Tag: NonProfit

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 10, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, today announced details of community support provided by their Inland Empire division.

TAMPA, Fla., May 6, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The C Diff Foundation 'International Raising C. diff. Awareness' Conference and Health Expo will be hosted in Atlanta on Sept. 20, 2016 featuring world-renowned experts delivering presentations on health care topics pertaining to the most common pathogen identified, a leading healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in U.S. hospitals alone: Clostridium difficile (C. diff.).

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 2, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spodak Dental Group ('SDG' or the 'Group'), announced their partnership with best-selling author, Tony Robbins, and Feeding America today, with the mission to feed America's hungry. In honor of Spodak Dental Group's 40th Anniversary, Dr. Craig Spodak is launching a '40 Days of Giving' Campaign to raise $40,000 in 40 days, and will donate all monies to Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 28, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, today announced that David McNeil, a principal in the firm's Inland Empire division, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the California Association of Mutual Water Companies Joint Powers Risk and Insurance Management Authority (CAMWC-JPRIMA).

BELLE PLAINE, Minn., April 22, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Project EverGreen, a national non-profit promoting the value of preserving and revitalizing managed green spaces, is bringing its 'Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.'(TM) Initiative to Court Square Park in Belle Plaine, Minnesota.

LAKE CITY, S.C., April 20, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mychal Wynn, author, consultant, college planning expert, and Founder/CEO of the Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity, a Marietta, Georgia-based nonprofit assisting students from underserved and underrepresented communities with college and financial aid planning announced that Lake City High School senior, Rebeca Pacheco, has been selected as the school's second Gates Millennium in as many years.

SEATTLE, Wash., April 1, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Art Makes You, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, is having its fourth fundraiser to raise money for its summer art camps for under-privileged children in the U.S., Latvia and Ukraine.

FT. BELVOIR, Va., March 28, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Time is running out to audition for a special chorus being formed by the Center for American Military Music Opportunities (CAMMO) to perform in the Invictus Games Orlando 2016 on May 8, 2016. The Games will be held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., and broadcast live on ESPN2.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., March 23, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Four Seasons Compassion for Life announces the promotion of Ashley Albers, D.O., to the position of hospice medical director. Albers holds a 2009 doctorate in osteopathic medicine from the A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, and a 2004 bachelor of science in chemistry and mathematics.

TAMPA, Fla., March 17, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- C Diff Foundation, 'C. diff. Spores and More,' Global Broadcasting Network - innovative and educational interactive healthcare talk radio show discusses taking aim at 'superbugs' and the latest Vital Signs Report results with guest Dr. Clifford McDonald, MD on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 17, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Geek Club Books, Inc., an autism nonprofit, today announced Autism EDU, a collection of free educational tools for educators and parents to teach autism topics in inclusive classrooms. Video files, e-books, apps, student handouts and curriculum guides are downloadable via Geek Club Books website.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On March 7, 2016, Laura Gould Crandall, Executive Director of the SUDC Foundation and 2016 FACES Gala Honoree, actor and film producer Harrison Ford, and esteemed medical professionals will attend an exclusive evening at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers featuring dinner and both a live and silent auction to benefit the mission of FACES (Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures) and NYU Langone's Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 18, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Victory Packaging and Move For Hunger are proud to announce their continued partnership in 2016, to help fight hunger and provide much-needed food to local food pantries across the United States. As a proud partner of the national hunger-relief organization for the past four years, Victory Packaging supports Move For Hunger's efforts to reduce food waste and fight hunger.

ELY, Minn., Jan. 25, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ely's Winter Festival and ArtWalk opens Thursday, February 4 and continues through Sunday, February 14, 2016. This annual celebration of winter in the north offers outdoor activities, both muscle- and engine-powered; indoor cultural and social events; and the ArtWalk, which combines the best of indoor and outdoor.

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Neotrope today announced an extension to the 2016 annual PR Grants program application deadline, for U.S.-based 501(c)3 charities, to February 15. Launched in 2000, the Non-Profit PR Grant was designed to help raise awareness of selected charities to traditional media, to the public, as well as to potential halo sponsors and donors.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Jan. 12, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A shared commitment to the greater good and a growing need for trained hospice professionals led Delta Care Rx, a nationally known hospice pharmaceutical provider, to partner with Four Seasons Compassion For Life in the recent development and implementation of an innovative 12-week 'Hospice Nurse Internship Program.'

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 11, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mark your calendars and let the countdown begin for BurgerFest, hosted by Great American Foundation. Nothing says 'all American' like a spring food and music festival in the oldest city in America. Come out and enjoy mouth-watering burgers, great live music and ice cold beer.

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Filmmakers Dylan and Melanie Trivette of Trivette Images were recently recognized as bronze winners of the 36th Annual Telly Awards for their documentary 'A Unified Presence' in the non-profit organization category, Four Seasons Compassion For Life announced today.

ATHENS, Ga., Nov. 23, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The 11th annual observance of Drive Safer Sunday on November 29, 2015 reminds Americans taking holiday road trips to focus on being rested and attentive to dangers inside and outside their cars, says Road Safe America.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 10, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It has been mentioned by many politicians that everybody has a lobbyist except public school children - which means that when critical decisions are made about public schools the loudest voices tend to be well-paid lobbyists, not parents and community stakeholders. COPACS, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit wants parents and community stakeholders across gender, age, socioeconomic status, and ethnic groups to level this playing field.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Nov. 10, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Four Seasons Compassion for Life, an award winning hospice and palliative care industry leader, has been recognized as a Level 2 'We Honor Veterans' partner for its organizational capacity to provide quality care for U.S. military veterans.

HIGHLANDS, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Three Four Seasons Compassion for Life volunteers were recently awarded for their exemplary service to hospice patients and families in the western region of North Carolina, including Jackson, Macon and Swain counties.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Oct. 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This holiday season, children and teens who have lost a loved one will be able to express and ease their grief, thanks to the debut of the 'Healing HeARTS Holiday Workshop.' The free event for grieving children and teens ages 6-18 is sponsored by the Heart Songs Program at Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Central Texas Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth(R), the global organization focused on driving middle-market growth, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Texas Military Officers Association, in an effort to actively expose the two organizations to each other's membership, foster integration, and promote joint programs.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Blue Hill Troupe, the only musical theater group in New York City to donate its net proceeds to charity, announces its 92nd season with 'A Little Night Music,' Nov. 13-21, 2015 at The Theatre at St. Jean's, and Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe, or the Peer and the Peri,' April 8-16, 2016 at El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio. The 2015-2016 season will benefit the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation.

CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 19, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Long-time Saint Robert Bellarmine parishioner and Jefferson Park resident, Jim Ryan, will cycle more than 500 miles in the Camino de Santiago journey to honor and raise funds for the vibrant Saint Robert Bellarmine parish and school community. At 70 years of age, Jim will embark on this historical pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago in Spain (also known as The Way of St. James) from Sept. 21 - Oct. 15, 2015. He is naming his ride the San Roberto Belarmino journey.

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 18, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Joshuacord Inc. announces its Third annual 5K Joshua 1:9 Religious Freedom Run/Walk for November 14, 2015 and displaying the persecuted ribbon for support. Joshuacord is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization.

DENVER, Colo., Aug. 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, July 30, the National Real Estate Practice of EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants presented its charity of choice, Mercy Housing, with a check for $26,000.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Art-In-Relation (A.I.R.), Jonas Sills and Ray Buffer, producers are proud to present their sixth stage production in a unique version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic, 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' for a limited run from August 14-23, 2015.

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 23, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Representatives are volunteering and advocating with the C Diff Foundation, raising Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) awareness and providing educational information to the thousands of fair-goers in North Central Pennsylvania and South Central New York.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In furtherance of its mission: to teach art, science and history through pinball while preserving this unique part of American culture, the Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) will be recreating a room within its facility to strictly focus on teaching science through pinball.

NEW YORK, N.Y., June 17, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Wigglebutt Warriors(R), the fundraising arm of canine-centric digital magazine Fidose of Reality, is excited to announce Wigglebutts Uncorked, a pet-friendly fundraising gala to benefit Second Chance Rescue.

LONG BEACH, Calif., June 16, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Art-in-Relation (AIR) will present a co-production of the classic opera 'Carmen' to The Ernest Borgnine Theatre, Saturday, June 20, 2015. The co-production will run for one performance only. The Ernest Borgnine Theatre is located at 855 Elm Ave. in Long Beach.

RALEIGH, N.C., June 3, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Supporters and friends of the National Inclusion Project are invited to be a part of an amazing night of celebrating the heroes in our lives and the Superheroes we aspire to be. The annual Champions Gala will be held September 26 with proceeds going to ensure that children with and without disabilities can play, learn and laugh TOGETHER. Co-founder Clay Aiken will perform, and Justin LeBlanc, Season 12 'Project Runway' Finalist, will speak.

DENVER, Colo., May 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Denver-based Dialysis Scholarship Fund ('DSF') will hold its 5th-year anniversary celebration at a 'Vegas Night' fund-raising gala on May 31, 2015, at Ya Ya's Euro Bistro in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The Dialysis Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity, was founded by John 'JT' Turek, a former dialysis patient and kidney transplant recipient, to provide tuition aid assistance to dialysis patients waiting for kidney transplants.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The County of San Diego, Aging and Independence Services awarded Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform (CARR) a fixed price contract for a pilot project to create a rating system for the County's assisted living facilities, and to develop a consumer-friendly website to display the ratings and facility information.

RALEIGH, N.C., April 28, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Claire Hicks, M.D., with Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Flat Rock, has been named 2015 Physician of the Year by the Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina.

LAKE CITY, S.C., April 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity (Marietta, Ga.), a nonprofit assisting students from underserved and underrepresented communities with college and financial aid planning, announced today that Florence County School District 3 College Planning Cohort student, Mikayla Hanna, has been selected as a 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar, the first in the history of the school district.

ROCKVILLE, Conn., April 17, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the non-profit New England Motorcycle Museum will host an American Cancer Society 'Relay for Life' Motorcycle Ride and Block Party at the 1814 Hockanum Mill complex being renovated at 200 West Main Street in the Rockville section of Vernon. Admission to the block party is free.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., April 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Millicent Burke-Sinclair, Ed.D, MBA, SPHR(R), SHRM-SCP, director of human resources with Four Seasons Compassion for Life, has been awarded the prestigious senior certified professional designation from the Society for Human Resource Management.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., April 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Four Seasons Compassion For Life today announces that it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval(R) for Home Care. The award recognizes Four Seasons has met the rigorous criteria of nationally recognized and endorsed home care standards through the accreditation process.

ONTARIO, Calif., April 6, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has been working for over six months planning an event that raised nearly $30,000 to support The Joyful Child Foundation's efforts to bring their personal safety training to children in the Inland Empire.

HOMEWOOD, Ill., March 17, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- There are times when the compassion for humanity should and often does triumph over the quest for retail profits to serve the greater good of society, says Rays Roofing Supply. The Children's Hunger Fund has delivered food and, ultimately, hope to children and families in need in the U.S. and around the world.

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 16, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is honored to announce the names of the women who will be recognized for outstanding achievements by PLEN alumni at PLEN's 35th Anniversary celebration on March 18.

SEATTLE, Wash., March 4, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Nonprofit fund accounting and software specialist, Vicki Welter, CPA is offering a free monthly online program, the Nonprofit Enrichment Series. The Nonprofit Enrichment Series covers a variety of financial management topics for nonprofit organizations.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 4, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform announced today that Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D - San Bernardino) introduced the 'Excluded Persons Administrative Action List,' or 'EPAAL' legislation on Friday 27 February 2015. AB 1122 as it is now known, will require the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (DSS/CCL) to publish on its website a list of all persons who have been excluded from owning, operating and/or working inside any licensed care facility as a result of an Administrative Law proceeding.

ALAMEDA, Calif., March 4, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Nina G bills herself as 'America's Only Female Stuttering Comedian.' Less obvious about this stand-up comedian, social activist, and author, is that she also has a learning disability. Both Nina G's stutter and her learning disability are subjects in her new one woman show, Going Beyond Inspirational, which premieres on (funnily enough) April Fools' Day! April 1, 2015 at the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, Calif.

BATON ROUGE, La., March 2, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The SUDC Foundation celebrates Governor Bobby Jindal's proclamation recognizing March as Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) Awareness month in the State of Louisiana. This proclamation is the first of its kind in the southern United States recognizing SUDC.

NORTHFIELD, Minn., Feb. 12, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- International Experience (iE-USA) announced today that visiting students, ages 15-18, from around the world are seeking host families for the upcoming 2015-2016 academic school year. Host families are needed for the fall semester and full school year.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Feb. 10, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Janet Bull, M.D., chief medical officer of Four Seasons Compassion for Life, talks about the Triple Aim of Healthcare as if it were the Holy Grail. And for health care providers which hope to offer their patients higher quality, better service and lower costs during serious illness or at end of life, it may very well be the equivalent.

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 6, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As part of a global wildlife-trafficking issue that is growing exponentially, 22 tiny baby turtles - likely destined for soup pots in China - were recently rescued and brought to a nursery at the SoundWaters Coastal Education Center, where they are being coddled and cared for after a harrowing, near-smuggling experience.

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 6, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As part of a global wildlife-trafficking issue that is growing exponentially, 22 tiny baby turtles - likely destined for soup pots in China - were recently rescued and brought to a nursery at the SoundWaters Coastal Education Center, where they are being coddled and cared for after a harrowing, near-smuggling experience.

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) will unveil its 29th Annual International Conference and Training Expo on August 30, 2015, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in beautiful Orlando, Florida. This International Conference brings together groups including law enforcement, private industry, government and academia from the United States and from around the world.

ALAMEDA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The body that ranks the world's best pinball players, the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA), is coordinating the second annual State Championship Series finale, a competition held simultaneously across 33 different states on Saturday, Feb. 7. This year's competition in California will be held at the Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) from 1 to 5 p.m. at 1510 Webster St. in the San Francisco Bay Area's charming island city of Alameda.

HIGHLANDS, N.C., Jan. 29, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Melissa Stiwinter of Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Flat Rock, has received the 2014 Georgia Crump Certified Nursing Assistant Recognition Award. The award was conveyed in a Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 ceremony at the western office of Four Seasons, honoring Stiwinter's contributions to the profession.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 28, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Art-In-Relation (AIR), a new Long Beach based Arts Organization will be holding its first fundraising event on Sunday, February 22, 2015 beginning at 2 p.m. at Ernest Borgnine Theatre in Long Beach. The event is called 'Fresh A.I.R. - a Broadway Benefit.'

SAN FRANCISO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) has signed an agreement with Phaeno Museum of Wolfsburg, Germany to create a never-before-seen exhibition of pinball art and science. This will mark the first time a major exhibition of pinball art and exhibits has made the journey to Europe.

PATTERSON, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- JMT Consulting Group, a premier provider of technology and services to the nonprofit sector, announces the availability of ACCELERATE grants towards the purchase of Abila MIP Fund Accounting software.

MESA, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, February 7, 2015, the doors will open at the San Tan Charter School in Gilbert, Arizona, for the first 'Healthy Minds-Lives-Communities' event. The Foundation for Healthy Living has designed a day to provide free education and resources to inform, educate and inspire healthy living in the local community.

OLD BRIDGE, N.J., Jan. 5, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It seems nearly everyone has a 'New Year's resolution,' but statistics indicate that less than a quarter of these resolutions are kept. Creating personal change takes effort, and support. The Y of Western Monmouth County invites the community to come in on January 10 to use their facilities in Freehold and Old Bridge for the day and see all the Y has to offer.

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Dec. 18, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For 100 of the past 101 Christmases Ruth Ebbs has celebrated, she's found herself at home surrounded by family and friends. However, after breaking her hip in a fall, she spent last year's holiday season in a nursing home, fervently wishing she was marking the occasion at home. Now, thanks to the Council on Aging of Buncombe County, Inc., Ruth became one of the increasing numbers of older adults who are reclaiming their ability to live independently at home.

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Neotrope is proud to announce the recipients for 2014 of its annual J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant award. With this commitment, Neotrope(R) will provide public relations (PR) and cause-related marketing support to the selected worthy causes over the next year to raise awareness around each organization's programs and accomplishments.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to the SUDC Foundation, every year approximately 30,000 families in the U.S. are affected by Stillbirth, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death or Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). SUDC is defined as the sudden death of a child greater than 1 year of age that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the child's medical history.

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mayor Nancy McFarlane has officially proclaimed December 2, 2014 #GivingTuesday in the city of Raleigh, North Raleigh Ministries announced today. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving first announced in 2012 by the 92nd St. Y and the UN Foundation to encourage Conspicuous Compassion instead of Conspicuous Consumption during the holidays.

SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 5, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Nonprofit fund accounting and software specialist, Vicki Welter, CPA will speak at the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants Not-for-Profit Conference to be held at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, November 20-21, 2014.