Crisis Text Line

Lyft | April 02, 2020

Lyft is partnering with some Boston non-profits to give staff and employees at essential services free rides. The rideshare company is partnering with Women’s Lunch Place, World Central Kitchen, the Greater Boston Food Bank and Transition House, to provide access to transportation for essential workers, low-income families, and other communities in need in Boston during the coronavirus pandemic....

Social Movements and Community

PR Newswire | July 07, 2023

Lifespace Communities, one of the top 10 largest nonprofit senior living communities in the country, has expanded its partnership with Candoo Tech to provide technology support, education and training to all their independent living residents across its 17 communities. Services include unlimited remote one-to-one tech training and support, group lessons and a library of on-demand content. "The Candoo partnership is a game-changer for our communities. This platform offers a ...

Microsoft | July 01, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an almost immeasurable negative impact on the wider economy. Specifically in the job market, there have been millions of job losses, and in the U.S. alone unemployment numbers like these have not been seen since the Great Depression. Now, tech companies are slowly stepping up to try to address the crisis, and the latest development on that front comes from Microsoft. The company today announced a wide-ranging, global portal for free skills training for people who ar...

Nonprofit Management

Classy | June 17, 2021

Classy, a Public Benefit Corporation that develops fundraising software for nonprofits, announces the launch of Classy Academy, a free learning platform of on-demand courses designed to help social sector professionals best leverage Classy's cloud-based fundraising tools for online fundraising campaigns. Last week, the new initiative was announced at Classy's Collaborative: Virtual Sessions, the company's annual conference for nonprofit professionals. This year's event drew over ...