Nomad Goods pledges to donate one million masks
Nomad Goods, a Santa Barbara company that makes phone cases and other electronics accessories, is donating 1 million COVID-19 prevention masks to nonprofits and community organizations. Earlier this year, Nomad began producing masks and other personal protective equipment, along with it usual offerings. On Oct. 9, it announced that it was taking nominations of relief Read More →
By Bruce DeBoskey George Floyd … Breonna Taylor … Daniel Prude … Jacob Blake. The long road to racial justice in this country has been rocky and painful. It started long before these four people became household names and will, tragically, go well beyond their injuries and deaths. In response to these tragedies, many donors—whether Read More →
This benefit season won’t be the same, but it could be better
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Direct Relief benefits from settlement over overpriced, counterfeit masks
Amazon and 3M teamed up to fight back against sellers who price-gouge essential personal protective equipment supplies, and they’re donated the results of that lawsuit to Direct Relief, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit. 3M filed the lawsuit June 8, asserting that third-party sellers used Amazon to defraud customers by misrepresenting the condition of fake respirators, as Read More →
Direct Relief responds to Beirut blast
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Manchak leaving EVC of SLO
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Nonprofits can apply for Dignity Health grants
Small nonprofits are eligible for another boost. Dignity Health Central Coast hospitals, including Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, French Hospital Medical Center and Marian Regional Medical Center, are accepting applications for a new Coronavirus Pandemic Support Grant program. In order to qualify for the grants, nonprofits need to: Be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization; Have an annual Read More →
