Blackbaud Inc., Charleston, S.C., created Blackbaud Interactive, Internet solutions and services division for nonprofits.
- July 2, 2009Twenty-five nonprofit journalism groups endorsed The Pocantico Declaration: Creating a Nonprofit Investigative News Network, calling new journalism initiatives to give Americans watchdog reporting essential to democracy.
- July 2, 2009John E. Kobara, head of external and donor relations, California Community Foundation, named executive vice president and chief operating officer.
- July 1, 2009Ronald McDonald House Charities celebrating 35th anniversary by creating website where visitors can share personal stories of how the charity has touched their lives.
- July 1, 2009Managing Executive Transitions, A Guide for Nonprofits, by Tim Wolfred, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, published by FIeldstone Alliance.
- June 30, 2009Peggy Duxbury, former director of governmental and regulatory affairs at Seattle City Light, named program officer for environment program at William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
- June 30, 2009Nominations for 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Awards accepted through July 31; enter tagline online and receive 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report.
- June 30, 2009Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets -- Why Philanthropy Doesn't Advance Social Progress, by Steven H. Goldberg, published by John Wiley & Sons.
- June 29, 2009Advent Conspiracy used website redesign to raise over $1.5 million for fresh-water wells in underdeveloped countries.
- June 26, 2009Folds of Honor Foundation, Tulsa, Okla., named Ginny Creveling president and chief operative officer.
- June 26, 2009David Levinson, founder and executive director, Big Sunday, named nonprofit leader of the year at 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service.
- June 25, 2009Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO, Harlem Children's Zone, to receive 2009 John W. Gardner Leadership Award, Independent Sector.
- June 24, 2009Chris Noble of LW Robbins, Holliston, Mass., and Brett Jones of DaVinci Direct Partners, Plymouth, Mass., named vice presidents of fundraising, DMW Worldwide, Plymouth, Mass.
- June 24, 2009The St. Baldrick's Foundation has raised over $66 million since 2000 for childhood cancer research and held over 2,300 events where over 100,000 volunteers had their heads shaved.
- June 23, 2009Charity Dynamics and FreeCause combining Boundless Fundraising and SnapCMS products to better mobilize clients' social-networking communities to increase fundraising and support.
- June 23, 2009Rockefeller Foundation and InnoCentive Inc. inviting nonprofits to submit challenges to web-based network of science, engineering, technology, business experts, who could receive funding to solve problems; details online.