Old cell phones are one of those things in life that just get forgotten — they’re shoved into a kitchen drawer with their coiled chargers, or laid to rest in the crevices of an office. After a run-in with the washing machine or the toilet, sometimes they just get thrown away. After a while, it’s… Read More…
Startup Spotlight: GIVINGtrax helps businesses manage donations for social impact

It started out as a plan to create a simple tool to manage business donations. But then, Karrie and Lance Hungerford realized the opportunity grow something that connects traditional workplace giving and employer-matched donations. The answer was GIVINGtrax, a Seattle-based startup founded in August 2010 that helps both businesses and their employees manage donations for social impact… Read More…
Microsoft milestone: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer mark $1 billion in giving (Photos)

REDMOND, WASH. — Before he began another exciting week running Microsoft, a young Bill Gates sat down at a Sunday evening dinner with the folks and heard a question from his mother. “When are you going to get involved in giving?” Mary Gates asked her son. Back then, more than 30 years ago, Gates was reluctant… Read More…
Amazon.com partners with the Red Cross for Japan earthquake donations

Amazon.com has added a button to its home page where visitors will be able to quickly make donations to the American Red Cross in support of the relief efforts in Japan, following the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake which struck the country earlier today. You can access the donations page here. Amazon.com has added donation buttons to… Read More…



















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