Articles about Donations

Amazon is mum on upcoming Seattle elections after riling up city council races 4 years ago

After repeatedly sparring with the Seattle City Council, Amazon in 2019 poured $1.45 million into the coffers of council candidates… Read More

Here are the presidential candidates that Seattle tech workers are backing ahead of WA state’s historic primary

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination may still be neck-and-neck, but when it comes to Seattle tech workers, one… Read More

Amazon hits $100M in donations to more than 1M charities in 5 years through AmazonSmile

Amazon has now donated more than $100 million since 2013 to charities chosen by customers through its AmazonSmile program. Amazon… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Married couple turns a personal crisis into a gifting platform to help people in turmoil

Three years ago, Laura Malcolm and James Kocsis received the heartbreaking news that they were part of the one in… Read More

Corrected: Amazon encourages customers to reuse their boxes for shipping Goodwill donations

[Correction, Dec. 27: The original version of this story incorrectly stated which organization is covering the cost of the shipping. Goodwill… Read More

Why former Microsoft execs Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen are spending $525K on a state Supreme Court race

Something rare and historic is happening to Washington state’s Supreme Court. An unprecedented number of incumbent seats (three to be… Read More

Tech startup GiveSafe has a radical plan to help Seattle’s homeless population

Chris Creighton knows he doesn’t look homeless. Standing next to GiveSafe founder Jonathan Kumar, in a black blazer and gray… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ActiveGiver wants to ‘level the playing field’ for campaign contributions

Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid — and Barack Obama’s before him — proved the power of grassroots donations. But a wealthy minority… Read More

Seattle’s GiveBIG charitable campaign raises $21M, despite tech troubles

The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG campaign for Seattle-area charities recovered from technical setbacks and surpassed its $20 million goal, with the help… Read More

Paul Allen bankrolls 611 teacher projects in Washington state in celebrity ‘flash funding’ initiative

Hundreds of schools in Washington state — 329 of them, to be exact — are in for a surprise. Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Donate your old phone, support domestic violence aid with Verizon’s HopeLine

Old cell phones are one of those things in life that just get forgotten — they’re shoved into a kitchen… Read More

Startup Spotlight: GIVINGtrax helps businesses manage donations for social impact

It started out as a plan to create a simple tool to manage business donations. But then, Karrie and Lance Hungerford… Read More

Microsoft milestone: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer mark $1 billion in giving (Photos)

REDMOND, WASH. — Before he began another exciting week running Microsoft, a young Bill Gates sat down at a Sunday evening… Read More

Amazon.com partners with the Red Cross for Japan earthquake donations

Amazon.com has added a button to its home page where visitors will be able to quickly make donations to the… Read More