Philanthropy & Non-profit News

Raise your social consciousness with news pertaining to organizations that exist for reasons other than making a profit and to the companies and individuals that provide services to them. This section highlights charities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and foundations.

AI Revolutionizes Homelessness Solutions: Project PRC Uses ChatGPT to Aid 1,000 Families

AI Revolutionizes Homelessness Solutions: Project PRC Uses ChatGPT to Aid 1,000 Families

Project PRC, a Texas-based nonprofit, is implementing AI language model ChatGPT to develop innovative strategies for fighting homelessness in America. With a goal to help 1,000 families this year, Project PRC implements AI-generated solutions such as affordable housing, prevention programs, and job creation. Support Project PRC's mission by donating at https://projectprc.org/donate and make a difference in the lives of those affected by homelessness. - May 01, 2023 - Pioneer Realty Capital

Erase PTSD Now Hosts Its Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament

Erase PTSD Now Hosts Its Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament

Erase PTSD Now is proud to host its Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament, on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Lake Worth Beach Golf Club in Lake Worth, FL. Funds raised will serve those suffering from PTSD by raising funds to eliminate financial barriers for groundbreaking SGB treatment shown to lessen... - May 01, 2023 - Erase PTSD Now

MediNova NY's 11th Gala to Raise Funds for Underserved Communities in Haiti

MediNova NY is organizing their 11th Gala on May 17th, 2023 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC. The event's theme is "Hope Within a Dream," and proceeds will aid in completing the Philips Pavilion for the Caracol Urgent Care Project in Haiti. The Gala will honor notable individuals, including Karen Dupiche, Erika Christensen, Aisha McShaw, Dr. Susan Beane, and Dr. Purna Atluri. The event seeks to support healthcare services in disadvantaged areas of Northeastern Haiti. - May 01, 2023 - MediNova NY

Missouri Nonprofits Create Progress 64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund

Progress 64 West and YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis join forces to offer scholarships for aspiring entrepreneurs. - April 30, 2023 - Progress 64 West

Ammolite is Proud to Announce an IT Partnership with Power To Be

Ammolite is Proud to Announce an IT Partnership with Power To Be

Bringing together Ammolite Technology, a top IT service company, and Power To Be, a leading non-profit, their partnership will help further support communities in Victoria, BC. - April 28, 2023 - Ammolite Technology

Chill Medicated Breaks Barriers as the First Cannabis Brand to Officially Sponsor 2023 WCLO Championship in Round Rock, Texas

Chill Medicated Breaks Barriers as the First Cannabis Brand to Officially Sponsor 2023 WCLO Championship in Round Rock, Texas

Chill Medicated, a cannabis brand dedicated to destigmatizing the plant and promoting its potential for “athlete wellness and recovery”, has announced its sponsorship of the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Organization championship in Round Rock, Texas. This historic sponsorship makes Chill Medicated the first cannabis brand to sponsor a nationally recognized sports tournament, following the recent national lift of cannabis restrictions in several sporting leagues. - April 28, 2023 - JARS

Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County Announces the Launch of Almost Home - a New Pathway to Affordable Homeownership

Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County Announces the Launch of Almost Home - a New Pathway to Affordable Homeownership

Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County (HFHNCC) is pleased to announce the launch of Almost Home, a new program to help more low-income individuals become homeowners. The Almost Home Press Conference will be held on Tuesday, May 2 at 11 am on 2226 Lamotte Street in Wilmington. - April 27, 2023 - Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County

St. Louis Area Diaper Bank Hosts Second Annual Benefit Concert

Local nonprofit to raise funds for diaper program. - April 27, 2023 - St. Louis Area Diaper Bank

Kindness of Strangers Contributing Free Community Service Hours Helps Young Woman Pay for Life-Changing Surgery Through M25 Program as Featured on CNN

Kindness of Strangers Contributing Free Community Service Hours Helps Young Woman Pay for Life-Changing Surgery Through M25 Program as Featured on CNN

Ashley Smith, from Lakeland, Florida, needs a life-changing surgery to cure migraines from Occipital Neuralgia. Demetrio Aguila, MD is a pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeon who can eliminate her pain. To pay for the surgery, Ashley needs financial help. Dr. Aguila created the M25 Program where patients can finance their care with community service hours. Two strangers in tiny Elgin, Nebraska contributed more than 300 hours of community service to help Ashley reach her goal. - April 26, 2023 - Total Pain Solutions

Fight ALS Film Fest Aims to Continue the Momentum to Beat ALS

Fight ALS Film Fest Aims to Continue the Momentum to Beat ALS

The second annual Festival will explore universal themes of life-changing diseases through examination of ALS. - April 26, 2023 - ALS Therapy Development Institute

Brain Tumor Investment Fund Names Managing Director

Brain Tumor Investment Fund Names Managing Director

National Brain Tumor Society’s venture philanthropy affiliate appoints industry veteran to lead fund designed to invest in and accelerate development of promising new technologies for patients with brain cancer. - April 26, 2023 - National Brain Tumor Society

Local Realtor® Gives Back to Community with Generous Donation Program

Local Realtor® Gives Back to Community with Generous Donation Program

Ronnye Randall, a Realtor® in Sarasota, FL, is launching "Your Charity - My Money," a program that donates 10% of her commission to the charity of her clients' choice. Whether it's a local or national nonprofit, Randall will make the donation on their behalf. It's a win-win for everyone involved and a great way to make a difference while taking advantage of her real estate services. - April 26, 2023 - Ronnye Randall, Realtor®

Sigma Chi Chapter at Cal Poly Pomona Raises Over $120,000 in Fight Against Cancer

For the third straight year, the Theta Sigma Chapter at Cal Poly Pomona has raised over $100,000 toward finding a cure for cancer. - April 26, 2023 - Theta Sigma Chapter Sigma Chi

Georgia Coastal Railway to Host Free Theatre Program for Children

Georgia Coastal Railway to Host Free Theatre Program for Children

A Georgia tourist train station on track to becoming the area's leading attraction for theatre shows now offers a free youth theater program to local children. - April 24, 2023 - Georgia Coastal Railway

Bridge The Gaps Launches Bammel Middle School Initiative

Bridge The Gaps, a non-profit 501(3)(c) organization, assisting underprivileged, lower-income, minority, and at-risk students by reconnecting their cultural, emotional, mental, and educational gaps, announces Bammerl Middle School Initiative. - April 20, 2023 - Bridge The Gaps

Code Tenderloin New Partnership/Internship with Renegade.Bio and Tougaloo College

Code Tenderloin New Partnership/Internship with Renegade.Bio and Tougaloo College

Code Tenderloin is a non-profit that provides dignity and opportunity through intense job readiness and workforce development program serving those in need. Through barrier removal, we can serve those in life transitions with jobs, education, training, and connections to our referral network of housing, health, reentry programs, and child care services. - April 18, 2023 - Code Tenderloin

PAWS NY Releases Spanish-Language Video as Part of Maddie’s Fund Open Arms Challenge

The organization continues its outreach to Spanish-speaking New Yorkers, after releasing a webpage and printed materials in Spanish for those in need. - April 18, 2023 - PAWS NY

Mark A. Cline and Lisbeth Cline Participated in the Villages Parrot Head Club Annual Poker Run on Sunday, April 2 2023

The Poker Run, organized by The Villages Parrot Head Club, is an annual event that brings together members of the community for a day of fun and fundraising. This year, the event drew a large crowd, with participants from all over the area. Mark A. Cline and Lisbeth Cline were among the many... - April 16, 2023 - Cline Realtor Group

World Campus Connections Launches New Website

World Campus Connections Launches New Website

World Campus Connections, Inc. (WCC) is happy to announce the launch of its new website www.worldcampus.net. The organization worked with the digital marketing and web development company CloudMellow to craft and design a message that would resonate with their target audience, students and young... - April 14, 2023 - World Campus Connections

New National Nonprofit Awards Grant to Life Circle in Santa Fe

New National Nonprofit Awards Grant to Life Circle in Santa Fe

The Esteam Health Foundation is empowering inspiration and innovation in aging care with its inaugural evidence-based arts and health program grants. Life Circle Adult Day Center is an inaugural recipient of a Remo HealthRHYTHMS program grant, which will provide training for two staff members and Remo Fellowships (training travel stipend) and instruments. Research has demonstrated that HealthRHYTHMS reduces stress, improves mood states, and improves creativity and bonding in seniors. - April 14, 2023 - Esteam Health Foundation

OutcomesX Marketplace Launches with Deal to Move Funding Directly to Ukrainian NGOs Struggling to Access International Aid; $2 Million Committed by UBS Optimus Foundation

OutcomesX Marketplace Launches with Deal to Move Funding Directly to Ukrainian NGOs Struggling to Access International Aid; $2 Million Committed by UBS Optimus Foundation

OutcomesX, a first-of-its-kind social outcomes marketplace, launched today with a deal to transfer $2 million in relief donations from UBS Optimus Foundation clients and employees directly to local NGOs in Ukraine that are providing education and mental health services to children in-country. This... - April 13, 2023 - OutcomesX

Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Receives AmeriCorps' Three-Year Grant

Nonprofit living community awarded a total of $401,950 for its Foster Grandparent Program. - April 13, 2023 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

Plan to Use Wild Horses for Wildfire Fuel Mitigation Characterized as "Innovative Approach" by AM Best TV

Plan to Use Wild Horses for Wildfire Fuel Mitigation Characterized as "Innovative Approach" by AM Best TV

California nonprofit's nature-based wildfire solution recently garnered the attention of AM Best TV, which provides mission critical information to Insurance companies. - April 12, 2023 - Wildhorse Ranch Productions

Project PRC Corporation Launches New Fundraising Campaign to Raise $3 Million Dollars to Help Fight Homelessness Across America

Project PRC Corporation Launches New Fundraising Campaign to Raise $3 Million Dollars to Help Fight Homelessness Across America

Homelessness in America has reached horrendous volumes recently across the nation. Project PRC Corporation, a nonprofit organization focused on developing apartment communities, student housing, low to moderate income housing, and workforce housing, has announced the launch of a new fundraising... - April 11, 2023 - Pioneer Realty Capital

INDYCAR Champion Josef Newgarden Urges Drivers to Keep the Focus on the Road During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

INDYCAR Champion Josef Newgarden Urges Drivers to Keep the Focus on the Road During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

The National Auto Body Council® (NABC) has launched a campaign to raise awareness about distracted driving with the help of partner PPG (NYSE: PPG) and its NTT INDYCAR® SERIES driver, Josef Newgarden. - April 11, 2023 - NABC

Jermaine Ford Appointed to the Board of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE)

The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) has named Jermaine Ford, Ed.D., to its board of directors. Ford is president of Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) in Florence, South Carolina. - April 11, 2023 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship

Free Skateboard Lessons in Miami/Lake Worth, FL

Free Skateboard Lessons in Miami/Lake Worth, FL

Learn to skateboard at West Boynton Park and Recreation Center for free. - April 11, 2023 - Goskate.com

Thomas Gaiter Foundation Launches Its Newly Redesigned Website

Thomas Gaiter Foundation, a national and international nonprofit organization, launched a newly redesigned website to provide assistance to the most vulnerable. - April 11, 2023 - Thomas Gaiter Foundation

Black Belt Community Foundation Announces 2023 Arts Grant Cycle

The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is excited to announce its 2023 Arts Grant Cycle. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties are encouraged to apply. The BBCF aims to support... - April 09, 2023 - Black Belt Community Foundation

Senator Wynona Lipman Discussed and Celebrated at the Newark Public Library: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 1:00–4:00 PM - Free

Wynona’s House is an incorporated 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization named in honor of its legislative champion, the late Senator Wynona Lipman, who helped develop the Center to promote justice, hope, and healing for child victims of abuse and neglect throughout Essex County by coordinating investigation, prosecution, treatment, prevention, and supportive services utilizing the “child-centered” multidisciplinary team approach. - April 07, 2023 - Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Missouri Presents Get Your CEU Kicks on Route 66 Conference

The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Missouri (ASCLS-MO) will present the Get Your CEU Kicks on Route 66 Laboratory Learning Conference, taking place in Springfield, MO, on April 20-21, 2023. ASCLS-MO is proud to bring this two-day conference to the Ozarks Technical... - April 07, 2023 - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Missouri

Wynona’s House Hosts Fundraiser to Promote Healing & Justice for Child Victims of Abuse & Neglect in Essex County: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which occurs every April, Wynona’s House Child Advocacy Center (CAC) has launched its first Pinwheel Garden Challenge fundraising campaign which will directly benefit families in Essex County. To donate, visit http://weblink.donorperfect.com/PreventChildAbuse2023. - April 07, 2023 - Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center

BVU’s "Homeless Stand Down" Event to Connect Cleveland's Homeless Population with Crucial Resources This April

BVU’s "Homeless Stand Down" Event to Connect Cleveland's Homeless Population with Crucial Resources This April

On April 22, 2023, Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) will mobilize the entire community to support individuals experiencing homelessness in a powerful one-day event. - April 06, 2023 - Business Volunteers Unlimited

The Congruity Group Formalizes Partnership with the Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA)

The Congruity Group announced today that they have formalized a partnership with the premier association for strategic account management. “We could not be more excited to partner with SAMA,” said Congruity CEO Betsy Westhafer. “Throughout my career, I have had exposure to many... - April 05, 2023 - The Congruity Group

NAF Appoints Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, Robert F. Smith, to Board of Directors

NAF is happy to announce the appointment of esteemed businessman, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Robert F. Smith, to its Board of Directors, as a Vice Chairman. Smith, who is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, will join an impactful group of corporate, education, and community... - April 04, 2023 - NAF

Yuri’s Night Los Angeles: World Space Party at the California Science Center

Yuri’s Night Los Angeles: World Space Party at the California Science Center

Yuri's Night LA is part of the annual worldwide space party celebrated in more than 30 countries, which this year features NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins; actors Gates McFadden, Tawny Newsome; Walter Koenig space art; installations; and live DJ’s. 2023 marks 10 years celebrating in the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion at the California Science Center. Attendees will dance under the belly of this historic spacecraft for the last time ahead of the pavilion’s renovation. - April 04, 2023 - Yuri's Night

AFA By Lady A Foundation Donates Laptop Computers to Local Dallas Middle School Students

AFA By Lady A Foundation Donates Laptop Computers to Local Dallas Middle School Students

Ten hardworking 8th grade top scholars from Dr. Frederick Douglass Todd, Sr. Middle School, formerly known as Sarah Zumwalt Middle School, in Dallas Texas, were selected based on their high achieving GPAs (consisting of both athletes and non-athletes who are excelling in academics despite their... - April 01, 2023 - AFA By Lady A Foundation

Largest Veterans Cannabis Certification Event in USA to be Held in Jackson, Mississippi on April 30 to Kickoff Veteran Cannabis Support Program Initiative

Largest Veterans Cannabis Certification Event in USA to be Held in Jackson, Mississippi on April 30 to Kickoff Veteran Cannabis Support Program Initiative

MississippiMedicalMarijuanas.com, an ElysianMed.io brand platform, announced today that they will be holding a cannabis mass-certification event for Mississippi veterans at the Westin Hotel, in Jackson, Mississippi on April 30, 2023. The event will provide over $75,000 worth of medical cannabis... - March 30, 2023 - ElysianMed

HSG and HD-CAB Collaborate to Provide Global Patient Advisory Board

HSG and HD-CAB Collaborate to Provide Global Patient Advisory Board

The Huntington Study Group (HSG) together with its wholly owned subsidiary, HSG Clinical Research, Inc., a world leader in conducting clinical trials for Huntington’s disease (HD), recently collaborated with Huntington’s Disease – Community Advisory Board (HD-CAB) to provide a... - March 30, 2023 - Huntington Study Group

Minor Use Foundation Announces New Mission and Vision Statements

On March 30, 2023, the Minor Use Foundation announced new mission and vision statements that will help govern decision making over the coming years and better reflect the alignment of the Foundation’s work with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). - March 30, 2023 - Minor Use Foundation, Inc.

Cal Coast Cares Foundation to Award Over $185,000 in Student Scholarships

Cal Coast Cares Foundation to Award Over $185,000 in Student Scholarships

Application Deadline is April 30, 2023 - March 30, 2023 - California Coast Credit Union

CoBank Donates $2 Million to Dc Central Kitchen to Combat Hunger and Poverty

CoBank Donates $2 Million to Dc Central Kitchen to Combat Hunger and Poverty

CoBank has donated $2 million to DC Central Kitchen (DCCK), a Washington, DC-based social enterprise nonprofit that combats hunger and poverty through job training and job creation, while promoting a market for locally sourced, fresh produce – spending over $600,000 in 2022 with small and... - March 28, 2023 - DC Central Kitchen

BAMSI Named 2023 Business of the Year by Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce

BAMSI, a nonprofit human services agency providing vital programs and services to individuals and families throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, has been named the 2023 Business of the Year by the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented annually to a local business that has... - March 28, 2023 - BAMSI

PromoStandards Announces Its Official 2023 Board of Directors

PromoStandards summarizes its 2023 goals as the nonprofit officially announces its 2023 Board of Directors. The Board has already begun transitioning its previous responsibility of making operational decisions to the nonprofit’s committees, freeing the Board’s Officers and Directors to focus on strategic planning. - March 27, 2023 - PromoStandards

The Effect of Physical and Mental Health on Financial Well-Being

The Institute of Consumer Money Management (ICMM), a nonprofit public charity organization based in North Carolina funded a study to explore the Link between Physical and Mental Health and Financial Well-Being. A new literature review, titled, "Literature Review on the Effect of Physical and... - March 25, 2023 - The Institute of Consumer Money Management

The New York Junior League Hosted 71st Annual Winter Ball, Raising Over $600,000 for Training and Community Programs

The sold-out Winter Ball, the New York Woman: Leading a Legacy and Lighting the Way, Celebrated Two Outstanding Sustainers and Five Outstanding Volunteers. - March 24, 2023 - New York Junior League

HSG Announces 30th Annual Meeting

HSG Announces 30th Annual Meeting

The Huntington Study Group (HSG), a world leader in conducting clinical trials and providing educational programming for Huntington’s disease (HD), recently announced that their 2023 Annual Meeting will be held November 2-4, 2023 at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, AZ, a... - March 21, 2023 - Huntington Study Group

PAWS NY Returns to Monarch Rooftop for 2023 Barks & Blooms Benefit to Raise Money for People and Pets in Need

This year’s fundraising event, sponsored by PetPlate, will take place on Tuesday, April 25, from 6:30-9:00pm, and tickets are now on sale. - March 21, 2023 - PAWS NY

Dale Carnegie Presents Its "Leadership Award" to Starting Right Now

Dale Carnegie Presents Its "Leadership Award" to Starting Right Now

Starting Right Now, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending homelessness among high school students, has received the prestigious Leadership Award from Dale Carnegie Tampa Bay in recognition of their outstanding partnership with the youth population for the past 15 years. - March 21, 2023 - Rick J. Gallegos & Associates

Duke Endowment Grant Spurs Expansion of Mental Health Services, via the Clubhouse Model, in North and South Carolina, USA

Duke Endowment Grant Spurs Expansion of Mental Health Services, via the Clubhouse Model, in North and South Carolina, USA

Clubhouse International is proud to be the recipient of a grant awarded by the The Duke Endowment towards its plan to promote awareness, education and support for mental health services by expanding the Clubhouse Model of psychosocial rehabilitation in North Carolina and South Carolina, USA. The project is a pilot beginning this year in South Carolina for expansion across the U.S. - March 20, 2023 - Clubhouse International

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