Ten high-school, middle-school students received Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for volunteer efforts, including $5,000 gift each and, $5,000 to be donated to charity of choice; winners are: Kristen Allcorn, 18, Sedalia, Mo.; Kristin Brandt, 17, Lock Haven, Pa.; Bria Brown, 13, Miami Gardens, Fla.; Shanna Decker, 17, Plainview, Minn.; Talia Leman, 13, Waukee, Iowa; Jenna Machado, 17, Boulder, Colo.; Riley Miller, 14, Bowling Green, Ky.; Kaylee Marie Radzyminski, 16, Cleveland, Tenn.; Mark Rinkel, 12, Aurora, Colo.; Joey Rizzolo, 13, Paramus, N.J.
- August 28, 2008The Meth Project, Montana anti-methamphetamine organization, replicated in Ariz., ID, Ill., Wyo. and expects continued expansion.
- August 28, 2008Project Home Again names 20 recipients of new houses with forgivable mortgages in New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood.
- August 28, 2008Community Council of Greater Dallas received Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility from Institute for a Competitive Workforce.
- August 28, 2008California Community College Foundation celebrated decade of service, has provided total of $100M to 110 California community colleges since inception.
- August 28, 2008MetLife Foundation and National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts launched Creative Aging Program to support art education for older adults; information online.
- August 28, 2008Gavin Kerr, former member of Sherbrooke Partners healthcare-consulting firm, named president and CEO, Inglis Foundation, Pa.
- August 28, 2008Ashoka of Virginia and Staples launched Youth Social Entrepreneur essay competition; information online.
- August 28, 2008Bruce Lowry, former head of global public relations team, Novell, named communications director, Skoll Foundation, Palo Alto, Calif.
- August 28, 2008John Hancock's Boston Marathon Fundraising Program raised $3.3M for 56 Boston-area organizations, hospitals, nonprofits.
- August 28, 2008America's Promise Alliance added Kia Albertson-Rogers, Amy Baker, Matthew Boring, Zak Newman, Julia Sewell to youth-partnership team.
- August 28, 2008Tom Stites, director of product creation, Nike Golf, named to board, Ben Hogan Foundation, Texas.
- August 28, 2008Randa Slim, former VP, International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, named senior program advisor for Peace and Security Program, Rockefeller Brothers Foundation.
- August 28, 2008Sage Software released Sage Fundraising 100 - Rainbow Edition 7 for United Way affiliates in North America.
- August 28, 2008Berkshire Community College, Mass., to offer professional fundraising certificate program to train students for careers in philanthropy.
- August 28, 2008New York Community Trust hired Embolden of R.I. for web design, online community development.