Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris and Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist read a proclamation to Dr. Mark Bateman and his wife, Jennifer, after they received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Philanthropy on Thursday at Jackson State Community College.

Hosted by The Association of Fundraising Professionals Indian River Chapter, the National Philanthropy Day celebration and awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 19 at Riverside Theatre. Award categories include Outstanding Individual …

The store is called Couture for a Cause, and organizer Patricia Apple says she came up with the idea as a creative way for “mingling fashion and philanthropy, and recycling.” “It is kind of like a consignment shop, but instead of the consignor getting …

Athens Professionals for Philanthropy recently donated $500 to Athens County Children's Service to assist with the agency's PB & J Summer Feeding Program, which provides local children with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches during the summer months …

Conscious consumerism is now its own form of philanthropy, and this generation is leading the charge in supporting for-profit models with a moral compass, and looking for more meaningful opportunities to have impact. This carries particular …

What is philanthropy? It's a deceptively complicated question, but one that Salvatore Alaimo, a Grand Valley professor of public, nonprofit and health administration, sets out to answer. His upcoming documentary “What is Philanthropy?” will explore the …

WorldVentures Foundation, the philanthropic arm of WorldVentures, a direct seller of vacation club memberships, has donated more than $100,000 to Hug It Forward, a grass-roots organization that facilitates education and awareness by empowering …

Rural Philanthropy Days has been held in Durango several times, in Mancos in 2010 and now Pagosa Springs will have an opportunity to host the event in June 2014. Approximately 40-50 individuals representing Colorado funding entities will attend the …

Tom James, executive chairman of Raymond James Financial Inc., reflected on business philanthropy after presenting a check for more than $2 million to the United Way Suncoast bequeathed to the organization by the late Katherine Kinnicutt, a 25-year …