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Breast Cancer Research Foundation Receives $1 Million Donation
Delta Air Lines today announced that in 2009 its customers and employees raised $1 million for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), nearly twice what had been raised last year. Delta’s larger customer and employee base created by its 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines in addition to expanded initiatives enabled the record fundraising. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising, Health
Program to Provide Theater Rental Subsidies to Dance Artists, Companies
Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional, not-for-profit dance, has received a $150,000 grant from MetLife Foundation to support the New Stages for Dance (NSD) pilot programs in Chicago and San Francisco and the third year of the program in Philadelphia. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, Featured
Kresge Announces New National Strategy for Arts and Culture Program
The Kresge Foundation announces today a new national strategy for its Arts and Culture Program that fosters the long-term financial stability of arts and cultural organizations, supports artists’ services, and helps to integrate arts and culture institutions and activities into effective community building. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, Featured, General fundraising
Improving Student Achievement through Recruiting, Retaining Top K-12 Talent
Calling the difference between being taught by a highly effective teacher and an ineffective one “profound,” Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian today announced $6.35 million in additional investments toward the foundation’s effort to transform the ineffective practices employed by states and districts to recruit, develop, and retain effective teachers and principals. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), Featured
Support Helps Vets Find Meaningful Job Opportunities in the Green Economy
The Walmart Foundation has issued a grant of $500,000 to help Veterans Green Jobs, a Colorado nonprofit organization, boost its job creation and training programs in the green jobs field. This is the second year in a row the Walmart Foundation has funded Veterans Green Jobs, with grants totaling $1,249,000 since 2008. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured, Human services
Tens of Thousands Participate in World’s Largest Water Initiative
On April 18, musicians, athletes, dignitaries, environmentalists and tens of thousands of everyday citizens in 200 cities, across 81 countries, on six continents around the world, came out to take part in the Dow Live Earth Run for Water – the largest single-day effort in history aimed at raising awareness and funds for the safe drinking water crisis. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Featured, PNN Worldwide
Nuestro Futuro Grants Support Chicago-Area Latino Families
In 2009, the Nuestro Futuro Steering Committee sought to better leverage its funds to focus on early childhood education to strategically impact support the Latino Community. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising, Human services
Innovative Giving Foundation Announces First Mobile Giving Conference
The Innovative Giving Foundation, a 501c3 established to provide non-profits with education and best practice solutions through mobile giving, has announced that they will provide the first ever mobile giving conference dedicated to helping non-profits understand, utilize, communicate, and raise funds through the emerging mobile giving marketplace while integrating with traditional already proven and other innovative fundraising solutions. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, General fundraising
Massachusetts Governor Signs Social Innovation Compact
In an effort to identify and promote effective innovative solutions to combat pressing social issues, national nonprofit Year Up hosted Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick as he signed the new Social Innovation Compact. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Public works and advocacy
Community Service is a Family’s Most Treasured Recipe
Participating in charitable service and volunteering locally not only can benefit and strengthen your community, it can also strengthen your family ties. The Glad Products Company wants to celebrate and reward families who build bonds by building their communities with its “Recipe for Giving” Contest. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, General fundraising
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