Hundreds of schools in Washington state — 329 of them, to be exact — are in for a surprise. Microsoft co-founder and Vulcan Inc. CEO Paul Allen is funding 611 classroom… Read More
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to form an LLC, through which they’ll conduct charitable and philanthropic activities, made headlines earlier this week. The New York Times notes that other Silicon… Read More
Mark Zuckerberg is officially a dad. He announced the birth of his daughter, Maxima, today in a note on Facebook, and also announced that he and his wife Priscilla Chan will give away… Read More
Translating technical concepts into compelling art is no easy feat. But that didn’t stop muralist Guillaume Wiatr from creating nine incredible, giant art boards during our recent GeekWire Summit. “The first thing… Read More
ImpactFlow wants to help non-profits and businesses work together more effectively, and now it has a good chunk of funding to do so. The Portland startup today announced a $5.7 million… Read More
Non-profit organizations have a tall order. Getting people to engage, donate, and volunteer their time without concrete compensation is no easy feat. In the past, non-profits relied on grassroots efforts and… Read More
The mysterious giant Amazon boxes that have been popping up around the U.S. are mysteries no more: the Seattle-based retail giant has spreading some holiday cheer the past week delivering them… Read More
Consider the last story online that left an impression on you; the most recent content you shared with friends; the most memorable article you engaged with in the last week. Did it make you… Read More
Landesa, in partnership with Frontline SMS, has been named one of the recipients of Google’s Global Impact Award, which celebrates entrepreneurs going out and solving problems facing the world today.… Read More
Back in October, Amazon debuted its Amazon Smile program that allows customers to donate 0.5 percent of the price of eligible purchases to a charity of the buyer’s choice. Now, for… Read More
Microsoft just wrapped up its yearly Employee Giving Campaign, the latest installment in a philanthropic initiative that has raised more than $1 billion for charity over the past three decades.… Read More
When you donate money to charity or give someone a few dollars on the street, it’s hard to tell exactly where and how the funds will be used. Survive the… Read More
This weekend, the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision will put on its 20th “30 Hour Famine,” a biannual youth fasting event aimed at raising awareness and money for hungry families around… Read More
For the second year in a row, Microsoft employees eclipsed the $100 million mark in charitable donations, raising $105 million for nearly 19,000 nonprofit organizations. The announcement comes nearly four… Read More
Once a year, Bill Gates pens an annual letter that recaps the work being done around the world that’s helping the less fortunate. Before his 2013 words come out next… Read More
The next time a big disaster hits, Microsoft wants to help you connect with your loved ones. To do that, the Redmond software giant just debuted HelpBridge, a new app… Read More
Privacy is important and understandably, people often opt-out of having their location tracked by certain apps. But a new app from Seattle location analytics startup Placed encourages tracking by allowing users… Read More
Your computer’s graphics processor might be more charitable than you think. CoinLab, a Seattle-based tech startup that focuses on the Bitcoin digital currency, has come up with a way for… Read More
Life can get hectic for a mid-twenties software engineer at a big company. You’re working long hours at an exciting, fast-paced job and when you’re not grinding away at the… Read More
A group called Passports with Purpose, started in 2008 by travel bloggers from the Seattle region, is getting closer its 2012 goal of raising $100,000 for Water.org to build wells… Read More
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… Read More
While high-tech companies like Google and Facebook have made it tougher for Microsoft to recruit and retain top employees and engineers over the years, the Redmond-based software giant believes that… Read More
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… Read More
Calling developers, geeks and techies alike: Here’s a chance to give back by using your passion and skills for technology. GiveCamp, a weekend-long event that brings together software developers, designers and… Read More
Here’s a way to give back to the relief efforts in Japan. Seattle’s PopCap, maker of popular games such as Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle, said it plans to… Read More