Former Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations Changes Name

After 25 years, the former Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations, based in Northeast Portland, has changed its name to Venture Portland. The organization is hoping to make stronger the city’s diverse neighborhood business communities. The name change reflects a push to encourage people to “venture out” into the city’s 50 neighborhood business districts, according [...]

Washington State Housing Nonprofit Changes Name, Updates Logo

The Lakewood Area Shelter Association (LASA), which began in 1989 in Lakewood, Washington to get families back into permanent housing and to prevent recurrent homelessness, is changing its name to Living Access Support Alliance and updating its logo. LASA, which also works with other groups like Caring For Kids by donating clothes and other items [...]

Marin Institute Renamed to ‘Alcohol Justice’

The San Francisco-based alcohol industry watchdog, formerly known as Marin Institute, is now called, “Alcohol Justice.” The 24-year-old advocacy and research nonprofit launched a dynamic new web site at www.alcoholjustice.org and a series of updated fact sheets painting a picture of devastating alcohol-related harm. The name ‘Alcohol Justice’ was selected to emphasize the organization’s commitment [...]

Cheshire Occupational & Career Opportunities (COCO) Changes Name and Expands Services

      Cheshire Occupational & Career Opportunities (COCO), now known as Abilities Without Boundaries, has provided clients services to Cheshire, CT and surrounding towns for people with developmental abilities since 1978. With more than 65 clients participating in the day program, the non-profit company felt the need to re-brand the organization in order to [...]

Nonprofit Reinforces Mission with New Logo, Name

Formerly known as SafeHomes of Augusta, SafeHomes Inc. is a nonprofit organization in Augusta, GA that has been providing shelter to victims of domestic violence since the late 1970s. To better reflect its mission and purpose, the nonprofit has changed its logo and name. Meghann Eppenbrock, spokeswoman, said SafeHomes of Augusta was shortened to SafeHomes Inc. because the [...]

Gary, Indiana Nonprofit Changes Name

Arc BRIDGES will now be known as The Arc of Northwest Indiana, officials from the agency announced Wednesday. “(The new name and logo) are a step in the right direction to having more people understand who we are,” said President Laura Corpus in a statement. “We believe that soon people will see our name and [...]

Lacrosse Wisconsin Non-Profit Changes Name

Family Resources, a Lacrosse, WI non-profit organization that helps many families in the area has changed its name to The Parenting Place. The organization will continue to offer parenting classes, and provide the same support for families as in the past. Parenting place workers say the new title better reflects what they are about and the services [...]

Established Lake Tahoe Nonprofit Changes Name

Tahoe Women’s Services, a nonprofit dedicated to the reduction of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse in North Lake Tahoe/Truckee, staff members felt its name no longer accurately reflected the organization’s inclusive mission. Thus, the board and staff have formulated a new name for the nonprofit — Tahoe Safe Alliance. “The characterization of domestic [...]

Food Advocacy Group STOP Changes Name & Logo and Launches New Website

The national food safety nonprofit organization Safe Tables Our Priority, or S.T.O.P, announced a name change — to STOP Foodborne Illness (STOP) –  as well as a new logo and a new website (www.stopfoodborneillness.org). The simplified name reflects the group’s focused mission, “to prevent Americans from becoming ill and dying from foodborne illness,” said CEO [...]

St. Cloud Minnesota Economic Partnership Rebrands Itself

The St. Cloud Economic Development Partnership, one of the St. Cloud, Minnesota’s  champions for economic development, has rebranded itself as reborn as the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation. The corporation will fill some of the same roles previously covered by the St. Cloud Economic Development Partnership, which is winding down and will be defunct by [...]

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