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Nonprofit Technology, Philanthropy

Globenewswire | August 04, 2023

Twenty non-profits located across North Carolina have been awarded $800,000 in capacity building grants by SECU Foundation. The funding was part of the Foundation’s Mission Development Grant (MDG) program, providing each non-profit with $40,000 and an approved consultant to help address organizational needs for future business goals and sustainability. A complement to its large-scale grant awards, the MDG program is important to SECU Foundation’s statewide funding st...

Moore | July 18, 2020

National Fundraising Lists, a Moore company, announces that it has been selected by Fluent, a leading performance marketing company, to manage and launch AudienceFirst, a survey-generated database of prospects. By using information individuals provide about themselves, AudienceFirst lists are more accurate for marketers to target potential consumers based on their core reasons for giving or purchasing. With over 60 prospect lists and counting, AudienceFirst reaches the most responsive audiences ...

Career Sparks | September 03, 2020

Career Sparks, a nonprofit organization aimed at connecting real-world career professionals virtually with K-12 students, who are primarily disadvantaged, from a traditional classroom setting or through distance learning, launched today. Career Sparks was conceived when its board members saw the need for children to have positive human connections as many are now being neglected, and often placed in front of screens with no interactive responses and little human connectivity....

Verizon | August 28, 2020

Today, the Verizon Foundation announced a $1 million donation to support immediate relief efforts across communities in Louisiana and Texas impacted by Hurricane Laura. The funds will be donated to the American Red Cross and the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, with each charity receiving $500,000 to aid in their emergency response and recovery. “Verizon stands ready to support first responders, our customers and employees impacted by this catastrophic hurricane,” said Ha...