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Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation donates $350,000 to American Red Cross International Response Fund to help with disaster relief for Typhoon Ketsana. The Fund will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to communities affected by the disaster. In addition,  HP has commenced its own relief efforts to assist affected employees.

Google Docs, a free online alternative to the Microsoft Office suite, has recently rolled out a series of student focused features that include equation editor, superscripts and subscripts, document translation, improvements to surveys, and more outlining options. The introduction of these features were the direct product of a group of Google Docs’ summer interns who [...]

The IRS has not had any problem with non-profits charging fees for services. This is fairly common in the non-profit sector–especially in a downturn economy, non-profits are seeking new and innovative ways to stay afloat. Reg. § 1.501(c)(3)-1(e) states: An organization may meet the requirements of section 501(c)(3) although it operates a trade or business [...]

The Marin Community Foundation ( marincf.org ) will be investing a minimum of 35 million over five years to low income students and students of color. The Foundation’s goal with this investment is to help close the education gap in their area of Marin County. “..[T]here are also many [students] who are falling behind, and [...]

The Kentucky Business Network just published an article on creating social media guidelines for corporations. This article can be very helpful to non-profit organizations as well. Essentially this article is a primer for drafting a social media rulebook, with some helpful tips and advice. Here’s the link: Kentucky Business Network: Developing A Corporate Social Media [...]

Duram South Carolina opened a new experimental school that will provide opportunities for some of the area’s poorest neighborhoods. The 10 million dollar complex will support 74 children in a program of rigorous academic instruction with the hopes of college preparation for kids who might otherwise not seek such possibilities. The new school boasts a [...]

Context is king in the realm of gift giving. Here is a short check list of fund-raising ideas where identity and context are the driving forces of a successful campaign. Sometimes a personal connection is best. If the cause has a personal connection to the potential donor, sometimes the best option is to present the [...]

United Way in Charlotte received a matching gift of 1 million dollars from the Leon Levine Foundation. This gift serves as a huge mark of confidence following a scandal that resulted in the removal of the organization’s CEO. The United Way in South Carolina has also been troubled with the problems in the banking industry–its [...]

AT&T released its 2008 Citizenship & Sustainability Report which shows employees donating a massive 10.3 million hours and investing $100 million dollars over four years in a program directed at high school students. The report also shows an increased effort towards minimizing AT&T’s environmental impact by revising their energy policy and environment, health and safety [...]

Catholic Charities USA received its first ever contract for 100 million dollars to provide disaster-relief services throughout the country. The contract was awarded by the federal government from two agencies: .S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Administration for Children and Families. The contract states that Catholic Charities will organize national, regional [...]