Blue Star Families

Fundraising, Nonprofit Technology

PR Newswire | May 19, 2023

Today, in honor of Military Appreciation Month, Aura, the leader in intelligent safety, announced a three-year partnership with Blue Star Families of New England. Building on Aura's existing sponsorship of and collaboration with the organization's national team, this expansion deepens Aura's support of active-duty service members, veterans and military families, who experience higher-than-average rates of cybercrime, and lost $414 million to fraud in 2022, according to the Fede...

Nonprofit Technology

Blue Star Families | March 24, 2022

Blue Star Families (BSF), a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families and strengthening communities, announced a $10 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the largest single gift in the organization's history. Founded in 2009 by military spouses, BSF's mission is to build stronger communities among military families and their civilian neighbors and support thousands of families with resources, programming, and data-driven solutions to the challenges they fa...

Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | January 15, 2020

Santander US ("Santander") announced a total commitment of more than $14.8 million in charitable giving in 2019 across the United States, including $11.5 million from Santander Bank, N.A., $800,000 through Santander's Universities program, $2.19 million through the Santander Consumer USA Inc. Foundation, and more than $385,000 from Banco Santander Puerto Rico. "Santander continues to invest in the communities we serve through our charitable giving," said Tim Wennes,...

Brighton Twp. | January 14, 2020

Brighton Township employees who wanted to wear jeans to work were able to raise over $500 for a local nonprofit organization doing just that. Earlier this month, township employees completed their yearly fundraiser and raised a total of $530 for Blue Star Service Dogs. Blue Star Service Dogs rescues and trains shelter dogs, and pairs them with veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury. Township Clerk Joe Riker, along with Treasurer Rose Drouillard and other staff mem...