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Social Movements and Community, Philanthropy

Businesswire | July 10, 2023

Upbound Group, Inc., a leading provider of technology driven and flexible leasing solutions for consumers through its operating brands including Rent-A-Center® and Acima®, continued our partnership and donated $100,000 to Hire Heroes USA for the second consecutive year. The organization is dedicated to support veterans and military spouses get hired and retain their jobs. Upbound supports charities and organizations that align with its community pillars: disaster relief,...

Fundraising, Philanthropy

Gary Sinise Foundation | October 18, 2022

American Tire Distributors (ATD) announced that it raised $1.5M for the Gary Sinise Foundation (GSF), setting a record for the largest amount of money ATD has ever raised for the organization. GSF is ATD's philanthropic partner dedicated to providing support to military service men and women, veterans, first responders and their families. ATD announced the increased fundraising goal as part of this year's "Summer for Heroes Giving Campaign." The campaign ran June...

Ideabar | August 20, 2020

Ideabar is accepting nominations for the Empowering Equality program now through Sept. 30. One metro Atlanta nonprofit will win $250,000 of in-kind marketing services to advance racial equality and social justice. Ideabar, a Cox Enterprises company, is a world-class marketing and media agency with offices in Atlanta and West Palm Beach, Fla. The organization that tells the most compelling story about how it is advancing racial equality and social justice will be awarded in-kind marketing service...

United Way | July 28, 2020

The United Way of North Central Massachusetts announced this week that it will award $555,357 in grants to support 40 local nonprofit programs through its Community Impact Fund. In addition, UWNCM has raised and is currently distributing more than $300,000 in grants to help families and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, bringing its total recent grant distributions to nearly $1 million. The UWNCM Community Impact Fund gives grants annually to programs that address the region’s m...