Fundraising

Fundraising

With few exceptions, the nonprofit sector has been on a growth trajectory since its inception. By some estimates, we have been steadily growing by about 5 percent each year since 2013. Even in periods of recession or crisis, when leaders predicted we'd see the sector shrink, we sometimes grew faster-resource constraints be damned! In 2020, during the height of the COVID pandemic we grew by a record 70,000 nonprofits.

Action Day Schools is holding its fifth annual pajama drive in partnership with West Valley Dance Company, which has studios at the private school's San Jose campuses as well as other Action Day locations. Pajamas collected during the drive are given to clients of LiveMoves, a nonprofit that provides interim housing, customized supportive services and access to resources for individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

As the fate of SNAP hinges on an ongoing legal battle, local groups are taking matters into their own hands. Held Space, a local creative collective dedicated to physical and mental health, will host its annual fundraising bake sale this Saturday, November 16. Stop by 960 Manhattan Avenue from 1 to 4 pm to buy some sweet treats from talented local bakers.

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Every two and a half minutes, a child is reported missing in the UK. The reasons are complex, but the risks can be grave. Myths about what to do when a child goes missing persist and can delay crucial action at the moment it's most needed. The Independent and the charity Missing People are aiming to raise 165,000 to launch SafeCall, a free new service to help the 70,000 children reported missing each year find support and safety, no matter what.

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Raising a $250 million Series D round may seem like a distant and unnecessary distraction to startup founders pitching investors for that first $1 million in seed money. But it shouldn't be, according to several founders and venture capitalists. In their view, founders should be charting out a strategy for those later stage fundraises from the beginning. Aven co-founder and CEO Sadi Khan said, while on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, startup founders should start thinking about their later rounds before they raise their first financing.

"We're looking at really going to the people that are needing it the most. We would like the money to get there as fast as we can, but we'd like to give it also to organizations that we can actually rely on," Manasan said on Monday. "It's really sad what's going on in the country right now. And I've been inquiring around which other organizations in Toronto are doing this fundraising efforts. And sad to say, there's really no concerted, co-ordinated effort that's happening right now."

They don't have shoes. They sleep on the dirt. One single mom, we went and visited her house and she sleeps on the floor, on a mat with her little four-year-old boy,

"The response since we launched early access has been fantastic and is already mirroring our remarkable first round,"

Participants in a festive community tractor parade have been targeted by scammers pretending to seek donations over social media, according to event organisers. Drivers entering the Suffolk Tractor Light Parade were targeted by false messages purporting to be from event planners. The messages encouraged them to make a donation directly to a bank account in what the true organisers have called a frustrating and disappointing.

"People are using ChatGPT and other AI like they would use Google," says Michael Yuasa, creative director at Antarctic, a marketing and fundraising firm. "They go to ChatGPT and ask for volunteer opportunities at organizations that fit a certain profile."

Quantum computing stocks have been surging nonstop over the past year. Stocks like , and have corrected recently, but the market has seen several such corrections that were followed by an even bigger surge. It seems that quantum computing businesses have found themselves in the midst of a perfect storm of events, something that could actually make them sustainable. It's no secret that Wall Street now sees quantum computing as the next logical "big thing" after AI.

It's impossible to comprehend the pain that Katie and the boys are enduring. Barry was known to everyone as a funny, kind and caring man - a loyal friend, a loving partner, and an incredible father. He was deeply dedicated to his job which he loved with An Post and took immense pride in providing for his family. Above all, he cherished every moment with his children: Jayden (17), Jaxon (10), Archie (9), and Bodhi (2).

TikTok's super keen to highlight its value to Americans, as a means to ensure that it remains in President Trump's good books, which, hopefully, will allow it to keep operating in the U.S., its biggest usage region. In line with this, TikTok has announced that it's supporting a major U.S. concert event for Veterans Day, to honor American military veterans, with TikTok to host the exclusive live-stream of the celebration.

This operational burden intensifies as wealth management firms race to meet surging client demand for alternatives, with RIAs and family offices struggling to track hundreds of documents across dozens of portals while maintaining accurate performance reporting. Bridge has emerged as the first AI-native operating system designed specifically for private markets allocators, automating the entire workflow from document aggregation to performance analytics through proprietary technology that reduces operational overhead by 70% and generates reports 3x faster.

Martha's Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides millions of cooked meals every year for people in need, has moved into a 31,900-square-foot building on 749 Story Road in San Jose. But it's paying off a $7.5 million loan for the facilities, and needs an additional $3 million to $5 million to construct a commercial kitchen. In addition, Martha's Kitchen is getting fewer food donations to make meals, causing it to dig deeper into its own pocket.

I first ran the marathon in 2018 with a friend of mine, and I ran it again in 2023 with my brother, Larkin said. In 2024, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and decided after I had this major operation and gone through chemo that I was gonna show up and run. In 2025, my cancer came back. Larkin's diagnosis has been an extensive challenge both physically and mentally.