Philanthropy News

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Staples Foundation awards $2.5M to nonprofits
Massachusetts STEM education nonprofit organizations were among the 112 recipients of $2.5 million in grants awarded by Framingham-based Staples Foundation.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Blog: STEM needs to branch out
MHT News Editor Rodney Brown: Show a kid that math, technology and engineering have value, even if they want to be an architect, an environmental designer or a sneaker maker and you will get someone that takes a step onto a path that could lead them to a STEM degree.
Google to give $6M in STEM grants to Boston groups
Google Inc. has pledged to donate $6 million to three Boston-area organizations: Citizen Schools, the Concord Consortium and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

BiddingForGood brings in $2.2M in new fundraise
New federal documents show that charity auction software company BiddingForGood Inc. has raised $2.2 million in a new fundraise from a syndicate of 15 investors. According to the company’s CEO, that will go toward a new mobile version of its software.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

PTC supports high school engineering design challenge
Software developer PTC of Needham helped to kick off the 2011-2012 Real World Design Challenge on Tuesday in an effort to drive student interest in aerospace and in careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Blackstone foundation to put $3M into Maine innovation
Maine's innovation economy will be getting a boost from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, which today announced the launch of Blackstone Accelerates Growth, a $3 million initiative aimed at helping Maine generate quality, high-paying jobs.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Solos donating part of MammoView sales to fight breast cancer
Boston-based medical devices company Solos Endoscopy Inc. has committed to donating five percent of all sales from its MammoView Breast Endoscopy Instrument line during the month of October to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Tech Citizenship: IBM celebrates 100-year anniversary with volunteering
This week's Tech Citizenship write-up highlights IBM Corp.'s Centennial Celebration of Service, a worldwide event designed to allow employees, retirees, clients and business partners to donate their time and expertise. In other news, UMass Lowell raised more than $670,000 for scholarships, and Biogen gave $150K to Cambridge STEM programs.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Google, Children's Hospital Boston team on dengue detection
Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Google.org, the philanthropy arm of Google Inc., said Tuesday they have developed a new online tool for early detection of dengue outbreaks.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Tech Citizenship: CA Technologies helps Natick Community Farm
Employees from the 630-person Framingham office of CA Technologies took time on April 22 to help out at Natick Community Organic Farm. Elsewhere, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation supported the Maine State Science Fair; AMTI established the Force and Motion Foundation; Lesley University got $50,000; and 32 Massachusetts schools got discounted lab equipment.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Tech Citizenship: FIRST taps high-flying sponsors for 2011 championship
On the heels of the Boston Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, the Manchester, N.H.-based nonprofit FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) named AT&T, Siemens and the U.S. Air Force as the official sponsors of the 2011 Championship in St. Louis.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Cabot offers $500K to aid Japan earthquake victims
Cabot Corp. said Tuesday that it has pledged $500,000 to support relief efforts in Japan. The donations are being made by the Cabot Corporation Foundation Inc., which supports activities in communities where Cabot operates, including several Japan-based communities.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Tech Citizenship: Boston Renaissance School taps tech partners; EMC helps fight hunger
When the Boston Renaissance Charter Public School moved into its new facility in Hyde Park last summer, it reached out to corporate, academic and government partners to upgrade its technology. In other philanthropy news, EMC Corp. employees sorted food items it donated to The Greater Boston Food Bank to fight hunger globally.

Monday, March 21, 2011

IRobot sending military robots to Japan in relief effort
Bedford robot maker iRobot Corp. said today that it is sending four of its military robots to Japan to help first responders in the earthquake and tsunami relief effort.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Tech Citizenship: MMRF sponsors charity run at Empire State Run-Up
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation recently served as the first nonprofit to be chosen as presenting sponsor in the 34-year history of the Empire State Building Run-Up, held by the New York Road Runners. Check out other recent corporate philanthropy events.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Tech Citizenship: Consultants focus on matching the mission
Nobody is ever going to criticize a corporation for giving back to its community or committing to sustainability — except perhaps the shareholders, particularly if that giving is not in keeping with the overall mission of the company. A handful of technology and sustainability consultants have banded together to help companies make sure that no such disconnect happens to their clients.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Tech Citizenship: Cancer survivor addresses EMD Serono on Lung Cancer Awareness
Rockland's EMD Serono Inc. recently held a panel on the potentially devastating impact of lung cancer, as part of the company's employee recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. And in related philanthropy news, Constellation Energy, Tides Foundation, First Wind Holding and Berkshire Photovoltaic Services all participated in recent charitable activities.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Tech Citizenship: ITA Software hands out turkeys for Thanksgiving
A team from Boston’s ITA Software Inc. raised $10,800 as one of nearly a dozen teams that helped The Greater Boston Food Bank distribute a record 40,215 turkeys to needy families before Thanksgiving. And in other related news, Staples Foundation, Hypertronics, EMD Millipore and Tech Collective all participated in philanthropic activities.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Tech firms talk education and charity at MHT's Tech Citizenship breakfast
Mass High Tech honored 23 technology companies at this morning's 2010 Tech Citizenship Awards program, and a 24th award, the Education Innovation Award was given to iRobot Corp. in recognition of its "20 in 20" program.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

R.I. nonprofit plans cheap 4G for other nonprofits
A new Rhode Island nonprofit named Mobile Beacon has launched with the plan to offer unlimited 4G mobile broadband services exclusively to educational institutions and other nonprofits for $10 per month.