Image: Shutterstock The state of Maryland has barred a fraudulent charity from soliciting for donations following a number of complaints and an investigation that found the charity was not operating within the law. The Southern Maryland Veterans Association claimed to be helping homeless veterans, but was not using the money they raised for those purposes, […]
Image: Shutterstock For gardeners with a charitable streak, donating part of your harvest to charity can turn your hobby into helping others. According to Plant a Row, a nonprofit dedicated to this exact idea, about 84 million households in the United States have yards or gardens. They maintain that if each of those gardens simply […]
Military veterans are, sadly, some of the most in need of support from nonprofits, but lately there have been a number of veteran’s charities coming under fire for not doing right by the people they’re supposed to be helping. The Wounded Warrior Project has seen the most press, after the CEO and COO were fired […]
New Story Charity began in 2014 and was founded by Michael Arrieta, DocuSign Chief of Staff to Chairman, and DocuSign CEO Keith Krach. Therefore, it is no surprise that DocuSign as a company works so closely with New Story Charity to do so many great things. New Story Charity, a crowd-funding nonprofit whose mission is […]
The Interfaith Center focuses on helping people from a wide variety of religious and spiritual backgrounds to exist peacefully in New York. In addition to educational and interfaith offerings, the ICNY also works to support parolees reentering society, a project they do in partnership with the Harlem Community Justice Center and the J.C. Flowers Foundation. […]
Ever wonder what Google does with all of their money, beyond paying someone to design interesting versions of their logo for special events? And beyond paying their employees and funding new projects and the other things that huge tech companies do, of course? Well they donate a lot of it to charities, often choosing to […]
The Ridgewood Foundation was founded in 1989 by community leaders who wanted to help raise funds to promote educational opportunities for students in New Jersey. In particular, the Foundation focuses on STEM education and helping get students the technology they need to be successful in today’s world. Foundation leadership, including J.C. Flowers Managing Director John […]
Community groups and organizers have accused Walmart of using charitable donations to try and buy support for the company. They claim that the Walmart Foundation has been increasing the value of their donations in areas in which they wish to build stores, and targeting charitable organizations that will improve public perception of the company and […]
Malaria is a major health issue for nearly half of the world’s population, and especially for those living in the poorest parts of the world. Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that is particularly endemic in Sub-Saharan regions in Africa. There are many people involved in the fight against malaria, including scientists that work on […]
The Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College sponsors education programs to help students develop their fullest potential through curricular and experimental learning. Named after prominent philanthropist and businessman Henry R. Kravis, a CMC alumna, the Leadership Institute is also well known for awarding major funds to worthy causes like Helen Keller International and Mothers2Mothers […]