Schwab Charitable Reports Increased Granting Despite Credit Crisis : Donors Continue to Give from Their Charitable Gift Accounts During Unprecedented Period of Economic Uncertainty: "Schwab Charitable Reports Increased Granting Despite Credit Crisis
Donors Continue to Give from Their Charitable Gift Accounts During Unprecedented Period of Economic Uncertainty
SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) October 21, 2008 -- Schwab Charitable, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing national donor-advised funds with 12,000 donors and nearly $2 billion in assets, announced today that grants to charities during the third quarter of 2008 were up 12 percent from 2007 levels."
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Pew's Nonprofit Village Gets First New Tenant - MarketWatch
Pew's Nonprofit Village Gets First New Tenant - MarketWatch: "WASHINGTON, Oct 07, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The National Wildlife Federation Signs Lease at Pew's Washington, D.C. Headquarters
The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced that the National Wildlife Federation will lease over 12,000 square feet of space in its D.C. headquarters, located at 901 E Street, NW. In partnership with the District and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Pew has dedicated the vast majority of its building to housing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, thus making it the city's first 'nonprofit village.'"
The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced that the National Wildlife Federation will lease over 12,000 square feet of space in its D.C. headquarters, located at 901 E Street, NW. In partnership with the District and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Pew has dedicated the vast majority of its building to housing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, thus making it the city's first 'nonprofit village.'"
Friday, October 03, 2008
Celebrity Dogs to Share Spotlight at Charity Event
Celebrity Dogs to Share Spotlight at Charity Event: "SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctors Foster and Smith, the No. 1 catalog and online seller of pet supplies and pharmaceuticals, is proud to announce that Uno, the 2008 Best in Show-winning beagle at the Westminster Dog Show, and Presley, winner in the CBS TV show, 'The Greatest American Dog,' are joining the company to support the Lili Claire Foundation and draw attention to the great work therapy dogs do. The four-legged celebrities will be joining their two-legged counterparts on the red carpet at the Lili Claire Foundation(R) benefit dinner hosted by 'Friends' Matthew Perry, and concert at the Santa Monica (Calif.) Civic Center on Oct. 4. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Lili Claire Family Resource Center at UCLA."