Edyth Bush Foundation hits $100M mark in grants awarded - Orlando Business Journal

Edyth Bush Foundation hits $100M mark in grants awarded - Orlando Business Journal: As its 40th anniversary fast approaches, the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation hit another important milestone this month: The foundation has awarded $100 million in grant money.

Raleigh Anti-Poverty Organization Wins $25,000 Mobile Grant After Live Vote-Off

Raleigh Anti-Poverty Organization Wins $25,000 Mobile Grant After Live Vote-Off: North Carolina-based Passage Home, a nonprofit focused on breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness in Wake County, claimed victory last Thursday evening when it garnered over 2,000 online votes in 45 minutes to surpass Portland, Oregon’s Cat Adoption Team as well as two other finalists in Atlantic BT's inaugural "Gives Back" Grant Contest.

DonorSnap Fundraising Software Releases Integrated Online Donations, Registrations, and Forms for Nonprofits - SFGate

DonorSnap Fundraising Software Releases Integrated Online Donations, Registrations, and Forms for Nonprofits - SFGate: DonorSnap has teamed up with Accelerated Payment Technologies to process online donations collected through its new integrated form tool. Nonprofits can now collect donations, event registrations, or contact information and deliver that information directly to their donor database without any manual entry. This new form tool is offered to all DonorSnap clients at no extra cost.

Thrive DC Selected as Featured Non-Profit in 2012-2013 Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington - MarketWatch

Thrive DC Selected as Featured Non-Profit in 2012-2013 Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington - MarketWatch: Thrive DC, a non-profit dedicated to helping homeless, hungry and vulnerable individuals in the DC metropolitan area, is pleased to announce its inclusion in the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington for 2012-13. Thrive DC is one of 74 outstanding non-profits selected by a panel of over 100 expert reviewers from area foundations, corporate giving programs, and peer non-profit organizations.

GuideStar Premium Now Allows Subscribers to Download Comprehensive Nonprofit Information in Six New Ways - MarketWatch

GuideStar Premium Now Allows Subscribers to Download Comprehensive Nonprofit Information in Six New Ways - MarketWatch: GuideStar, the leading source of nonprofit information, today announced new enhancements to GuideStar Premium, the tool that enables professionals and nonprofits to more efficiently analyze nonprofit information. In addition to the in-depth financial, compensation, and board information that GuideStar Premium has always delivered, users can now download data on revenue and expenses; balance sheets; officers, directors, and key employees; and highest paid employees for up to the five most recent fiscal years, as well as board of directors data for the most recent year. Additionally, they can download this information to create custom reports, graphs, and presentations the way they wish, when they wish.

Give2Asia Launches New Operations for Hong Kong Donors - MarketWatch

Give2Asia Launches New Operations for Hong Kong Donors - MarketWatch: Today Give2Asia, the leader in international philanthropic services for Asia, announces the formation of Give2Asia Foundation Ltd., a Section 88 charitable organization in Hong Kong. Give2Asia Foundation Ltd. provides grantmaking and philanthropic advisory services while offering tax benefits to individual, foundation and

NetSuite Joins A Billion Change To Envision The Future Of Corporate Service - Technology News - redOrbit

NetSuite Joins A Billion Change To Envision The Future Of Corporate Service - Technology News - redOrbit: NetSuite will join the campaign at the White House today for a forum on “A Billion Change in Action: Connecting to the Future of Corporate Service.” Leaders in industry, civic engagement and policy will convene at this forum to discuss opportunities for businesses to scale efforts and partnerships to meet the social, economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century through skills-based service. They will also explore ways to align corporate skills-based service programs with national initiatives to boost innovation, competitiveness and models of effective collaboration.

GuideStar Nonprofit Reports Now Include an "Impact Tab," Featuring Expert Reviews and Assessments - MarketWatch

GuideStar Nonprofit Reports Now Include an "Impact Tab," Featuring Expert Reviews and Assessments - MarketWatch: Additionally, GuideStar's Quick View summary at the top of the nonprofit report will show a green checkmark if the expert information is available. This new area of GuideStar's nonprofit reports, known as the "Impact Tab," signifies a complete merging of databases between GuideStar and Philanthropedia, acquired by GuideStar in early 2011.

"The demonstration of nonprofit impact--the outcomes of an organization's work to serve and achieve its mission--is an increasingly important metric that donors are searching for before deciding where to direct their charitable contributions," said Erinn Andrews, GuideStar's senior director of nonprofit initiatives

Be The Match Kicks off Nationwide Effort to Increase African American Bone Marrow Donors | Business Wire

Be The Match Kicks off Nationwide Effort to Increase African American Bone Marrow Donors | Business Wire: Registry events nationwide will encourage more African Americans to step forward and join the Be The Match Registry�. It’s the world’s largest listing of potential bone marrow donors, who hold the potential of a cure for patients like Valaria who have sickle cell anemia or life-threatening blood cancers.

Online, people will be asked to visit SWABplusDNA.org to learn the facts about donation. That’s because myths about bone marrow donation keep many people from joining the Be The Match Registry and potentially saving a life.

A Billion Change Envisions the Future of Corporate Service | abillionpluschange.org

A Billion Change Envisions the Future of Corporate Service | abillionpluschange.org: A Billion Change Envisions the Future of Corporate Service
June 27,2012 AT 5:00 AM

200 Companies Pledge Nearly $1.8 Billion in Pro Bono Services to Nonprofits

Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2012) — A Billion Change, a rapidly growing national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars of pro bono and skills-based volunteer (SBV) services from corporate America, announced today that 200 companies have pledged an estimated $1.8 billion worth of skills-based services to help build nonprofit capacity. This keeps A Billion Change on track to inspire 500 companies to create or expand a skills-based volunteer program in their workplace by 2013.

Thousands of Global Citizens Gather Through Rio Social to Address Sustainability Challenges and Build a Better World

Thousands of Global Citizens Gather Through Rio Social to Address Sustainability Challenges and Build a Better World: Thousands of Global Citizens Gather Through Rio Social to Address Sustainability Challenges and Build a Better World
Global leaders in digital media, technology, and philanthropy, gather in-person and online with private sector, government, and civil society stakeholders to address the future we want.

Tim Hortons Camp Day raises a record $11 million! - MarketWatch

Tim Hortons Camp Day raises a record $11 million! - MarketWatch: Thanks to loyal Tim Hortons guests and generous restaurant owners, this year's Camp Day raised a record $11 million, which will help send more than 15,000 deserving kids from economically disadvantaged homes on a once-in a-lifetime camping adventure.

On Camp Day, owners of more than 4,000 Tim Hortons restaurants in Canada and the United States, generously donate all proceeds from coffee sales to the Tim Horton Children's Foundation (THCF) and hold numerous fundraising events to raise even more money for the camps. Last year, the popular event raised $9.9 million and contributed significantly to sending kids from local schools and community groups to year-round camps.

New Give2Asia Fiscal Sponsorship Partners Deliver Critical Services to Children in Bangladesh & Cambodia - MarketWatch

New Give2Asia Fiscal Sponsorship Partners Deliver Critical Services to Children in Bangladesh & Cambodia - MarketWatch: SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 11, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Today, Give2Asia, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization promoting transformative philanthropy to Asia announces new fiscal sponsor partnerships with the Korean Development Association in Bangladesh (KDAB) and Build Your Future Today. Fiscal sponsorships are designed to build civil society in Asia by allowing Give2Asia's new partners and our 140 existing fiscal sponsorship partners to collect tax-deductible donations from their supporters in the United States.

Bridge Conference to Attract Fundraisers and Integrated Marketing Pros - MarketWatch

Bridge Conference to Attract Fundraisers and Integrated Marketing Pros - MarketWatch: WASHINGTON, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Marketing executives, fundraisers and nonprofit professionals need to improve their effectiveness in helping organizations raise money and reach donors in the wake of the severe economic downturn that started in 2008. That's why thousands of them across the U.S. and Canada will be attending the 7th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference in Washington, D.C. August 7-9.

Blackbaud Launches Guide Creative Focused on Nonprofit Design | Virtual-Strategy Magazine

Blackbaud Launches Guide Creative Focused on Nonprofit Design | Virtual-Strategy Magazine: Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the launch of Guide Creative™, a full service design agency exclusively serving nonprofits that offers strategy and branding services, web design and development, mobile and social strategy, and analysis. Guide Creative offers web design and development services for organizations using both Blackbaud products, including Blackbaud NetCommunity™ and Blackbaud Sphere�, and open-source platforms, like Wordpress�.