For the past ten years, Angel Babies, a non-profit located in Central California, has been providing support for pregnancy loss and helping parents with babies born with a terminal condition through the grieving process. Their perinatal hospice program is a godsend for families trying to cope with the devastating experience of miscarriage, stillbirth or infant [...]
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Anne Gardner is the Executive Director of Bracelet of Hope, a nonprofit organization in Ontario, Canada. During a recent interview, she shared with us her views and insights regarding their fundraising website, Go Red For Mothers, which is in honor of Mother’s Day. One of the most interesting and exiting aspects regarding the mission of [...]
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Allison Moore was 29 years old and training for the 1995 New York Marathon when she began experiencing severe symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT), an inherited neurological disorder affecting nerves in the hands, arms, feet and legs of 1 in 2500 people. The chronic condition eventually affects walking, balance, and fine motor skills. It took [...]
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My New Red Shoes raises the confidence of thousands of homeless and very-low income children as they start the school year across four counties in California’s Bay Area. How? By providing them with a new pair of shoes, $50 gift card for new school clothes shopping, a little “something special” (like a school supply) and [...]
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Steve Merritt, a professional Certified Flight Instructor, had a pivotal conversation four years ago when he attended a relative’s wedding in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was conversing with a woman who had just returned from a mission trip from one of the Hawaiian islands. She was so elated as she beamed about the good work she [...]
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The arts have traditionally relied on philanthropic endowments and government support for their survival. In these times of international economic struggle, these once reliable funding sources are facing reductions and near extinction. Subsistence needs seem to be taking precedence over artistic endeavors, and the arts have found themselves to be on the front of the [...]
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Toledo, Ohio, hosted its 21st Tent City over the weekend. The annual event brings together the City’s haves and have-nots in order to build relationships and foster awareness. Tent City has been so successful in the past, that this year, a 1 mile march was implemented to give more people the opportunity to volunteer and [...]
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Photo by Braden Summers Last week, Online Fundraising Software provider, DoJiggy, released its call for proposals in the 2010 DoJiggy Giving Award. We caught up with some of last years winners to hear their stories of success and inspire applicants for this year. Roots of Development (ROOTS) was awarded $1000 in the 2009 awards. Marian [...]
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The Touchmark Foundation was founded to enhance the well-being of seniors, a population traditionally underserved in mainstream philanthropy. The Foundation focuses on two priorities: Increasing and retaining the number of nurses to care for the rapidly increasing senior population. Providing programs to improve the physical, social, spiritual, and intellectual lives of seniors. The Touchstone Foundation [...]
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One month ago, Ginny and Scott Cohen made their way over to Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright New Jersey where they were joined by 154 stand up paddlers. The paddlers were getting ready to take part in the 4th Annual Surfers Environmental Alliance 28-mile paddle around the Island of Manhattan. Paddlers from around the world [...]
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