Remove National Remove New York City Remove University
article thumbnail

FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, roughly one-third of total funding for all nonprofits is from government grants and contracts, and according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, another $100 billion in annual charitable funding derives from grant-making made by private foundations.

article thumbnail

Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Through projects like the Games and Learning Publishing Council and the National STEM Video Game Challenge ( [link] ), the Cooney Center explores the power of games to advance learning and engage vulnerable students. In 2013 alone, the organization ran over 100 hours of programming in New York City.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . The National Education Association Foundation is a national nonprofit and philanthropic organization based in Washington, DC.

Education 111
article thumbnail

Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

That’s the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts after completing a study in partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a New York City charity that buys and cancels medical debt.

article thumbnail

Being the Media at the Service Nation Summit Sept. 11 & 12

Have Fun - Do Good

I'm sitting in the press area at the Presidential Forum on Service at Columbia University in New York City. You can watch the Presidential Forum on Service on CNN, or streaming live on the event host's site, Service Nation. SN08 service Service Nation Barack Obama John McCain volunteer.

article thumbnail

Carrie Karnos, recipient of the 2006 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award.

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, which funds this magazine as well as eye research programs at universities across the United States.

Award 100
article thumbnail

Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

Tech Soup

and is the eighth largest economy in the world, so it is expected that the law will become de facto national legislation. None-the-less, as California goes, so goes the nation – again. Forget Batteries: New Technologies To Power Electronics Devices. Useless Pay Phones To Become Free WiFi Hot Spots in New York City.

News 61