US/World: People/Groups

Published on June 9, 2006

Fund gets $20 million for low-income community projects

* Nonprofit Finance Fund received $20 million allocation from U.S. Community Development Financial Institutions to finance community facility projects in low-income areas in New York City and across country.

* Yale School of Management announced creation of Yale Center for Corporate Governance and Performance with $20 million in gifts from individual and corporate donors; Yale College alum David Nierenberg and wife Patricia donated $10 million.

* Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched three-year, $4.5 million program to reduce emotional and behavioral problems of children in low-income, refugee- and immigrant-dense communities.

* Allegheny County, Penn., unveiled HumanServices.net, website with database of 3,000 social service and related agencies.

* TechSoup, nonprofit website providing free computer software to nonprofits, added 20 Adobe software titles to donation program.

* History Channel and American Association for State and Local History honored with Silver Halo Award, Best Social Service/Education Program, at annual Cause Marketing Forum conference.

* Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program of Aspen Institute announced minority student fellowship program with grants of $2,500 to $5,000 based on academic excellence and need.

* Association of Junior Leagues International named seven new board members; Sandi Kemmish, former president and program officer, Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, named president.

* American College of Radiology announced launch of e-campus initiative on LearnSomething platform Isoph Blue for online radiology education.

* Red, White and Green Campaign announced, with 60 $500 grants for people ages 15 to 25 to create community service projects addressing climate change.

* Royal Govain, Montreal, former executive director, external affairs, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, appointed as first CEO of Grenzebach Glier Canada, arm of Chicago-based international nonprofit management consulting firm.

* Dow Jones vice president Paul Steiger and South Florida-based financiers E. Roe Stamps IV and Earl W. Powell elected to John S. and James L. Knight Foundation board of trustees.

* Skoll Foundation, Palo Alto, Calif., announced Lance Henderson as vice president, to lead strategic program development.

* Wayne Sheets promoted to executive director of National Rifle Association Foundation; will remain director of endowment programs.

* Keystone Center, Keystone, Colo., announced recipients of leadership awards:

• Leadership in the Environment Award, John H. Adams, co-founder and former president, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Leadership in Education Award, Rodger Bybee, executive director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
• Leadership in Industry Award, Peter A. Darbee, board chair/ceo/president, PG&E Corporation
• Leadership in Government Award, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.
• Spirit of Keystone Award, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas

* All Kinds of Minds announced Schools Attuned program in Houston to help educators recognize needs of struggling students, with $1.2 million donation from Brown Foundation, and additional funding from Cullen and Powell foundations and Houston Endowment.

* Steve Allen, director of legal services, Center for Community Solutions, San Diego, received Hometown Hero award from Men’s Leadership Forum for efforts at prevention of gender-based violence.

* Roger Craver, founder, Craver, Matthews and Smith, and Sheeraz Haji, CEO, GetActive Software, slated to speak at Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising conference, July 12-14, Washington, D.C.

* Joyce Foundation, Chicago, announced three-year, $10,000 initiative to improve link between education, job training and employer needs in Midwest and promote economic growth.

* TravelRepublic.co.uk, online travel business, UK, announced initiative with World Land Trust to preserve biodiversity, reduce carbon emissions and regenerate forests, hoping to set standard in travel industry.

* Bob Carter, president, Ketchum Inc., named new chair of board of trustees for ePhilanthropy Foundation.

* Public Allies announced as winner of 2006 Civic Change Award from Pew Partnership for Civic Change.

* Nonprofit division of DMW Worldwide, marketing service provider for mission-driven enterprises, named fundraising agency of record by KERA public radio and television stations, North Texas.

* California Endowment, private, state-wide health foundation, announced appointment of new program officer Carol Casaday, formerly independent human services consultant.

* Elizabeth Warner, loan officer, Peoples First Community Bank, Shalimar, Fla., will donate three percent of personal commission and $5 from new account referrals to Children in Crisis, nonprofit working to house abused and neglected children in Okaloosa and Walton counties in Florida.

* Group of 19 Wellesley students and staff spent week in Slidell, La., working on hurricane relief with Habitat for Humanity, with six students continuing work in New Orleans through August.

* World Land Trust announced eligibility as charity that can receive proceeds from auctions on eBay through middleman charity Mission Fish.

* Vintage Affaire, wine auction benefiting Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Palo Alto, Calif., will take place July 22 in Palo Alto.

* Hewlett Packard and Advanced Micro Devices announced next phase of initiative to support Lance Armstrong Foundation with creation of special edition notebook computer with proceeds benefiting LAF.

* America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth announced partnership with Houston businesses and nonprofits to launch Houston’s Kids, community-based initiative to give academic, psychological, nutritional help to children affected by Hurricane Katrina.

* Ceres and Noble Foundation announced collaboration to develop and commercialize new biomass crops aimed at fuel ethanol production.

* National Center for Family Literacy announced competition for five $600,000 grants to implement Toyota Family Literacy Program; grants aimed at communities with large or fast-growing Hispanic and other immigrant populations. Visit website for information.

* Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced three-year, $10 million program to select up to six communities to receive up to $600,000 to build and sustain high-quality healthcare systems. Apply here.

* Nationwide launched On Your Side Volunteer Network, program allowing company associates to search for volunteer opportunities in community and earn benefits for volunteering.

* James Whaley named president of Siemens Foundation, Jennifer Harper named vice president.

* Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation kicked off year-long fundraising and education campaign, “Passionately Pink for the Cure.”

* Convio Inc. and Heller Consulting announced partnership to integrate technologies of firms’ fundraising software to create a new system.

* L’Oreal awarded five female scientists with $20,000 each to conduct research projects aimed at bridging employment gap between men and women in the field.

* Moyer Foundation, founded by Seattle Mariners pitcher Jamie Moyer and wife, Karen, to help children in severe distress, saw revenue growth of more than 650 percent to $3 million over the past four years through leadership of executive director Gary Pollock.

* YouthNoise, social network for young people creating social change, announced completion of $1.5 million first round of funding and creation of “blueprint” for capitalizing nonprofits based on for-profit model.

* Boys and Girls Clubs of America announced $4.6 million partnership with CA, information technology company, to launch National Information Security Technology Program, bolstering information technology security at nonprofit’s national headquarters.

* Lyn St. James Foundation announced eBay Charity Auction to benefit “Women in the Winner’s Circle” program, promoting diversity and parity in motor sports.

* United Homecare Services raised $170,000 at 12th annual Claude Pepper Memorial Awards Dinner benefiting services that help frail seniors remain independent.

* James Siegal, former registration chief, New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, named vice president for nonprofit sector programs and practice, Independent Sector.

* Salisbury University, Salisbury, Md., marked 80th anniversary by announcing $25 million fundraising campaign, 80 percent complete first two-year quiet phase.

* Youth Leadership Institute, San Francisco, named David Greco as new vice president for professional services and Margaret Libby as new vice president of community based programs.

* Sharon Emek, managing director of CBS Coverage Group, Patricia Greene, provost-elect of Babson College, Ruth Owades, CEO Owades Enterprises and Flori Roberts, co-founder, The Roberts Group, named to board of Center for Women’s Business Research.

* Calvert Foundation reached $100 million mark in sales of Community Investment Notes, which allow investors to get both a financial and social return through investments that fund loans to nonprofits.

* Kelly J. Zuniga named executive director, Houston Community College System Foundation, which funds HCC college programs and facilities.

* Rotman NeXus, management consulting firm for nonprofits, run by MBA students at University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, began second year of operation.

* Marcie Moore-Gantz, former deputy district administrator, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, named deputy director for programs, Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado.

* Harris Connect Internet Services, Purchase, N.Y., announced renewal of five-year contract with Alpha Phi International Fraternity to provide internet services.

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