News from New York based non-profit organizations and charities.
by Janice Sand
NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — The Houdini Museum, a 501(c)3 nonprofit museum in Scranton, PA, had a secret project to restore Houdini’s grave site bust for over 20 years. It reached full intensity in the past year. The original statuary bust was installed after Houdini’s death in 1926. It was [...]
by Janice Sand
PORT CHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — GiveBack Foundation (www.giveback.org) saw its mission – helping people give more to the causes important to them – fulfilled to a “T” in their recent campaign. During GiveBack.org‘s “100 Days of Giving,” members donated to 754 charities, representing the gamut of philanthropy, from neighborhood nonprofits [...]
by Janice Sand
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 17, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — Children Awaiting Parents is proud to announce the unveiling of a new web page “Adoption Mentors,” which is part of the organization’s focus on providing resources and support to adoptive parents, social workers and the adoption community. Located at http://www.childrenawaitingparents.org/AdoptionMentors.asp it gives everyone the ability to [...]
by Janice Sand
BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 19, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — KidSpirit Online (www.kidspiritonline.com), the magazine and social networking site for 11- to 15-year-olds, is pleased to announce that it has been named a finalist in the 2011 AEP Awards, the highest standard for quality, professional educational resources and excellence in educational marketing. The Association of Educational [...]
by Janice Sand
NEW YORK, N.Y., May 5, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — Fans of legendary musician David Bowie can now own a rare artwork by the iconoclast via 20×200.com. In support of Housing Works Thrift Shop’s “Design on a Dime” fundraising event, the pioneering art e-commerce site 20×200 announced it is releasing a special benefit print by [...]
by Janice Sand
PATTERSON, N.Y., April 13, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — JMT Consulting Group (http://www.jmtconsulting.com/) announced today a special Solution Spotlight track for nonprofit organizations attending JMT’s annual conference INNOVATE 2011. One of the Solution Spotlight sessions will be “Saving Money for Nonprofits Through Hosted Solutions” and will be presented by Stanley Kania, CEO of Software Link, [...]
by Janice Sand
PATTERSON, N.Y., April 5, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — Jacqueline M. Tiso, CEO and founder of JMT Consulting Group, has been invited to speak at the 2011 Annual Spring Training Conference for the South Carolina Community Action Partnership and South Carolina Head Start Association. State-wide representatives of Community Action Partnership and Head Start organizations, including [...]
by Janice Sand
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., March 9, 2011 /New York Netwire/ — Internationally recognized Chef Charlie Trotter will become the first Chef to officially sponsor the BCA, a culinary and hospitality organization that focuses on advancing diversity within the industry. Electrolux Professional will be the chair and title sponsor in celebrating diversity at the BCA’s 18th [...]
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