Armed Forces Foundation and Blue Knights of Maryland motorcycle club raised over $17,000 for wounded service personnel during at 4th annual Purple Heart Ride, June 15.
- Professional Area: Fundraising/giving
- September 4, 2008Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minn., publishes corporate responsibility report online.
- September 4, 2008Foundation for California Community Colleges selected Blackboard Connect-ED for mass-notification services.
- September 4, 2008John Wiley & Sons published "Naming Rights: Legacy Gifts and Corporate Money" by Terry Burton.
- September 4, 2008Cub Foods, Stillwater, Minn., to award 40 $1,000 scholarships to high-school seniors in Minn., Wis., Iowa, Ill.; apply online Nov. 15.
- September 4, 2008Employees of Macy's collected 10.2M pounds of food for food banks affiliated with Feeding America, former America's Second Harvest.
- September 4, 2008Ruth Mott Foundation, Flint, Mich., selected Neithercut Advisors, Detroit, to provide consulting services.
- September 4, 2008Best Buy stores accepting cash for American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for hurricane victims, will match up to $1M in donations.
- September 4, 2008Charles O'Donnel II, former president and CEO, KidsPeace National Centers, named CEO, Rensselaerville Institute, Rensselaerville, N.Y.
- September 4, 2008Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation doubled Broad Prize for Urban Education to $2M, to be awarded to four urban districts showing most improvement in education.
- September 4, 2008Youth Service America to award 100 grants up to $1,000 each for youth-led service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day 2009; apply online.
- September 2, 2008Center for Creative Leadership released 2007-2008 annual report; center funded 2,000 organizations, awarded 255 scholarships during 2007-2008 fiscal year.
- September 2, 2008United Way of America established 2008 Hurricane Recovery Fund to aid victims of 2008 hurricane season.
- September 2, 2008David P. Stangis, former global director of corporate responsibility, Intel, named VP of corporate social responsibility, Campbell Soup Company.
- September 2, 2008Safeway raised $9.7M from employees, customers to fund research by Muscular Dystrophy Association and Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
- September 2, 2008Humana Foundation to donate $10 to hurricane relief for every mile traveled on Freewheelin public bikes during Republican National Convention.