Lessons for Funders Supporting LGBTQ Communities

FSG’s Efrain Gutierrez recently presented in front of more than 200 grantmakers committed to LGBTQ issues in Seattle, WA, as a part of the Pacific Northwest Plenary for Funding Forward 2017, a conference organized by Funders for LGBTQ Issues (FSG is a proud member). While the session focused on supporting LGBTQ communities in the Pacific Northwest, funders in the U.S. and abroad can apply the lessons from our discussion to support LGBTQ communities more intentionally.

Thousands of Social Change Experts Come Together in Seattle for Points of Light Conference

SEATTLE, June 20, 2017 /3BL Media/ – The 2017 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service has kicked off in Seattle. The gathering brings together more thank 2,000 civic leaders from all sectors and from 23 countries, including the United States, to spark new ideas, collaborations and citizen engagement.

Astellas Employees Create and Donate Thousands of Items to Four Las Vegas-Area Children’s Charities

Approximately 1,000 Astellas employees attending the company’s National Sales Forum recently gathered to assemble almost 2,800 items for children’s charities in Southern Nevada as part of the company’s annual day of service program, Changing TomorrowDay .

Support to Human Rights and Refugee Causes via Corporations Increases Almost 40 Fold Following Travel Ban

This World Refugee Day, Benevity, the market leader in workplace giving, volunteering and community investment software, announces that donations made through its award-winning cloud solution to human rights and refugee causes have increased 6 times year-over-year since the Executive Order banning travel by nationals of 6 Muslim-majority countries in January 2017.

Sands for Singapore Assists in Deaf Awareness and Gift Preparation

Since 2013, Sands for Singapore has been supporting the local deaf community by working closely with one of Marina Bay Sands’ designated charities, Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf). The property has been privileged to support the association’s Sign Language Interpretation Fund, helping to triple the number of sign language interpreters that serve the deaf community.

Common Impact Expands Board of Directors to Lead New Stage of Growth

NEW YORK, NY June, 2017 — Common Impact, a nonprofit organization that pioneered corporate skills-based volunteering, has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors: Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president at Smarter Workforce, IBM and Jihye Gyde, a senior associate at Nonprofit Finance Fund.

VMware Foundation Good Gigs Program: Service Learning in Cape Town

Through the VMware Foundation’s Good Gigs program, VMware people have a unique leadership development opportunity to learn and grow through immersive service. Discover how this Service Learning Trek to Cape Town, South Africa sparked personal and professional development through service in our global community.

Bowl Me Over! Arrow Electronics Employees Raise $15K to Support Junior Achievement Business Week

They came, they saw, they went bowling. And they also raised $15,000 in scholarship money.

Consumers Energy is Providing a Solid Foundation for Stronger Communities

As featured in the Consumers Energy 2017 Sustainability Report: Our Foundation has been working with nonprofits to create sustainable communities for decades.

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