# AOL Foundation launches major US non-profit portal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/10/19/aol-foundation-launches-major-us-nonprofit-portal/
- Published: 1999-10-19T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Benton Foundation in conjunction with the AOL Foundation has launched a major non-commercial US philanthropy portal. Helping.org was launched this morning.It will: link visitors to volunteer opportunities encourage online donations to US non-profits Advertisement register non-profit organisations to a donations and volunteer database provide current news on global emergencies and relief efforts offer a clearinghouse for digital divide issues link non-profits to online help in using the Internet UK Fundraising is already listed under the site’s section on Fundraising on the Internet. Find out more from the AOL Foundation. Shirley Foundation supports "first online disability conference" (19 October 1999) Online fundraising competition (21 October 1999) FIACC now available for free (24 October 1999)