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Financial Management

Populus Financial Group Inc. | February 22, 2022

Launched in August 2020 by ACE Cash Express (ACE), a Populus Financial Group brand, the "Chip in for Charity" program allows customers to support an ACE charity partner of their choice simply by using their co-branded charity ACE Flare Account by MetaBank debit card wherever they shop. When the card is swiped, ACE donates an amount equal to a portion of every purchase made to the associated charity, up to preset limits. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS...

Apple | March 05, 2020

In November 2019, Apple pledged to contribute $2.5 billion to fight the affordable housing crisis in California. At the time, Apple said portions of that amount would go toward existing organizations and housing funds. Housing Trust Silicon Valley announced on Thursday that it is launching the Apple Affordable Housing Fund, an Apple-funded effort to build out more affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the Housing Trust, the nonprofit will use that fund to make loans to q...

Fundraising

Gated | September 23, 2022

Gated, the email management solution that challenges unknown senders to donate to charity in order to reach your inbox, just released new nonprofit pages for every organization that its users choose to support. People who use Gated can support any one of 100+ NPOs (such as Doctors Without Borders, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Wounded Warrior Project, et al.) or request a verified nonprofit of their choosing. The new pages were created to highlight each individual nonprofit, showcasing the impact th...

Nonprofit Management

PenFed Credit Union | July 09, 2021

The recipients of PenFed Credit Union's second-quarter charitable donations were revealed today by the San Antonio Service Center. The Animal Defense League of Texas, Brighton Center, Haven for Hope, and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Wounded Service Member Program will receive a $20,000 donation. The Animal Defense League of Texas is a genuine no-kill shelter for abandoned, abused, or neglected dogs and cats, aiming to improve their quality of life by giving necessary...