Non-Profit News

Rapper-actor Ludacris speaks during the 15th anniversary celebration of Usher's New Look Foundation, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Atlanta.

The elephants, giraffes and bears at the Oakland Zoo got to nosh on African jackfruit and bananas Wednesday thanks to a overturned big rig that dumped 60,000 pounds of fruit in Livermore near the Altamont Pass earlier in the week.

That's why the founder of One 27 Global, a Lowell-based nonprofit, is transforming Lucy Larcom Park into a midsummer paradise on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9, for an engaging food and wine festival.

Members of The Associates, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation's under-40 fundraising arm, at the Race for Open Space cocktail party this summer.

A non-profit body dedicating to the rehabilitation of acid attack victims says it is time for tougher penalties, making acid more difficult to procure and increasing awareness and sensitization in the city The Acid Survivors Foundation India, , Western India Chapter announced commencement of its operation in Mumbai and launched a campaign, 'war ... (more)

Volunteer Marissa Ma is seen here helping Elysse Mazano with back to school shopping last August.

An executive tied to a Capital Region non-profit organization has been indicted on 15 felony counts.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office arrested the former chief operating officer of Father Peter Young's sprawling non-profit organization on Wednesday.

A small Vancouver charity that helps the poor in Latin America has survived an audit of its political activities but is now struggling with fresh demands from the Canada Revenue Agency.

This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity , which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C. The 60 Plus Association - a nonprofit senior citizen advocacy group funded largely by billionaire businessmen Charles and David Koch's conservative political network - appears to have vastly ... (more)

The Travers City Record-Eagle reports Moore plans to start a weekly movie night when smaller films will be simulcast to 300 theaters across the U.S. and Canada.

In a follow-up to its long-term study of California's uninsured, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 3.4 million previously uninsured adults now have health coverage after the first open enrollment season under President Barack Obama's health overhaul.

EXPRESSIONS OF CULTURE Dance Ministries held their second annual dance recital "A Golden Evening of the Arts" on July 19, at the Alex Chatman Complex in front of a huge crowd.

She talks to her daughter almost daily, she said, but the last time she saw her in person was when her daughter was 7 years old.

Work for the dole is an 'unprecedented policy change' says the Australian Council of Social Service, while LNP Senator Matt Canavan says youth in the bush support it.

Nick Trotman from Malvern Cycles with Worcestershire County Council cabinet member for the environment Cllr Anthony Blagg and Worcestershire Lifestyles chief executive Tony Whitcher at Malvern Household Recycling Centre.

The Texas Civil Rights Project - or TCRP - and ADAPT of Texas filed more than 30 lawsuits across Texas Thursday in federal and state courts against businesses including Yellow Cab, Lyft and Uber, for failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act - or ADA.

A non-profit foundation dedicated to saving rare breeds of animals is teaming with the Smithsonian Institution on a project to preserve animal DNA through cryogenics.

Munir Saed, 4, of Northland, makes a face at Eddie the donkey to the amusement of his friends Hamcza Issa , 5, and Makhraj Ali, 5, at the National Church Residences Center for Senior Health-North during a social held at the location July 22. The donkey, a member of the four-legged staff at Canal Winchester-based PBJ Connections equine assisted ... (more)

Zumasys, a leading provider of cloud computing solutions for business-critical applications, announced today that it has been ranked #1 on the 2014 Best Places to Work in County list, a project of the Orange County Business Journal and Best Companies Group.