Hewlett Foundation awards $84 million in grants
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced $84 million in grants for 199 nonprofit organizations around the world. The foundation has six major areas of grantmaking: global development, …
AmericaSpeaks organizes National Town Meeting to engage Americans about the fiscal future
This year, the national economy will face enormous challenges. Even as the economy is reportedly on the rise, America has a growing federal debt that economists suggest could reach …
Auschwitz Institute For Peace And Reconciliation Strives To Stop Genocide
Acts of philanthropy have recently helped a nonprofit organization establish a new $1 million fund that will help fight poverty in the Los Angeles area. The new Mullin-Miller Match Fund …
Small Nonprofit Uses Crowdsourcing To Attract Philanthropy
When it comes to nursing homes, nonprofit facilities may be the better option, according to a study from Physicians for a National Health Program. The authors reviewed 82 individual …
One In Five American Families With Kids Are Food Insecure
On September 7, 2006, Scott Harrison invited 700 people to his New York City birthday party and asked each attendee to bring $20. The money he raised at this …
Compound Abuse Rehab And Drug Cure Facilities
New York-based Simons Foundation has granted $60 million to the University of California, Berkeley to create theory of computing institute . The new institute will be housed in Berkeley’s Calvin …
Intel Dell Fujitsu Partner With Nonprofit To Increase Low Income Internet Access
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation will be donating more than $1.2 million dollars to charities in the San Mateo and Santa Clara valleys in Callifornia. The eleven organizations receiving grants …
Nonprofit Air Force Association Recruits Youth For Cyber War Games
(San Francisco, CA, USA) Farida is a mother, wife and small businesswoman in India. She supports her family on less than $2 a day, which is a definition of …
Could chocolate prevent malaria? The Gates Foundation bets $100k that it could
The future of global health may feature a chewing gum that detects malaria, a mobile phone insert that helps diagnose pneumonia, and an "electronic nose" that diagnoses tuberculosis. Thanks to …
Education fundraising expected to decline 4% in 2009
With the recession forcing many businesses and consumers to cut back on spending, nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations are also feeling the pinch. A recent report by the Council for Advancement …