United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM)

Nonprofit Management

Change.org | September 23, 2021

Change.org, the world's largest platform for social change, announced a transition in ownership of the company to the nonprofit Change.org Foundation. This is made possible by donations of equity from more than 50 leading entrepreneurs and philanthropists who have invested in the company's growth, led by LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman and including Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, and Arianna Huffington. "Nonprofit ownership will secure the ...

Fundraising

JDRF | May 05, 2022

JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, announces the launch of the 2022 vehicle sweepstakes for JDRF. This year one lucky winner will win Ford's highly anticipated new electric F-150 Lightning. "Building on the excitement around F-150 Lightning is an excellent way to help JDRF fund research and help find a cure for type 1 diabetes," said Linda Zhang, F-150 Lightning chief program engineer. "One lucky individual will wi...

Education Design Lab | July 27, 2020

Education Design Lab, a national nonprofit and leader in the design, implementation, and scaling of new learning models for higher education and the future of work, today announced a $1.9 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to pilot new solutions and build the capacity of rural community colleges to respond to regional labor markets and the students they serve. The initiative—called Building Rural Innovation, Designing Educational Strategies or BRIDGES—will select five commu...

Nonprofit Management

Equitable, Purposity | October 04, 2021

Equitable, a leading financial services organization and principal franchise of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH), announced a new, multi-year partnership with Purposity, a not-for-profit online platform that helps people see and respond to real-time, essential needs in their local communities. Using the Purposity app, community members can identify people in need and provide them with basic critical needs, ranging from school supplies to a new pair of shoes to even bedding on ...