Non-Profit News

First Lady Mary Pat Christie named Bridge of Books Foundation founder and executive director Abby Daly the fourth New Jersey Hero of 2014.

Six states have 30% or more of their major rural roads with pavement in poor condition, and in five states, at least one-fifth of rural bridges are structurally deficient, a report released Thursday by a non-profit transportation group says.

Thank you to Senior Agenda for the opportunity to connect with the community to raise awareness and funds for our organization online fundraiser ending July 20th.

Downtown Danville Inc. officials announced Wednesday that the organization's executive director, Dana Schaumburg, resigned on Tuesday to take another job.

Hillary Clinton insists that she donates fees for giving speeches at colleges and universities but still has not released documents to back up her claims.

When she was told he had cancer, she knew to blame her heavy smoking, an addiction she couldn't kick until after her pet died.

John Hope Bryant is today responsible for more than $1.5 billion of private capital supporting low-wealth home ownership, small businesses, entrepreneurship and community development investments through Operation HOPE in under-served communities across the U.S., as well as investments in financial literacy programs and financial dignity education ... (more)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Firehouse Subs is joining Operation Orion to rally the community to raise funds for the local non-profit, K9s for Warriors.

The worn down animal was rescued by Wildlife S.O.S. after he was captured in the wild as a calf and kept as a working elephant on the streets of India for most of his life.

With more than 250 homes under its belt, Habitat for Humanity Buffalo has plans to double its activity level over the next five years, and it's looking for a new executive director to lead the effort.

Could you give up Facebook for 99 days? Facebook users are experimenting with the giant social network by quitting for 99 days.

A handful of tech-industry heavyweights including Intel, Broadcom, and Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled a new nonprofit group called the Open Interconnect Consortium, or OIC, with the mission to develop standards and certification for devices involved in the Internet of Things.

Che Sun of China listens during math class at Newcomb Central School in Newcomb, N.Y., in Februrary.

A recent tribal survey found that 59 percent of Minnesota's American Indians smoke.

Mark Zuckerberg published an essay in the Wall Street Journal on Monday on why he thinks it's so important to bring the internet to the whole planet, particularly the poorest nations.

After spending much of her early life overcoming societal hurdles, Carmen Aguilar-Ochoa has worked tirelessly to smooth the path for others.

A national community service organization is investing $1 million in eastern Kentucky to help the region recover from the downturn in the coal industry.

El Cerrito High School incoming junior Ciara Dossman, 16, Kennedy High School incoming juniors Quelane Levi, 15, Geramani Martin, 16, and Izabel Rodriguez, 16, left to right, are photographed at the For Richmond headquarters in Richmond, Calif., on Thursday, July 3, 2014.

A series of drownings have occurred in Brooklyn already this summer, the most recent being Ruhshona Kurbonova, a 2-year-old girl who drowned in Prospect Park Lake over the weekend.

The lobby of Accenture's office in San Antonio, converted from an Albertson's store.