her impact on behalf of the LSA network and Lutheran social ministry. - August 03, 2015 - Lutheran Services in America
Interbike Presents Bike MS: Las Vegas
National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Charity Cycling Series to Host Las Vegas Ride in Partnership with Interbike - July 31, 2015 - National MS Society Southern California & Nevada Chapter
The Carolyn E. Parker Foundation Hosts a Night in the Caribbean
The Carolyn E. Parker Foundation is proud to announce its 3rd Annual Gala Fundraising Event. The event will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 8:00pm-12:00am at Elements Eatery & Mixology (formerly The Tides Restaurant & Lounge), located at 46580 Expedition Dr., Lexington Park, MD... - July 31, 2015 - The Carolyn E. Parker Foundation
Riders in Midwest, South Raise Funds for the PBTF
From the southern hills to the Midwestern plains, Ride for Kids motorcyclists combined to raise more than $90,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation on July 26. More than 300 participants attended the East Tennessee and Kansas City Ride for Kids events to honor their local brain tumor... - July 29, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Custer Institute to Host a Program "Billions in Spanish Gold Off Florida's Beaches" Sponsored by the National Foundation for Marine Sciences
The National Foundation for Marine Sciences, has announced today that it will be co-sponsoring a lecture entitled “Billions in Spanish Gold off Florida's Beaches” at the Custer Institute on Main Bayview Rd. Southold, NY. The program will take place Saturday October 8 at 7pm. The... - July 27, 2015 - Custer Institute, Inc.
Exceptional Children's Foundation Receives Grant from the Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce the award of a grant from The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation. This grant for ECF’s Supported Employment Program will help provide an array of services to assist adults with developmental disabilities to gain... - July 26, 2015 - Exceptional Children's Foundation
Dress for Success SW Florida Offering Professional Retail Training
Walmart funding helps Going Places Network improve women’s career prospects. - July 25, 2015 - Dress for Success SWFL
Graham's Foundation Announces #champions4preemies Campaign
The global prematurity organization is collecting thank yous for its 2015 Hope, Resilience & Miracles Awards recipients. - July 24, 2015 - Graham's Foundation
Dress for Success SW Florida and VOM FASS Naples Partner to Raise Funds
VOM FASS Naples at Mercato is pleased to partner with Dress for Success SW Florida to raise funds to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women and its grand opening in Naples. VOM FASS has committed to contributing 5% of all daily sales every Tuesday starting July 21st through the... - July 23, 2015 - Dress for Success SWFL
Graham's Foundation Announces Its 2015 Miracles Award Honoree, Dr. Alan R. Spitzer
The global prematurity organization will recognize neonatologist and researcher Dr. Spitzer's contributions to improving preemie outcomes. - July 22, 2015 - Graham's Foundation
Ride for Kids Crosses Borders to Raise Funds for PBTF
Ride for Kids motorcyclists rode in three states to raise $392,428 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation over the weekend. Riders in Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin honored 27 brain tumor survivors on July 19: Alyona, Amanda, April, Beckett, Carra, Catrina, Connor, Dominic, Emily, Hunter,... - July 22, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Dementia Society of America Speaks Out on Care
Kevin Jameson, president and founder of the nonprofit organization Dementia Society of America (DSA), was a keynote speaker at the first dementia care conference held on the West Coast by the Global Healthcare Professional Network. - July 21, 2015 - Dementia Society of America
Lutheran Services in America Represented the LSA Network at the 2015 White House Conference on Aging
On July 13, Lutheran Services in America (LSA) President and CEO Charlotte Haberaecker represented the LSA network at the 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA). This invitation only, once-a-decade forum took place at the White House, and brought together nearly 200 aging policy experts,... - July 17, 2015 - Lutheran Services in America
Graham's Foundation Announces Its 2015 Hope Award Honorees
The global prematurity organization will recognize the contributions of the authors of Preemies: The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies. - July 17, 2015 - Graham's Foundation
Moon Cave Explored by WEX Foundation LEAP2 Project Team
Student Consulting Team Delivers Lunar Terrain Model for Robotic Reconnaissance Studies - July 16, 2015 - WEX Foundation
Social Media Benefits Local Charity
Employee Leasing Strategies launches social media campaign benefiting The Arc Tampa Bay. - July 16, 2015 - The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation
Atlanta Symphony Associates Announce 2015 – 2016 Board of Directors
The Atlanta Symphony Associates (ASA), the all-volunteer guild of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), today announces its Board of Directors for the 2015 – 2016 season. The new slate of leaders, joining Camille Kesler as President for the second year in a row, is committed to continuing the... - July 16, 2015 - Atlanta Symphony Associates
Two New 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Grant Competitions Open Today
Partners of the Americas and NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced today the call for proposals for the seventh and eighth rounds of competitions of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grants, which are open to higher education institutions (HEIs) throughout the... - July 15, 2015 - Partners of the Americas
Ohio Motorcyclists Raise Funds for the PBTF
Motorcyclists from the Buckeye State banded together for children fighting brain tumors at the 24th Marysville Ride for Kids over the weekend. The July 11 event, which benefited the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, honored local brain tumor survivors Erin, Jared, Naomi and Seth as Ride for Kids... - July 15, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Los Angeles Charitable Foundation Summer Celebration Benefits Children of the Night
Children of the Night, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing America’s children from the ravages of prostitution, has received a $30,000 donation from the Los Angeles chapter of The Charitable Foundation. For the second year in a row, the chapter’s donation was $10,000 over the previous... - July 12, 2015 - The Charitable Foundation
Human Growth Foundation Hosts 3rd Annual Walk for Kids Growth-LA on December 5th
Human Growth Foundation will host its 3rd Annual Walk for Kids Growth-LA event on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. - July 10, 2015 - Human Growth Foundation
Fighting Cancer and Autism in the Central Valley
Local Organizations Team Up to Fundraise for Children Fighting Cancer and Autism in the Central Valley through 4th Annual Bloodless Bullfight event. - July 09, 2015 - Carlos Vieira Foundation
Ninety and Keeping a Strong Beat at The Arc Tampa Bay
Don Orchard, volunteer for The Arc Tampa Bay, will be celebrating his 90th birthday on July 8th at the TRAP Drumming Class. - July 03, 2015 - The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation
Living Out Unique Dreams’ 2nd Annual Black-Tie Gala to be Held on July 25, 2015
Living Out Unique Dreams (L.O.U.D.), a program of United Charitable Programs (UCP), is holding their 2nd Annual Black-Tie Gala to raise funds to help the at-risk youth within the Kissimmee, Florida community. - July 03, 2015 - United Charitable Programs
The Heights Foundation Seeks Donations and Volunteers for School Supply Outreach
The Heights Foundation/The Heights Center is seeking individuals, businesses, churches and organizations to provide school supplies and volunteer for The Heights Center’s annual outreach program. The August 15 event will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at The Heights Center and... - July 03, 2015 - The Heights Foundation
Holy Batrimony Theme Wedding! Batman Groom Weds Catwoman Bride at the Bourne Mansion.
An amazing Batman Themed Wedding was held at the Bourne Mansion by Rosario Cassata and His Bride Carolyn. They amazed their guests with his love for his boyhood hero Batman from the 1996 Batman TV Series starring Adam West. - July 02, 2015 - The Cassata Foundation
#GivingTuesday Reaches the West Coast as Local Charity the Gary L. Hoop Foundation Launches Giving Tuesday So-Cal
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia proclaims December 1st, 2015 to be #givingtuesday in the City of Long Beach. - July 02, 2015 - The Gary L. Hoop Foundation
Foundation of Hope Gives $560,000 for Mental Illness Research in Largest Funding Cycle Ever
The Foundation of Hope, a Raleigh-based nonprofit that funds the research and treatment of mental illness, has awarded $560,000 in research grants to seven investigators from UNC-Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry. Since 1984, the Foundation has awarded 119 scientific research grants totaling $4.3 million, which have leveraged well over $140 million in federal grants from the National Institute of Health. - July 02, 2015 - The Foundation of Hope for Research & Treatment of Mental Illness
Northern Indiana Motorcyclists Unite for Kids
Motorcyclists showed their support for children with brain tumors by raising $53,920 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation on June 28. More than 200 participants gathered for the Northern Indiana Ride for Kids in South Bend to honor brain tumor survivors Adler, Daniel, Hannah, Jayden, Jennifer... - July 01, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Lutheran Services in America Elects New Board Members & Officers
Leading Midwestern Nonprofits Join the Board of One of Country’s Largest Human Services Networks. - July 01, 2015 - Lutheran Services in America
Lilly Sponsors Human Growth Foundation’s 2015 Family Day
Eli Lilly and Company sponsors Human Growth Foundation’s Family Day, in celebration of National Growth Awareness Week on September 20, 2015. - June 26, 2015 - Human Growth Foundation
Global LEAP, ClimateWorks, and CLASP Spearhead Groundbreaking Energy Access Program
Program to help organize and drive growth of off-grid renewable energy and appliance market - June 24, 2015 - CLASP
ECPA Senior Fellow Contributes to Pope Francis’s Encyclical
Thursday, June 18, Pope Francis released his long-awaited encyclical on the environment, a groundbreaking letter declaring climate change one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Dr. Dan Kammen, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner who also serves as a Senior Fellow to the Energy and Climate... - June 20, 2015 - Partners of the Americas
Dream Foundation Announces That Carol Brown, Troy Cox and Christopher Lincoln Have Been Appointed to the Board of Directors
Dream Foundation—the only national dream-granting organization for adults and their families suffering life-threatening illness—is pleased to announce that Carol Brown, Troy Cox and Christopher Lincoln have been appointed to the Board of Directors. “The Dream Foundation family is... - June 19, 2015 - Dream Foundation
Teen Mothers Defying the Odds
Seven teen mothers received college scholarships at an event held in Menlo Park earlier this spring. The keynote address was delivered by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge and former teen mom Teresa Guerrero-Daley. Judge Guerrero-Daley shared her own remarkable story from teen mom and high school dropout to being the first Latina elected to the Santa Clara County Superior Court. - June 18, 2015 - Teen Success
Macular Degeneration Foundation Sparks Innovation Using Indoor GPS to Aid Blind
The Macular Degeneration Foundation (MDF), the nation’s oldest and most respected patient support and research promotion organization heralded the success of its first deployment of a groundbreaking indoor GPS system that helps blind and severely visually impaired people navigate conventions... - June 18, 2015 - Macular Degeneration Foundation
The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation Announces New Executive Director
The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Madison Orr Hauenstein to Executive Director. - June 17, 2015 - The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation
The Heights Center Announces New Arts Classes for Children and Adults
The Heights Center announces new visual and performing arts classes for children and adults. Classes in acrobatics, ballet, hip hop, keyboard, chorus and art will begin in September and will take place at the 14,000 square foot community center conveniently located between US 41 and McGregor... - June 17, 2015 - The Heights Foundation
Motorcyclists in Colorado, Ohio Rally for Kids with Brain Tumors
From the Rocky Mountains to the Buckeye State, motorcyclists hit the road to raise funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation at Ride for Kids events on June 14. More than 300 participants gathered in Golden, Colo., and Independence, Ohio, to honor brain tumor survivors Amie, Ashley, Becca,... - June 17, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation