Catholic Relief Services

Grant Assistant Launches AI-enhanced Toolkit to Create Winning Proposals Faster and More Easily

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grant Assistant today launched an AI-enhanced toolkit to simplify and streamline the complicated and time-consuming process of responding to solicitations. Grant Assistant provides a simple and structured workflow for preparing proposals for international grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities, including evaluation, design, drafting, budget, and compliance review.

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  • Grant Assistant provides a simple and structured workflow for preparing proposals for international grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities, including evaluation, design, drafting, budget, and compliance review.
  • "My first time seeing Grant Assistant in action was a revelation," said Carroll.
  • Grant Assistant modernizes the application process with a simple, elegant, and powerful tool for organizations of all sizes, from single-person consultancies to global development institutions."
  • Collaboration Tools: Grant Assistant offers a comprehensive suite of tools to manage proposal stages, deadlines, and collaboration across a team.

The National Catholic Reporter wins 29 Catholic Media Awards, including 1st, 2nd place for investigative reporting

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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The National Catholic Reporter wins first- and second-place prizes in investigative news writing.

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  • The National Catholic Reporter wins first- and second-place prizes in investigative news writing.
  • NCR staff reporter Katie Collins Scott won second in that category for reporting on sexual assault claims at California's Mater Dei High School .
  • Collins Scott won first place in a parallel category for reporting on a Catholic ministry to build "tiny homes" for persons experiencing homelessness.
  • GSR Africa/Middle East correspondent Doreen Ajiambo won second place in reporting on environmental issues, for her work reporting from the U.N. COP27 summit in Egypt .

A $7M Gift from MacKenzie Scott Will Help Village Enterprise End Extreme Poverty for 20 Million People in Africa

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Through collective action with governments, multi- and bi-lateral agencies, funders, other nonprofits, and private sector companies, Village Enterprise is currently scaling their cost-effective poverty graduation model to end extreme poverty and drive climate resilience in Africa.

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  • Through collective action with governments, multi- and bi-lateral agencies, funders, other nonprofits, and private sector companies, Village Enterprise is currently scaling their cost-effective poverty graduation model to end extreme poverty and drive climate resilience in Africa.
  • "Mercy Corps is proud to partner with Village Enterprise to alleviate poverty in rural Africa," said Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps.
  • "Ms. Scott's gift is a powerful testament to our work and to the fact that we can't end extreme poverty alone," said Dianne Calvi.
  • "We're looking for more governments, agencies, companies, and individuals to join us in taking collective action to end extreme poverty.

Patterson Enters Agreement to Acquire Relief Services for Veterinary Practitioners and Animal Care Technologies

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO), today announced that it has, through a subsidiary, signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Relief Services for Veterinary Practitioners and Animal Care Technologies (RSVP and ACT), a Texas-based company that provides innovative solutions to veterinary practices through data extraction and conversion, staffing and video-based training services.

Key Points: 
  • Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO), today announced that it has, through a subsidiary, signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Relief Services for Veterinary Practitioners and Animal Care Technologies (RSVP and ACT), a Texas-based company that provides innovative solutions to veterinary practices through data extraction and conversion, staffing and video-based training services.
  • Upon closing, the acquisition expects to expand Patterson Veterinarys value-add platform by adding these solutions to their suite of offerings.
  • The acquired business will be integrated into Patterson Veterinarys existing operations with integration of RSVP and ACT employees into the Patterson Veterinary team.
  • According to Kevin Pohlman, president of Patterson Animal Health, RSVP and ACT have a specific set of offerings that are very attractive to Patterson Veterinary.

Emeritus Welcomes Higher Ed Leader Mike Malefakis as President of University Partnerships to Expand and Deepen Strategic Partnerships with World-Class Universities

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Monday, August 15, 2022
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NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Emeritus, the global leader in making world-class professional education accessible and affordable, announced today that Mike Malefakis joined its esteemed team as the President of University Partnerships. Malefakis will leverage his extensive experience in executive education to build and maintain enduring university partnerships that advance the company's mission to make high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world.

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  • Additionally, he spent six years working in Latin America for higher education and philanthropic organizations.
  • For three and a half years, he led Executive Education at INCAE Business School, located in Costa Rica.
  • Here, he introduced the department's first custom programs, as well as offerings in Miami and expansion into new markets in Andean countries.
  • We're thrilled to add his experience to our strong team of university expertise at Emeritus."

Emeritus Welcomes Higher Ed Leader Mike Malefakis as President of University Partnerships to Expand and Deepen Strategic Partnerships with World-Class Universities

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Monday, August 15, 2022
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NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Emeritus, the global leader in making world-class professional education accessible and affordable, announced today that Mike Malefakis joined its esteemed team as the President of University Partnerships. Malefakis will leverage his extensive experience in executive education to build and maintain enduring university partnerships that advance the company's mission to make high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world.

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  • Additionally, he spent six years working in Latin America for higher education and philanthropic organizations.
  • For three and a half years, he led Executive Education at INCAE Business School, located in Costa Rica.
  • Malefakis also worked in micro and small enterprise development programs with CARE International and Catholic Relief Services.
  • We're thrilled to add his experience to our strong team of university expertise at Emeritus."

CHICAGO NORTHWEST SIDE COMMUNITY UNITES TO SUPPORT UKRAINE WITH PRAY FOR UKRAINE MASS, AND CAMPAIGN TO RAISE MONEY FOR RELIEF EFFORTS

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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CHICAGO, March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: Edison Park Community, St. Juliana Church leaders, school students, local businesses

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  • Hundreds of parishioners are expected, and many will be wearing blue and yellow Pray for Ukraine t-shirts designed by school families as a demonstration of solidarity.
  • Edison Park Businesses:St. Juliana Parish has partnered with the local businesses to support fundraising efforts.
  • Donations can be made at givecentral.org/ukr, through collections at Church or at one of our Edison Park Business Partners.
  • Donations for the Pray for Ukraine campaign will be donated to Catholic Relief Services for the benefit of Ukrainian Relief Efforts.

Merkle Response Management Group (RMG) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Celebrate 13 Years of Partnership on Nationwide CRS Rice Bowl Campaign

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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Merkle Response Management Group (Merkle RMG), a subsidiary of Merkle, dentsus leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company, marks its 13th year providing order processing, contact center and fulfillment support for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) annual Rice Bowl program.

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  • Merkle Response Management Group (Merkle RMG), a subsidiary of Merkle, dentsus leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company, marks its 13th year providing order processing, contact center and fulfillment support for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) annual Rice Bowl program.
  • CRS Rice Bowl is a core program of CRS, an international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community that assists people in need in over 100 countries.
  • Beth Martin, director of Mission and Mobilization campaigns at CRS, commented on Merkle RMGs role in distributing Rice Bowls to millions each year.
  • CRS relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Community Food, Housing, and Relief Services Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impacts and Forecasts to 2025 & 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, August 19, 2021
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The "Community Food, Housing, and Relief Services Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Community Food, Housing, and Relief Services Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Major players in the community food, housing, and relief services market are Feeding America, World Food Programme, UNICEF, The Salvation Army, Food For Poor, Adventist Community Services, Doctors Without Borders, Catholic Relief Services, CARE, and American National Red Cross.
  • The community food, housing, and relief services market covered in this report is segmented by type into community food services; community housing services; temporary shelters; other community housing services; emergency and other relief services; vocational rehabilitation services and by end-users into individuals (non-chronic) homeless; homeless families; chronic homeless; homeless veterans; unaccompanied homeless youth and children.
  • Global Community Food, Housing, and Relief Services Forecast Market, 2020-2025F, 2030F, $ Billion