Volunteer Toronto

Charity Navigator | October 14, 2020

Charity Navigator, the world's largest evaluator of nonprofits, has acquired ImpactMatters, a startup that applies rigorous methodology to assess nonprofit impact. The announcement of the acquisition coincides with the rollout of Charity Navigator's new Impact & Results beacon–part of its recently launched Encompass Rating System–which will continue the organization's shift towards providing a more holistic assessment of nonprofit effectiveness. The organization has h...

Georgia Natural Gas | February 06, 2020

Low-income Georgians throughout the state will have additional financial support to help with the costs of heating their homes this winter. Georgia Natural Gas (GNG), Georgia's leading natural gas provider, is donating $200,000 to the Heating Energy Assistance Team (HEAT), a nonprofit organization that provides energy assistance statewide to Georgians in need. "Year after year, Georgia Natural Gas has remained committed to supporting HEAT's mission to provide energy assistance for l...

Fundraising, Philanthropy

MGM Resorts | August 22, 2022

The MGM Resorts Foundation (the "Foundation") has awarded nearly $2 million in the form of 82 grants to nonprofit organizations located in communities around the country in which MGM Resorts operates, including Southern Nevada, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Northeast Ohio, the DC Metropolitan area and Western Massachusetts. Funding was awarded to organizations that provide basic needs services to community residents. The funds are the result of contributio...

Nonprofit Technology

Catchafire | April 22, 2022

This National Volunteer Month, Catchafire.org, alongside its dedicated volunteers, is celebrating the milestone of reaching over one million volunteer hours. It started with an idea: Catchafire Founder, Rachael Chong, sought to create an innovative pathway for her colleagues to volunteer with organizations they care about. Little did she know that this once small group of coworkers would grow to a pool of thousands of worldwide volunteers who would deliver over one million volunteer hours. Ten y...