Vital Strategies

Fundraising

Algolia | May 05, 2022

Algolia, the leading API Platform for Search & Discovery, announced that GoFundMe, which has raised more than $15 billion from more than 200 million donations since its founding in 2010, has expanded its investment in search and discovery. GoFundMe, a long-time Algolia customer, has added InstantSearch and Query Suggestions to its website along with Algolia’s unique A/B testing capabilities. With these new features in place, GoFundMe further increased conversion rates by 15% and booste...

Financial Management

John Hancock | June 08, 2022

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that $35.6 million was raised for more than 200 non-profit organizations through this year's 126th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18. The B.A.A. Official Charity Program and the John Hancock Non-Profit Program have combined to raise more than $460 million since the charity program's inception at the 1989 Boston Marathon. The $35.6 million raised this year includes donations raised through the B.A.A.'s Official Ch...

Nonprofit Management

Consumer Cellular | December 22, 2021

Consumer Cellular CEO Ed Evans announced that the company will make a $100,000 donation to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund to benefit the victims of the recent tornado that overwhelmed the area. Evans said the donation is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to serve the communities where it is located. The tornado that ripped through western Kentucky is completely devastating for the entire state and nation. Through this d...

Horizon Bank | March 12, 2020

Horizon Bank recently donated $136,369 in employee and company matching donations to the United Way in Indiana and Michigan. The downtown Michigan City-based bank said the donation will help more than 850,000 people in the two states where it has banking operations. “We are pleased to make this donation,” Horizon Bank Chairman and CEO Craig Dwight said. “Horizon Bank has a long tradition of being invested in the communities we serve. We thank our many employees who gave so gene...