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MassMutual Donates $125,000 on Behalf of Its Financial Professionals
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company announced it is distributing $125,000 to eligible non-profit organizations through its annual Community Service Awards program. Organizations receive a grant based on the volunteer efforts and the commitment of the MassMutual financial professionals who work with them. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising, Public works and advocacy
71.5 Million Strong: Baby Boomers and Beyond … Who Will Take Care of Us?
In response to the “graying of America” phenomena, Senior Smart announced today the inception of an online tool that provides the perfect match between families and seniors actively looking for assisted living and quality assisted living facilities nationwide. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Human services
InformationWeek Donates Another 25,000 Trees to American Forests in 2010
UBM TechWeb’s InformationWeek has donated an additional 25,000 trees to American Forests in 2010 as part of its long-term green strategy. InformationWeek’s ten-year plan to offset its carbon footprint is well underway with a total of almost 50,000 trees donated since it first announced its green program in 2009. … Read entire article »
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Rockefeller Foundation Honors Three New Yorkers’ Urban Activism
Today the Rockefeller Foundation announced the recipients of the 2010 Jane Jacobs Medal – Joshua David and Robert Hammond, Co-Founders of Friends of the High Line and Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, longtime and founding President of the Central Park Conservancy and current President of the Foundation for Landscape Studies. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Human services, Public works and advocacy
Mobile Giving Foundation Hosts First Annual Mobile Giving Forum
The Mobile Giving Foundation, a pioneer of mobile giving dedicated to helping charitable organizations raise funds through the mobile channel, today announced that it will host the first annual Mobile Giving Forum on October 5, 2010 at the W Hotel in San Francisco. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising
NYC Performing Arts to Receive $11 Million to Offset Recession’s Impact
To give a boost to New York City arts organizations hard hit by the financial crisis, the Open Society Foundations today announced $11 million in grants to support community and educational arts initiatives. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, General fundraising
Grant to Aid Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
The New York Life Foundation announced today a three-year, $450,000 grant to The Children’s Aid Society to support the Next Generation Center (NGC), which helps at-risk youth and those who have aged out of foster care, which generally ends at the attainment of age 24. NGC focuses on helping these youth gain valuable life skills and diverts them from entanglement with negative institutions. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Human services
Art Groups Concerned About Bloomberg’s Decision to End Grant Program
New York City’s recession-weary arts and social service organizations are scrambling to find ways to make up for the loss of one of their biggest donors, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal reports. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, Featured, General fundraising
$1.5 Million to Help Increase Graduation Rates for At-Risk Students
To help combat the alarming high school dropout rate among our nation’s at-risk students, AT&T today announced a $1.5 million contribution to Communities In Schools (CIS) to enable the organization to strengthen and advance its core program. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), General fundraising
Five Foundations Fund Initiative to Improve Student Success in Community Colleges
Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Lumina Foundation are joining in partnership with The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to invest in improving student success in community colleges. All five foundations share a commitment to expanding college readiness and furthering student retention and graduation rates. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), General fundraising
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