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Giving to Religious Institutions Down
Religious institutions of all sizes and denominations are reeling from a decline in donations, the New York Times reports. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising
Ten Major American Cities Launch to Enlist Volunteers to Solve Community Problems
The Cities of Service coalition today announced that 10 major U.S. cities are launching citywide, high-impact community service plans that will channel volunteers towards each city’s greatest needs. The ten new programs are launching around the one-year anniversary of the Cities of Service coalition. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Public works and advocacy
Gates Foundation Announces Effort to Tackle Urban Poverty in Five African Cities
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a US$27.2 million commitment to fund a range of urban development projects that bring together city governments and community organizations from five fast-growing African cities. These projects will improve the lives of more than half a million urban poor through better access to jobs, governance, municipal services, and shelter. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising, PNN Worldwide
Text-to-Donate Campaign to Assist Victims of Domestic Violence
As part of their ongoing commitment to domestic violence awareness and prevention, Verizon and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) have launched a text-to-donate program. The program gives consumers an easy option to support those affected by domestic violence during October, which is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Human services
Foundation Announces Launch of New Colorectal Financial Aid Fund
The Patient Advocate Foundation – a national non-profit resolving patient access to health care issues, medical financial limitations, insurance denials and multiple government program enrollments, including Medicaid and Social Security Disability Income – announced today that it launched a new Colorectal Financial Aid Fund beginning September 28, 2010. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, General fundraising, Health
Major Commitment to Alleviate Hunger Among Older Americans
This year, six million older Americans will go hungry. Between 2006 and 2008, the percentage of poor and near-poor elderly who were hungry more than doubled—from 4.7 percent to 10.1 percent, according to the AARP Public Policy Institute. Today at Orlando@50+, AARP’s national event and expo, AARP and its affiliated charity, AARP Foundation, announced a multi-million dollar effort to help end hunger among older Americans. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Human services, Public works and advocacy
23 New MacArthur Fellows Announced
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 23 new MacArthur Fellows for 2010. Working across a broad spectrum of endeavors, the Fellows include a stone carver, a quantum astrophysicist, a jazz pianist, a high school physics teacher, a marine biologist, a theater director, an American historian, a fiction writer, an economist, and a computer security scientist. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, Featured, General fundraising, PNNOnline Various
Target Announces Plans to Reach $1 Billion in Support of Education
Target today announced its plans to donate more than $500 million by the end of 2015 to support education, doubling its support to-date, for a total of more than $1 billion. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), Featured, General fundraising
Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative
The Michael J. Fox Foundation has launched the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), the first-ever large-scale clinical study exclusively focused on identifying and validating Parkinson’s disease biomarkers. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising, Health
Dominion Foundation Awards $500,000 In Higher Education Grants
The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources (NYSE: D), has awarded $500,000 in grants to colleges and community colleges in Virginia. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), General fundraising
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