World Affairs Council of New Orleans

PayPal | January 21, 2020

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that it processed a record $10.3 billion in donations to charities around the world in 2019, and more than $1 billion in the month of December alone, as mobile and other digital channels continue to change how donors engage with nonprofit organizations. Twenty-one percent of all donations processed by PayPal in 2019 were made through mobile devices. "Our efforts to drive social impact and create value for all of our stakeholders continue ...

Nonprofit Management

American Red Cross | March 15, 2022

This March, the American Red Cross is honoring the critical partners who make its mission possible during its annual Red Cross Month celebration. Helping the Red Cross stay ready for emergencies throughout the year are some of our most generous corporate partners supporting Where It's Needed Most (WINM). These companies, along with countless other WINM donors, help people in times of crisis by supporting the most urgent humanitarian needs. WINM partners — and their emplo...

Fundraising, Nonprofit Technology

CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND | September 26, 2022

Cure Alzheimer's Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to funding the most promising research to prevent, slow or reverse Alzheimer's disease, announced today that it has reached an important milestone—awarding more than $150 million in research grants to many of the leading scientists throughout the world investigating the disease. Since its establishment in 2004, Cure Alzheimer's Fund (CureAlz) has supported more than 670 innovative projects led by 249 scientists resulti...

Nonprofit Management

PlannedGiving.com | March 10, 2022

The last two years have been a roller-coaster ride for nonprofits. COVID-19 has been a social, economic, and health-related disaster, and its impact on communities the world over was swift and devastating. And even though charitable giving rose in response to the pandemic, nonprofit organizations of all shapes and sizes have been stretched to the limit. Increased demand for services coupled with staffing and materials shortages have become the new normal. Annual giving campaigns h...