Acquisition

Reston, Virginia-based FrontStream Holdings, a provider of philanthropy solutions for nonprofits and corporations, has acquired BiddingForGood, Cambridge, Mass. This move is the latest in a series of strategic moves made by FrontStream Holdings, and is consistent with its commitment to the development of a completely comprehensive platform for nonprofits and corporations...

I had the opportunity to speak with the marketing director of a federated health-related charity in Australia last week. Claire reached out to me to ask about jumpstarting donor acquisition in her organization. She told me of recent changes in her national organization. A number of individual local chapters were recently combined in a federated arrangement under a national umbrella...

Health insurance giant Blue Shield of California is facing more questions over its loss of tax-exempt status as it tries to win state approval of a $1.2-billion acquisition. A former Blue Shield executive is accusing the San Francisco insurer of giving contradictory answers to state officials about its corporate structure. And consumer advocates are calling…

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