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Nonprofit Technology, Philanthropy

PR Newswire | May 18, 2023

Bank of America today announced it has awarded a $3 million grant to the Obama Foundation to support its workforce development and community support initiatives, both of which are tied closely to the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side. Funding from Bank of America, to be delivered over three years, is already at work supporting the Foundation's ambitious workforce development goals, which include eliminating barriers to entry and creating oppor...

GoFundMe | March 02, 2020

Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE), an Atlanta nonprofit biotechnology company owned by Emory University, launched a GoFundMe charity campaign to help accelerate testing for its antiviral compound that could potentially be used to treat the new coronavirus associated with the outbreak in China and spreading around the globe. After four days the effort has raised just short of $22,000 of the $5 million goal. While a related treatment, administered via injection, is currently being evaluate...

Nonprofit Technology

Binance | February 28, 2022

Binance, the world's leading crypto and blockchain infrastructure provider, has committed US$10 million minimum to help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine through its Binance Charity Foundation. The donation will be split between major intergovernmental organizations and nonprofit organizations already on the ground, including UNICEF, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, iSans and People in Need, to help support displaced children and families in Ukraine and its neighboring countries. ...

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...