People Making a Difference (PMD)

Fundraising

Canadian Red Cross | August 19, 2022

The Canadian Red Cross is pleased to announce its annual fundraising campaign with Walmart Canada has raised more than $4.2 million, bringing the 19-year total of funds raised to over $66 million. This year’s total includes $3.2 million contributed through a combination of Walmart customer donations and associate initiatives, and an additional $1 million contribution by Walmart Canada. This support will help the Red Cross respond to more frequent and complex emergencies, as ...

Education Design Lab | July 27, 2020

Education Design Lab, a national nonprofit and leader in the design, implementation, and scaling of new learning models for higher education and the future of work, today announced a $1.9 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to pilot new solutions and build the capacity of rural community colleges to respond to regional labor markets and the students they serve. The initiative—called Building Rural Innovation, Designing Educational Strategies or BRIDGES—will select five commu...

Nonprofit Management

Classy | October 20, 2021

Classy, a giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about, announced its first acquisition since the company's founding in 2011. Fondi, a virtual and hybrid events platform, will relaunch as Classy Live, a solution that will offer nonprofit customers best-in-class technology for their virtual and hybrid fundraising events. Classy acquired Fondi's technology from Lennd, a next generation event operations portal that simplifies o...

Gilead Sciences, Inc. | April 08, 2020

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced the creation of the global Gilead CARES (COVID-19 Acute Relief and Emergency Support) Grantee Fund to provide financial support to current grantees facing an imminent closure or termination of vital services due to losses attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will provide up to $20 million in donations to these nonprofit groups. Gilead will also make two significant community donations: $1 million to the San Mateo County Strong Fund, which...