Free Market Foundation

Bristol County Savings Bank | February 10, 2020

Bristol County Savings Bank through its charitable foundation recently awarded $353,600 in grants to 44 nonprofits in the Taunton-Attleboro, New Bedford-Fall River and Greater Pawtucket areas, according to a news release. Patrick J. Murray Jr., president of the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation and CEO and president of Bristol County Savings Bank, awarded the grants to the organizations during a ceremony on Dec. 19 at the Holiday Inn Taunton....

Nonprofit Management

HeroX | July 14, 2021

HeroX, the world's largest crowdsourced innovation platform, announced the introduction of ImpactCrowd, a new initiative to work with charities, NGOs, and mission-driven organizations to use crowdsourcing for social impactfully. Crowdsourcing, which has long been used by well-funded charities such as XPRIZE, is a tried and true method of finding practical answers to many of the world's most difficult issues. ImpactCrowd makes crowdsourcing accessible to nonprofits of all sizes by providi...

Nonprofit Management

PetSmart Charities | May 11, 2022

PetSmart Charities, the nation's top funder of animal welfare, has crossed the landmark 10 millionth pet adoption since launching in 1994. Working with more than 2,500 animal welfare partners at Everyday Adoption Centers in PetSmart's retail stores and hosting annual National Adoption Week events, this powerful milestone honors the millions of people who save lives through adoption. Over the past five years alone, PetSmart Charities has granted $75.6 million to fund services such as tran...

Nonprofit Technology, Philanthropy

PR Newswire | July 25, 2023

The Parkinson's Foundation has announced an investment of $2.8 million in 30 grants to accelerate cutting-edge Parkinson's disease (PD) research. Through research grants, the Foundation funds scientists conducting innovative studies across various aspects of PD to bring forward new therapies, treatments, and ultimately a cure for the 10 million people worldwide living with this debilitating neurological disease. "Taking on a disease as complex as Parkinson's req...