CyberAlert LLC has named 19 non-profit organizations as recipients of its annual PR Grants Program.
The non-profits will receive one free year of CyberAlert 5.0 online news monitoring service, which monitors 55,000+ online news sources in 250+ languages from 191 countries. In addition to online news monitoring, grant recipients can also opt to receive either social media monitoring or U.S. TV news monitoring free for one year.
The selected non-profit organizations provide a wide range of services and are located around the world.
Most grant recipients this year focus on serving children, abused women, or improving economic education.
• Amara Legal Center of Washington, D.C. provides direct legal services to domestic survivors of sex trafficking and to sex workers.
• California Council on Economic Education, Los Angeles, CA, trains teachers of California’s K-12 students on personal finance and economics education.
• JumpStart of Boston, MA trains college students and community volunteers to work with preschool aged children in low-income neighborhoods.
•KidsPeace of Schnecksville, PA provides mental health services to children and adolescents.
• Childreach International, based in London, UK, works to protect the rights of children in Africa and Asia.
• Women for Women International (WfWI), Washington, D.C., helps marginalized women in countries affected by war and conflict.
• Women’s Refugee Commission of New York, NY, improves the lives and protects the rights of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis.
• Youth Finance International of Amsterdam, Netherlands provides economic education to children in 100 countries around the world.
“We’re delighted to provide these worthy organizations with a top-of-the-line, fully integrated PR tool that they can use to track and measure their impact in news and social media worldwide in the coming year,” stated William J. Comcowich, president and CEO of CyberAlert.
The total retail value of this year’s grants program exceeds $50,000. Since beginning the PR Grants program in 2004 as its corporate social responsibility and philanthropy program, CyberAlert has awarded nearly 200 media monitoring grants to non-profit organizations, with a retail value of more than half a million dollars.
CyberAlert awarded 2015 grants to the following non-profit organizations:
Amara Legal Center
Washington, D.C.
www.amaralegal.org
Provides direct legal services to domestic survivors of sex trafficking and to sex workers. The organization also develops awareness and advocacy campaigns about legal issues facing survivors of sex trafficking.
ASPIRA Association
Washington, DC
www.aspira.org
The ASPIRA Association works at the grass-roots level through local education CBOs to encourage Hispanic students to stay in school, develop leadership skills, serve their communities, and prepare them to succeed in the educational arena.
California Council on Economic Education
Los Angeles, CA
www.ccee.org
Since 1963, has trained teachers of California’s K-12 students in the underserved areas of economic and personal finance education.
Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association
Cornwall, Ontario
https://www.ccaa.ca/
Is a national sport organization that enriches the academic experience of student-athletes by providing programs and services that foster development through high-level competitive opportunities in intercollegiate sport.
Canines for Service
Wilmington, NC
www.caninesforservice.com
Trains and provides highly skilled service dogs to people with disabilities.
Childreach International
London, UK
www.childreach.co.uk
Works to enable children in Africa and Asia to get a good education, stay healthy and keep safe, and to provide them a platform to stand up for their rights.
Child and Youth Finance International
Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.childfinanceinternational.org
Works to transform the lives of children and youth in more than 100 countries by giving them the means and structures to become empowered economic citizens
Direct Relief
Goleta, CA
www.directrelief.org
Equips healthcare workers in the U.S. and 70 other countries with essential medicines, supplies and equipment, enabling them to provide care for people in need.
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.
Boston, MA
www.jstart.org
Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. Jumpstart delivers a research-based and cost-effective program by training college students and community volunteers to serve preschool age children in low-income neighborhoods.
KidsPeace
Schnecksville, PA
www.kidspeace.com
Provides mental health services to children and adolescents that include inpatient psychiatric care, residential care, education services, foster care and adoption and community-based programming at more than 40 locations in 10 states and D.C.
National Blues Museum
St. Louis, MO
www.nationalbluesmuseum.com
The only museum dedicated to preserving this unique American art form and increasing awareness of the genre. Construction is now underway and educational programs are under development to provide awareness and appreciation of and access to blues music.
National Center for Victims of Crime
Washington, DC
www.ncvc.org
Serves as a trusted source of current research and information on victims’ issues, advocates for stronger rights for crime victims, and helps crime victims rebuild their lives.
National Partnership for Women & Families
Washington, D.C.
www.nationalpartnership.org
Dedicated to promoting fairness in the workplace, access to quality health care and policies that help both women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
Ontario Nonprofit Network
Ontario, Canada
www.theonn.ca
Provincial network connects 55,000 nonprofits and charities to strengthen Ontario’s nonprofit sector through public policy development, advocacy, solutions building, and sharing of expertise.
Population Council
New York, NY
www.popcouncil.org
Conducts research in 50+ countries to address critical health and development issues including HIV, reproductive health, and poverty that affect the lives of women and families.
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
www.tobincenter.org
Home to 10 resident arts organizations including the San Antonio Symphony and Ballet San Antonio, the new performing arts center provides original and touring arts, cultural and education programs.
Wildlife SOS USA
Salt Lake City, UT
www.wildlifesos.org
Helps rescue and protect wildlife in India.
Women for Women International
Washington, DC
www.womenforwomen.org
Helps marginalized women in countries affected by war and conflict. WfWI directly works with women in eight countries offering support, tools, and access to life-changing skills to move from crisis and poverty to stability and economic self-sufficiency.
Women’s Refugee Commission
New York, NY
www.wrcommission.org
The Women’s Refugee Commission improves the lives and protects the rights of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis.
William J. Comcowich founded and served as CEO of CyberAlert LLC, the predecessor of Glean.info. He is currently serving as Interim CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Glean.info provides customized media monitoring, media measurement and analytics solutions across all types of traditional and social media.
I think it is great that some many people are helping small children. Getting college students in Boston to spend time and volunteer the preschoolers will probably remember that for a long time. Keep up the good work.