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Make-A-Wish | November 16, 2022

Today, Snappy, the New York-based tech start-up revolutionizing gifting, announced the company has reached a donation milestone of $1 million to Make-A-Wish® through customer donations via the company’s gifting platform, which equates to granting more than 100 life-changing wishes for children battling critical illnesses. This accomplishment comes one year after launching its partnership with Make-A-Wish in November 2021. “Our initial goal was to help...

PayPal | January 14, 2020

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong helped lead a multistate settlement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund. The settlement, announced Tuesday, ensures donors have adequate information and disclosures when making charitable contributions through the company's online fundraising platform. A multistate settlement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund includes a $200,000 donation to the National Association of Attorneys General, and an assurance the nonprofit will provide adequate disclosures...

Fundraising, Nonprofit Technology

Wells Fargo | September 21, 2022

Wells Fargo is donating $300,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support three organizations providing urgent relief in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona. The funding to the Hispanic Federation, SBP, and World Central Kitchen will focus on necessities like meals and supplies as well as resources for rebuilding efforts. “We understand the urgency when natural disasters hit – especially in Puerto Rico, where communities are still recovering from Hurr...

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...