Skoll Foundation, Palo Alto, Calif., presented Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship to 11 organizations, each to receive $1M over three years: Amazon Conservation Team, American Council for Renewable Energy, Arzu, Digital Divide Data, Half the Sky Foundation, KIVA, mothers2mothers, Partners in Health, PeaceWorks Foundation Population and Community Development Association, and Visayan Forum Foundation.
- November 19, 2008Foundation Center expanded electronic grant-reporting initiative to ensure that its grant database stays up-to-date.
- November 19, 2008Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, Conn., to be named Corporate Exemplar by Educational Equity Center at the Academy for Educational Development for company's support of education.
- November 19, 2008Mediaspace Solutions delivered food-donation starter kits to clients to encourage donations to food banks during Thanksgiving season.
- November 19, 2008Susan G. Komen for the Cure selected Charity Dynamics' Boundless Fundraising social-networking software to raise money for 2008 Race for the Cure.
- November 19, 2008
Western Blue raised $10,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sacramento through annual charity golf tournament.
- November 19, 2008SiPort established memorial fund in honor of three executives killed in shooting; funds to be awarded to charities chosen by families of victims.
- November 19, 2008PR News published "Going Green Guidebook" of environmental business strategies; available for purchase online.
- November 19, 2008Sage North America providing hosting services for Sage MIP Fund Accounting software for nonprofits to lower customer IT costs.
- November 19, 2008Independent Sector relocating to 1602 L St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20036, effective Nov. 24; more information online.
- November 19, 2008Safeway raised $18.6M through October store fundraising campaign for breast cancer research, prevention at 13 U.S. and Canadian cancer centers.
- November 19, 2008Junior Achievement of New York added eight New York, Long Island business leaders to board of directors.
- November 19, 2008Nineteen Utah Del Taco locations raised total of $10,000 through employee and customer donations for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
- November 19, 2008Denise Bode, CEO, American Clean Skies Foundation, stepping down in December to become president, American Wind Energy Association.
- November 18, 2008Lawrence A. Pagnoni, president, LAPA Inc., named fellow and consulting associate, Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership at Rutgers University Business School
- November 18, 2008Seedco published 2007 annual report on economic programs, disaster relief; report available online.