When the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, earlier this year, it shook more than just the ground and buildings. It shook entire lives, changing them forever. For this reason, some are taking their frustrations, stress and anxiety to the blank canvas.
Thanks to the media, we have heard countless stories of what happened during those [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News, Philanthropy on August 6th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: charity, philanthropy
A report from Public/Private Ventures, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and creating programs in low-income communities, shows the immensely positive impact of job training programs on unemployed and low-skilled workers. According to the report, these programs that are developed in collaboration with specific industries such as health care, accounting and even computer maintenance are [...]
Filed under: Community, Expertise, News, Philanthropy on August 3rd, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, infrastructure, jobs, opportunity, philanthropy
Envision Solar, a San Diego-based company known for its solar-powered carports, has announced a new product in line with the company’s goal to make use of solar energy in unconventional places.
This new product, the LifeVillage, is aimed towards areas needing temporary shelters. The product is a series of prefabricated structures with light-gauge steel framing [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on July 30th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: charity, clean energy, Community, innovation
The simple act of detecting anemia plays a large part in the diagnosis for various other health problems such as malnutrition, malaria or HIV/AIDS. Yet, in impoverished parts of the world, where resources are lacking, patients have to wait for extended periods of time for expensive laboratory test results to come back from big cities. [...]
Filed under: Community, Healthcare, News on July 26th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: charity, Community, global, healthcare, innovation, research
Although it has been a while since the quake in Haiti, relief efforts still continue to go strong. Even more so now as the American Red Cross announces new, expanded relief programs for devastated parts of the country. “Six months after the earthquake, Haiti is filled with signs of hope and progress as well as [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Philanthropy on July 21st, 2010 @ 7:00 am
While some philanthropists auction off a painting or two for the benefit of their favorite nonprofit organization, advertising tycoon and prominent contemporary art collector Charles Saatchi has seen fit to donate an entire gallery, complete with 200 artworks, to the British public. The Saatchi Gallery, a 70,000-square foot (6,500-square meter) located in Duke of York’s [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News on July 9th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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As the AIDS pandemic continues to grow relentlessly, the funds required to combat its effects are dwindling due to the onset of economic difficulties. Not only are new sources of funding insufficient, but money that was previously expected is also being put on hold, leaving AIDS foundations in dire need.
According to AIDS statistics published in [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News, Philanthropy on May 17th, 2010 @ 11:00 am
Tagged with: charity, healthcare, philanthropy
There are 2.6 billion people worldwide who lack toilets to do their dirty business in. An innovative social service group based in India plans to solve this problem with its toilet that can recycle human waste into fertilizer and biogas. By 2025, Sulabh International Social Service Organization aims to provide everyone on earth with access [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Philanthropy on May 16th, 2010 @ 11:21 pm
Tagged with: charity, clean energy, energy, Environment, innovation, philanthropy
Many of the athletes competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are bringing the same dedication to training and competing as they do to supporting their communities and the causes that inspire them. The following are a few of the individuals involved in philanthropic pursuits during this winter’s games:
• U.S. women’s hockey team captain Angela [...]
Filed under: News on February 17th, 2010 @ 11:11 am
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, global, opportunity, philanthropy
Kohl’s department stores in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, recently announced a three year, $7 million initiative to support breast cancer research, education, and patient assistance programs throughout the Midwest United States.
The money is destined to provide grants to the American Cancer Society’s Midwest division to develop and distribute a breast health kit containing resources on reducing [...]
Filed under: News on February 15th, 2010 @ 8:30 am
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, effective, innovation, philanthropy
‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.