Articles about Donation

Office equipment from former Zulily HQ in Seattle donated to Goodwill for use across facilities

Hundreds of office chairs, desks, kitchen appliances, IT equipment, and more were donated by Vanbarton Group, a commercial real estate investment firm that now owns the onetime Zulily building at 2601 Elliott Ave. Read More

Univ. of Washington names new computer science building after Bill & Melinda Gates

Before they launched Microsoft and changed the personal computing world forever, Bill Gates and Paul Allen spent their teenage years… Read More

Paul Allen gives $500K to Seattle’s KEXP — DJ says ‘there would be no station’ without him

Iconic Seattle radio station KEXP announced a $500,000 gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul Allen Thursday. Allen’s donation helped the… Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer donates $20M to University of Washington School of Social Work

Getting into social work can come with many challenges, not the least of which is the financial baggage of school,… Read More

A Bitcoin first: Entrepreneur donates $10,000 in digital currency to university

There’s no way a university was going to turn down a $10,000 donation. The fact that it came in the… Read More

Survive the Streets uses crowdfunding to help people on brink of homelessness

When you donate money to charity or give someone a few dollars on the street, it’s hard to tell exactly… Read More

Giving back made easy: New Placed app lets you donate to charity by installing app

Privacy is important and understandably, people often opt-out of having their location tracked by certain apps. But a new app… Read More

‘Tis the season: Google’s unique Seattle-born G-Give charity program raising thousands this week

Life can get hectic for a mid-twenties software engineer at a big company. You’re working long hours at an exciting,… Read More

Microsoft sees charitable efforts as key recruiting tool for young talent

While high-tech companies like Google and Facebook have made it tougher for Microsoft to recruit and retain top employees and… Read More