People & groups, U.S./World

Published on November 5, 2004

* Employees from UPS put in over 13,000 hours of community service work in 35 countries as part of company’s second-annual Global Volunteer Week.

* Kintera, San Diego-based software company for nonprofits, and American Express created alliance to let nonprofits that use Kintera Sphere software receive additional funds each time donors give through the software program using American Express card.

* Orianna Webb, acting composition department head, Cleveland Institute of Music, received 2004 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Music Composition prize and $20,000 from School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut.

* National Association for Home Care & Hospice gave:

• Claude D. Pepper award to Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho governor and chairman, National Governors Association, for work to advance interests of senior citizens and disabled Americans.
• Lifetime Achievement award former Sen. Robert Dole, author, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Mother Teresa Heroic Caregiver award to Former First Lady Nancy Reagan for her care of the late President Ronald Reagan.
• Humanitarian of the Year award to William Austin, founder, Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Starkey Laboratories, largest U.S. manufacturer of hearing aids, and founder, Starkey Hearing Foundation.

* Prostate Cancer Foundation launched Monument Park, online site using Kintera Internet tools, for individuals to post tributes and memorials for men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer

* Buccoo Reef Trust, Trinidad and Tobago, received 2004 environmental award from World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations for its work on sustainable development, marine tourism, research, fishing and aquaculture in Caribbean.

* Elbert Sampson, attorney, financial advisor and certified financial advisor, named interim vice president for grantmaking services, Philadelphia Foundation.

* Best Software and Community TechKnowledge agreed to help support and educate nonprofits with information-management and community-impact reporting issues.

* Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic is using new operating management system to improve recording, translating and disseminating production information.

* John H. Taylor, former vice president, research and data services, Council for the Advancement & Support of Education, named vice president for consulting and educational advancement services, RuffaloCody, Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based provider of software and direct marketing strategies for nonprofits.

* GetActive Software ranked 38th on list of Top 100 fastest-growing private companies in Bay Area by San Francisco Business Times.

* Leadership for a Changing World is accepting nominations for 2005 awards that will give $115,000 total to 17 community leaders throughout U.S.

* Hadassah Foundation, New York City, named three to board:

• Froma Barron Benerofe, social worker, Westchester Jewish Community Service.
• Sherri Ades Falchuk, chair, Society of Major Donors, Hadassah Northeast.
• Rebekah M. Farber, co-founder, New Community Jewish High School, Los Angeles

* Hoffberger Foundation, Baltimore, named 2004 Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation of the Year by Maryland chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals.

* University of California at Davis received $73.4 million from alumni, corporations and philanthropic groups in fiscal year 2003-04, fifth-straight year school has raised over $70 million in private gifts.

* National Wildlife Federation received 2004 Excellence in Learning award from brandon-hall.com for its Wildlife University program that uses Isoph Blue online technology, product of Carrboro, N.C.-based Isoph.

* Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation launched Broadway Tickets Program, in which individuals can buy tickets to Broadway shows at twice face value, with half of fee going to foundation for cancer research and other half to pay theatre.

* Adoption Annex launched recently in Roslyn, N.Y., offering services including counseling and social services, help registering online to reunite, peer group meetings, mentoring programs, and other programs.

* New York Life Foundation launched Youth in Action awards to honor groups in New York City dedicated to giving youth a voice and improving their communities.

* David Weinstein, executive vice president, Fidelity Investments, named to board, Reading is Fundamental, Washington, D.C.

* Drummond Pike, founder and president, The Tides Family of Organizations, San Francisco, will receive Outstanding Foundation Professional award from Golden Gate Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals for his work developing field of grantmaking and supporting grassroots and public-interest groups.

* Hispanics in Philanthropy is moving offices to 200 Pine St., Suite 700, San Francisco 94104.

* BT Group, multinational communications company, helped raise over $100,000 at charity auction for Project Renewal to help chronically homeless people in New York City.

* Canary Fund, created by Don Listwin, Silicon Valley executive, launched to address lack of funding for researchers looking for new ways to detect early cancer.

* National Philanthropic Trust hired three staff:

• Margaret Bandera, former business manager, Meadowbrook School, as controller.
• John Berezny, former finance director, Greater Philadelphia Food Bank, as manager of finance and operations.
• Karen Pearson, former processing associate, Vanguard Group, as operations assistant.

* Viewpoint Corporation, New York City, is teaming with Avon Foundation to create Internet toolbar, which people can download from Internet, to promote foundation’s Breast Cancer Crusade.

* Jennifer E. Herring, former executive, Wildlife Conservation Society, named president, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.

* GRACE, Global Resource Action Center for the Environment, launched Sustainable Table campaign to help teach consumers how to shop smarter, eat healthier and support local family farmers.

* Yale School of Management-Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures announced 90 nonprofits selected for round two of national business plan competition for nonprofits.

* Carnegie Corporation of New York named three to board:

• Pedro Aspe, CEO, Protego, Mexican investment banking advisory firm.
• Richard H. Brodhead, president, Duke University.
• Janet L. Robinson, soon-to-be president and CEO, The New York Times Company.

* Kintera established co-marketing agreement with London-based Whitewater Group and set up regional office to help international charities access Kintera Sphere software platform for nonprofits.

* Convio, Austin-based software provider for nonprofits, released free guide to help nonprofits launch online fundraising programs or improve existing programs.

* Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership and its partner Chevron Texaco launched 15 learning centers in Angola, Africa to bring educational media technology to schools in rural areas.

* Community Technology Foundation of California selected 16 individuals for ZeroDivide, three-year fellowship to help leaders promote social justice through information and communications technology.

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