Press Room

• May 17, 2013        Nonprofit Qtly-Expandable Community to Address Poverty from Ticked-Off Social Worker
• May 15, 2013        GAB Radio - Making Giving Personal" as presented by Digital Politics Radio
• May 13, 2013        Mashable - Benevolent is like Kiva for the Silicon Valley's Working Poor
• May 11, 2013        MSNBC - It's Not Charity - It's Community, Says the Founder of Benevolent
• May 8, 2013          Philanthropy Today - 'Crowdfunding' Site Uses Donations to Lend a Helping Hand
• May 8, 2013          Knight Blog - Benevolent: Building social capital toward community progress
• May 7, 2013          About.com - Grants Expand Crowdfunding Site for People Down on Their Luck
• May 6, 2013          VentureBeat - Benevolent's approach to crowdfunding lifts low-income Americans...
• May 6, 2013          Social Times - Can Silicon Valley Beat Poverty with Crowdfunding?
• May 6, 2013          Techli - Knight Foundation and Fisher Family fund Nonprofit Startup Benevolent
• Jan 28, 2013          Evanston Review - Non-profit helps people with one-time challenges
• Dec 27, 2012         Chicago Tribune - Fledgling charity aims to help one person at a time
• Dec 5, 2012           WCIU TV - Inspiring U - Benevolent.net 
• Dec 5, 2012           Crain's Chicago Business - Megan Kashner Takes Benevolent Giving to the Next Level
• Nov 28, 2012         Huffington Post - Benevolent is Powered by Pro Bono
• Nov 9, 2012           TEDxNaperville - The Power of One
• Oct 27, 2012          Techli - Crowdfunding Site Benevolent Announces Expansion
• Sept 21, 2012        Chronicle of Philanthropy - White House Hosts Innovation Forum
• August 6, 2012      WakeUPgirl Network - August Feature Woman
• August 6, 2012      WakeUpgirl Network - Blog Talk Radio Interview w/Megan Kashner
• July 28, 2012         Entrepreneur Podcast Network -  Interview w/Founder & CEO Megan Kashner
• July 24, 2012         Tech Cocktail - Benevolent.net Puts a Human Face on Charity
• June 26, 2012        Nibletz - Chicago Startup: Benevolent One Of The Greatest Ideas At TechWeek
• June 22, 2012        Evanston Now - Startup Founder Makes Techweek Top 100 List
• May 8, 2012          WCRX radio interview w/Founder & CEO Magen Kashner
• April 5, 2012         TINC Magazine - Chicago Tech Startup: Benevolent.net
• March 26, 2012     Chicago Tribune - On the Move
• March 2, 2012       Crain's Chicago Business - Web-based Philanthropy
• Feb 20, 2012         Patch - Socially-Minded Internet Startup...
• Feb 3, 2012           Chicago Tribune - Letter to the Editor: Asset-Poor Americans
• Dec 21, 2011         Built in Chicago - Benevolent Breaks New Ground
• Dec 8, 2011           Gapers Block - Be a Benevolent Benefactor 

News Releases

• May 6, 2013        Benevolent to Expand to 3 Cities with Funding from Knight and Fisher
• Nov 13, 2012      With Smartphones and Giving Model Benevolent Helps Those in Need...
• Sept 20, 2012     Nonprofit Startup Benevolent Announces Expansion Plans at White House Forum
• Sept 7, 2012       NPO Leader Invited to White House to Talk About Innovation in Philanthropy
• June 21, 2012     Benevolent.net Founder Named One of Top 100 Local Innovators at 2012 Techweek
• May 1, 2012        Benevolent.net surpasses $10K in Online Donations
• April 27, 2012     The Changing Landscape of Philanthropy - Hyde Park Salon Event

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