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Women’s eNews' "Memo" Wins Award from National Women’s Political Caucus
NWPC honors Women's eNews' report on the status of women in the U.S. - September 17, 2010 - Women's eNews
YourCause Partners with GlobalGiving for International Projects
YourCause, which provides major corporations with an innovative web-based corporate social responsibility platform, partners with GlobalGiving Foundation to offer a seamless experience for donating and volunteering outside the U.S. - September 16, 2010 - YourCause, LLC
Homeland Security Foundation of America Marks Ninth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
Homeland Security Foundation of America Marks Ninth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks, Thanks to those who participated in Community Awareness Week. - September 15, 2010 - Homeland Security Foundation of America
Eden Autism Services Breaks Ground for New School
Eden Autism Services will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on September 23, 2010 at 10:00 at 2 Merwick Road, Princeton, NJ (In the Princeton Forrestal Village) for it's new uniquely designed school for children with autism. - September 15, 2010 - Eden Autism Services
Arizona Technology Council and Business Marketing Association to Host the 2010 Marketing Technology Summit
Corporate Marketing Leaders from Avnet, Honeywell, Kodak, Microsoft, Molex and Motorola to Discuss the Impact of Technology on Brands. - September 11, 2010 - Arizona Technology Council
Living With Macular Degeneration
Liz Trauernicht, Director of the Macular Degeneration Foundation, and the Houston Low Vision Club will host a public discussion on the topic "Living with Macular Degeneration" at three locations in Houston during September. According to Mrs. Trauernicht, "As the leading cause of... - September 10, 2010 - Macular Degeneration Foundation
Are You a Safe Driver? Oath Released
Suraya Foundation, a non-profit road safety organization working to change the mindset of reckless drivers have released their Safe Driver Oath which can be taken at oath.surayafoundation.org. - September 10, 2010 - Suraya Foundation
YourCause Partners with HelpAttack for Social Good
YourCause, which provides major corporations with an innovative web-based corporate social responsibility platform, partners with HelpAttack, an internet company that converts social actions into social good. - September 09, 2010 - YourCause, LLC
Haunted High Behind the Scenes -- Get the First Look at 2010's Haunt
Haunted High, the popular fundraiser from the Oconomowoc (Wisconsin) Public Education Foundation, will be open for a Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes look on Monday September 13, 2010 at 7:00pm. Visitors will see first hand the brand new additions to the attraction and participate in an open casting call with first choice of key "spook" roles. - September 09, 2010 - Oconomowoc Public Education Foundation (OPEF)
Fashion Mayhem Charity Fashion & Music Event During NY Fashion Week Presented by New Dimension Project
New Dimension Project is offering you unforgettable moments of Fashion MayHem during NY Fashion Week on Sept. 9th & Sept. 17th. Two events bringing A-Listers to entertain & raise awareness and funding for the Emerging Artist & Cancer Research & Awareness. - September 09, 2010 - New Dimension Project
Homeland Security Foundation of America (HSFA) to Sponsor Community Awareness Week 2010
HSFA continues to push forward with its mission to help people across America be safe and live better, announcing its upcoming Community Awareness week and the slated launch of RubyWATCH, a suspicious activity reporting system provided free to the public and law enforcement for terrorism and crime prevention. - September 07, 2010 - Homeland Security Foundation of America
American India Foundation Young Professionals 3rd Annual Fundraiser
More than 200 of LA's young professionals gather to benefit AIF's Rickshaw Sangh program. - September 06, 2010 - Imli
YourCause, LLC Launches ReliefRequest.com
YourCause, which offers major corporations with an innovative web-based corporate social responsibility platform called CSRconnect, introduces an online emergency relief solution for new companies and prior clients wishing to make an immediate impact when disasters strike. - September 03, 2010 - YourCause, LLC
New Joint Venture Agreement to Develop Care Transition Programs Announced by Partners and ILS
Partners in Care Joins with Independent Living Systems to Offer Patient-Centered Care Management Programs including Care Transition Interventions for Health Plans, Hospitals and Medical Groups - September 02, 2010 - Partners in Care Foundation
Unique Lot of a Hundred 100-Point Wines to be Auctioned at 2011 Naples Winter Wine Festival
At the 2011 Naples Winter Wine Festival, a lot called Perfection that consists of 100 different bottles of wine rated by wine experts at 100 points (the highest rating possible) will be a first-of-its-kind lot ever to be auctioned. Five vintners who contributed their 100-point wines to the lot will also participate in the 2011 festival: Ann Colgin, Bill Harlan, Paul Hobbs, Christian Mouiex and John Shafer - among 28 world-renowned vintners at the festival from Jan. 28 - 30 in Naples, Fla. - September 02, 2010 - Naples Winter Wine Festival
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Receives Grant to Address Regional Nursing Workforce Issues
Community Foundation will collaborate with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation to build the nursing workforce in Southeast Michigan. - September 02, 2010 - Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Help A Child Foundation of Florida is Hosting Their 1st Annual Golf Tournament, Proceeds to Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Help A Child Foundation of Florida is hosting their 1st Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the Miccosukee Golf & Country Club located at 6401 Kendale Lakes Dr, Miami. Proceeds from the event will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Help A Child Foundation... - September 01, 2010 - Help A Child Foundation of Florida, Inc.
Finalists and Individual Winners Announced for Arizona Technology Council’s 2010 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation
Steve Sanghi, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Microchip to receive “OneNeck IT Services’ People’s Choice Lifetime Achievement Award” - September 01, 2010 - Arizona Technology Council
The Foundation for Recovery Receives City Proclamation to Kick Off National Recovery Month
On Saturday, September 1, 2010 Mayor Oscar Goodman and the Las Vegas City Council will present the Foundation for Recovery with a proclamation recognizing Recovery Month as a cause that positively affects individuals and families throughout the region and warrants a call to action. In attendance... - September 01, 2010 - Foundation For Recovery
Wine for a Cure, a Benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is proud to announce the Third Annual Wine for a Cure to take place on Saturday, September 25th, 2010 at John Madden’s Goal Line Productions in Pleasanton. Dr. Karen Hardy will be recognized as the Wine for a Cure, Caregiver of the Year. Wine for a Cure is... - August 29, 2010 - Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc.
Painting the Town Pink with a Sticky Message
The Beautiful Day Foundation, the organization raising awareness about breast cancer, known for educating and outreaching at college campuses, goes out in the streets in an effort to Paint the Town Pink. The foundation kicked off a sticker campaign at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, the global pop... - August 27, 2010 - Beautiful Day Foundation
Nancy Pelosi and Rita Henley Jensen Celebrate Women's Equality Day with Words
On August 26th, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Rita Henley Jensen, Women's eNews Editor in Chief, encourage the commemoration of the women who fought for the right to vote 90 years ago. To honor Women's Equality Day Women's eNews will publish a special commentary... - August 26, 2010 - Women's eNews
Pets for Patriots Works with Army AW2 Wounded Warrior Program at Fort Carson, Colorado
Not-for-profit helps wounded soldiers, veterans and their families honorably adopt adult shelter pets - August 26, 2010 - Pets for Patriots, Inc.
Helping Single Moms Cope with Terminal Illness
Friends of Lina, a new charitable program at CDP, is on a mission to provide financial, logistical and moral support to Washington, DC-area single mothers facing serious physical infirmities. - August 25, 2010 - CDP
Pro Players Classic Holds Kick-O Party at Mulligans and Martinis
Proceeds to benefit Thunderbird scholarship opportunities for U.S. veterans. - August 21, 2010 - Pro Players Classic
"Mayberry Modernism" Comes to the Triangle
George Smart of Triangle Modernist Houses.com presents his signature architecture talk five times in September. - August 20, 2010 - Triangle Modernist Houses
Summer Artistic Expression Workshops Provide Respite for Kids in Foster Care
Voices For Children Foundation, Inc. and Children’s Home Society of Florida have partnered to bring Summer Artistics Expression Workshops to Miami-Dade children in the dependency system who have been abused, abandoned or neglected. The Workshops allow the kids to escape the worries of sexual abuse or other maltreatments and provide a healthy opportunity for positive child development. - August 19, 2010 - Voices For Children Foundation, Inc.
Cancer Stricken Teen Has Shopping Spree Wish Granted
A teen with cancer had his wish for a shopping spree at Jordan’s Furniture granted through the help of children’s charity Kids Wish Network and local sponsors in Massachusetts. - August 19, 2010 - Kids Wish Network
Covertly View Children’s Computer Screens in Real Time from Anywhere in the World with New Parental Software Developed by 24 Circle Group
A New Service to Spy On Your Child’s Computer (Legally). Stealth Viewer is a new software service that enables parents, with just One Click, from anywhere, on the road, the office, a hotel room or just sitting in their living room, to drop in on their children's computer screens and view live all of their children's online activity, chat conversations, tweets, emails, Facebook, MySpace and any other Social Networking interaction. - August 18, 2010 - 24 Circle Group LLC
Vin Gupta, Chairman of World Education Foundation Participates in the GW Law School Conference in Hague and Paris
Vinod (Vin) Gupta, Chairman of the World Education Foundation, attended the weeklong conference held in Paris and The Hague, Netherlands. - August 15, 2010 - World Education Foundation
A Special Wish Granted to Illinois Boy with Illness
A little boy with a severe seizure disorder had his wish to have a special bike of his own granted through national children’s charity Kids Wish Network. - August 14, 2010 - Kids Wish Network
The Kids In Need Foundation Announces Mobile Donor Plan
The Kids In Need Foundation, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free school supplies to economically disadvantaged school children and under-funded teachers, announced it is growing their mobile communications capabilities. This includes text-to-donate capacity through SMS, Twitter and SMTP. In addition, the Foundation has the ability to create mobile polls and broadcast messages directly to donors’ mobile phones. - August 14, 2010 - Kids In Need Foundation
Foundation Supports Struggling Ohio School
The Kids In Need Foundation and the Kinder Morgan Foundation: Providing school supplies to Ohio town devastated by unemployment All Students at East End Elementary Will Receive School Supplies The Kids In Need Foundation, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free school... - August 13, 2010 - Kids In Need Foundation
Students Get Ahead in Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
Seventy 13/14 year olds from schools in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight region recently attended a specially designed Engineering Experience residential course at the University of Portsmouth as part of the Get ahead with STEM! programme to encourage them to take up careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. - August 13, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Ambitious Pupils Pitch to BT Dragons with the Smallpeice Trust
Nearly forty aspiring young engineers recently enjoyed a unique learning experience at BT Adastral Park in Ipswich. The group of 15 to 17 year old students spent three days finding out how to turn their creative engineering ideas into reality. Students learnt everything they needed to know about starting their own flourishing engineering enterprise, including technical, financial and marketing advice. - August 13, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
"Saving Grace Project" Works to Preserve Thailand Mission School... 600 Missionary Kids’ Education at Stake
Grace International Educational Foundation (GIEF) has launched The Saving Grace Project to help more than 600 missionary children who face losing their Christian school. Eleven year-old Grace International School, located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, may need to relocate due to pressure by a local neighborhood association. Saving Grace is an effort to help provide temporary classrooms and property to build a new campus. - August 12, 2010 - Grace International Educational Foundation
Art Show Benefits Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This is a post-event write-up for a recent free event at Countryside Association for People with Disabilities (located in Palatine, IL). Art created by adults with disabilities was auctioned off, with the proceeds going back to each artist and counting towards future art shows. - August 12, 2010 - Countryside Association for People with Disabilities
Micro-Lending Group Fights Poverty by Connecting Donors with Entrepreneurs Thousands of Miles Apart
Vermont-based NGO, People Helping People Global, has rolled out a new website that allows donors to connect with entrepreneurs in Central America who are being offered the opportunity to escape poverty through small business. - August 12, 2010 - People Helping People Global
Students Connect with Robotics Thanks to the Smallpeice Trust
From the 26th to 29th of July, thirty students, ages 15 to 17 from across the UK attended a four-day residential course at Staffordshire University organised by The Smallpeice Trust. Here they were introduced to the role of robotics in engineering, looking at how they work, the roles they will be called upon to perform in the future as well as the advanced computer software that drives them. - August 11, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Chili's Restaurant Fundraiser Provide New Shoes for Kids in Need
Chili's is proud to sponsor Barefoot Kids Foundation Night, Chili's will donate 15% of their sales to help local Orange County Kids in need of proper fitting footwear. This Monday, August 9, 2010 at five (5) locations from 11AM to 10:30PM. You must print-out the flyer and present it at time of ordering. Go to www.barefootkids.org/events to download your flyer. - August 07, 2010 - Barefoot Kids Foundation
San Pablo Arts District Fund Presents Lip Service West: True Stories Featuring Authors Joe Clifford, John W. Evans, Allison Landa, Joe Loya, and Tom Pitts
Friday, August 13, 2010 5512 San Pablo Avenue, CA 94710 8 p.m. The San Pablo Arts District Fund (SPAD) is proud to host the second installment of Lip Service West: True Stories, Friday, August 13, 2010, at 8 p.m., at 5512 San Pablo Avenue in North Oakland’s Golden Gate District. This free... - August 06, 2010 - San Pablo Arts District Fund
Celebrities, Congressman and Physicians Come Together to Support the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy Sept. 11
As any parent knows, life with children is a balancing act between worrying for their safety and setting them free to grow and meet new challenges. For parents of children who have food allergies that balancing act is even more pronounced. And that’s one reason why Janice Lieberman, Frank Dicopoulos, Congressman Pallone and Dr. Hugh Sampson & others have come together to support the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure in Long Branch, NJ on Sept. 11, 2010. - August 04, 2010 - FAAN Walk for Food Allergy - Long Branch, NJ
Pupils Develop High Performance Sporting Products with the Smallpeice Trust
Nearly 50 aspiring 15 to 17 year old engineers recently enjoyed a unique learning experience at The University of Manchester. The course gave students the opportunity to learn about the vibrant, innovative and global industry of sports materials, which brings together science, technology, engineering and imagination to develop high performance sporting products. - August 04, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
The Kids In Need Foundation is Accepting 2010 Teacher Grant Applications
Applications are now available online at www.kinf.org. This year, for the first time, every teacher who applies for a grant will receive $25 worth of classroom art supplies furnished by ArtSkills. - July 30, 2010 - Kids In Need Foundation
"Focused Youth" Aims to Fight Childhood Obesity Through Sports Camps
Established as a charitable program at CDP by sports performance trainer Jermaine Collier, Focused Youth aims to reduce childhood obesity by creating year-round youth strength and conditioning boot camps. - July 30, 2010 - CDP
Pro Players Classic Partners with Thunderbird as Title Sponsor
Proceeds to benefit Thunderbird scholarship opportunities for U.S. veterans. - July 30, 2010 - Pro Players Classic
Youngsters Set Sail for a Career in Nuclear Marine Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
Leading engineering support Services Company, Babcock International Group, the Defence Academy and the Royal Navy teamed up with educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust to offer 50 school students from across the UK the chance to gain an insight into nuclear marine engineering. From the 19th to... - July 29, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Aspiring Students Dig Out Mining Careers with the Smallpeice Trust
From 19th to 22nd July, 30 aspiring young engineers from across the UK enjoyed a unique learning experience at the University of Exeter’s Tremough Campus, near Penryn. The group of 15 to 17 year olds spent four days at the University’s Camborne School of Mines (CSM) learning... - July 29, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Pets for Patriots Launches in Denver, Colorado
Partners with local animal shelters and veterinarians to help veterans honorably adopt adult shelter pets. - July 28, 2010 - Pets for Patriots, Inc.
Students Engineer a Sustainable Future with the Smallpeice Trust
From 19th to 22nd July, fifty students from across the UK attended a residential course to learn more about low carbon energy sources. Taking place at Newcastle University the students spent time discovering about new energy sources such as renewable tidal, wave and wind. The four-day programme... - July 25, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust