We’ve all heard that eating locally is one way to reduce your environmental impact. But what about donating locally? In the urban wilds of New York City, a new non-profit is betting that locally based ...

From a Brooklyn food conference to adventures for city kids on the Los Angeles River, the crowd-funding platform ioby helps would-be environmental leaders fund neighborhood projects -- and connect ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Being able to provide tax deductions for donations was extremely important for neighborhood nonprofits, a survey by the Gowanus-based crowdfunding platform found. So ioby built a solution. Brandon ...

ioby stands for “In Our Back Yard” and it’s *sort of* like a Kickstarter for social impact. The goal is to raise money for specific projects that help improve neighborhoods. ioby’s staff, which is ...

Not in my backyard is the common refrain of people who care about the environment, but aren’t so interested in, say, seeing a wind turbine out their bedroom window. But, more and more, people are ...

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ioby, a nonprofit with a mission to strengthen neighborhoods around the U.S., is launching a $50,000 challenge to help the City of Memphis. ioby, a nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen ...