Released on: January 24, 2008, 10:58 am

Press Release Author: William Comcowich

Industry:

Press Release Summary: CyberAlert, Inc., a worldwide media monitoring, press
clipping and TV news monitoring service, today announced the 29 recipients of its
2008 Public Relations (PR) Grants to Not-for-Profit Organizations. The 29 grants to
organizations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Switzerland are the
largest number the company has awarded in one year. Each grant is for one free year
of online news monitoring service using CyberAlert 4.0.

Press Release Body:
The total retail value of this year\'s grants exceeds $75,000. Since starting the PR
Grants program in 2004, CyberAlert has awarded a total of 102 grants with a retail
value of more than $250,000.
The 2008 award recipients are located in nine different states (MA, NY, MD, VA, NC,
FL, IL, WI, CA), the District of Columbia, two Canadian provinces (Quebec, Ontario),
and two countries in Europe (Switzerland, United Kingdom).
The following organizations are the 2008 PR grant recipients:
Action Against Hunger
www.actionagainsthunger.org
New York, NY
International relief and development organization working to save malnourished
children and their families while providing sustainable access to safe water and
long-term solutions to hunger.

America\'s Second Harvest - The Nation\'s Food Bank Network
www.secondharvest.org
Chicago, IL
The largest domestic hunger relief organization in the U.S. Secures and distributes
food and grocery products to over 200 member food banks feeding over 25 million
Americans each year.

Brit Tzedek V\'Shalom
www.btvshalom.org
Chicago, IL
Grassroots advocacy organization working to educate and mobilize support within the
Jewish community for a negotiated two-state resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.

Campaign Finance Institute
www.cfinst.org
Washington, DC
Conducts objective research and education, empanels task forces and makes
recommendations for policy change in the field of campaign finance at federal and
state levels.

Canada 2020
www.canada2020.ca
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Develops progressive policy ideas and options for Canadian decision makers through
the engagement of Canada\'s business, political and community leaders.

Canadian Breast Cancer Network
www.cbcn.ca
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Provides a national link between 225 partner and member groups that provide patient
services and public education on breast cancer.

Canadian Paralympic Committee
www.paralympic.ca
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Promotes the social and health benefits of participating in physical activities
regardless of physical impairments, empowering persons with physical disabilities
through sports.

Caribbean Conservation Corporation
www.cccturtle.org
Gainesville, FL
Working to ensure survival of sea turtles through research, education, training,
advocacy and the protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend.

Children, Incorporated
www.childrenincorporated.org
Richmond, VA
Provides clothing, food, school supplies, shelter, and access to medical care to
over 17,000 young people at 352 project sites in 24 countries including the United
States.

Community Action Partnership
www.communityactionpartnership.com
Washington, DC
Offers training and technical assistance to the 1,000 Community Action Agencies that
are fighting poverty on the local level.

CycleSafe.Org
www.cyclesafe.org
Winston-Salem, NC
Provides biking safety information to children and adults. Conducts \"bike rodeos\" to
share safe biking techniques with children. Provides \"safe biking\" curriculum to
schools and youth organizations. Provides low-cost bike safety helmets to children.

Epilepsy Foundation
www.efa.org
Landover, MD
Works to insure that the 3 million people in the U.S. with epilepsy are able to
participate in all life experiences; to improve how people with epilepsy are
perceived, accepted and valued in society; and to promote research for a cure.

Gilda\'s Club Worldwide
www.gildasclub.org
New York, NY
Advocates for the emotional and social support for anyone touched by cancer through
networking groups, lectures, workshops and social events.

Jour de la Terre (Earth Day) Quebec
www.jourdelaterre.org
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
National organization dedicated to improving the state of the environment by working
through 500 local partner organizations that conduct over 700 activities each year
in Quebec.

Keep A Breast Foundation
www.keep-a-breast.org
Oceanside, CA
Seeks to increase breast cancer awareness and to eradicate breast cancer by
informing young people of methods of prevention, early detection and support.

My Stuff Bags Foundation
www.mystuffbags.org
Westlake Village, CA
Provides duffels filled with new items to children who must enter crisis shelters or
foster homes with no personal belongings as a result of abuse or neglect.

NAACP
www.naacpnet.org
Baltimore, MD
Civil rights and social justice organization focused on fighting discrimination and
fostering education equity, economic empowerment, civic engagement and access to
healthcare.

National Coalition Against Censorship
www.ncac.org
New York, NY
Works with an alliance of 50 national organizations and the general public to oppose
censorship and to promote and defend the First Amendment values of freedom of
thought, inquiry, and expression.

National Commission on Teaching and America\'s Future (NCTAF)
www.nctaf.org
Washington, DC
Aims to assure that every child in America receives 21st century teaching by
advocating for strong learning communities in schools, quality teacher preparation,
and professionally rewarding teaching careers.

National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA)
www.staysafeonline.info
Washington, DC
A collaborative effort among experts in the security, non-profit, academic and
government fields to teach consumers, small businesses and members of the education
community about Internet security, the NCSA aims to increase awareness about the
risks associated with using Internet technologies and how to help protect against
them.

National Fibromyalgia Association
www.fmaware.org
Anaheim, CA
Dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with fibromyalgia by
increasing the awareness of the pubic, media, government and medical communities.

National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org
Quincy, MA
Dedicated to reducing the incidence of damaging fires through public education
campaigns including Fire Prevention Week.

National Parkinson Foundation
www.parkinson.org
Miami, FL
International network of 57 NPF-designated medical centers, 49 affiliated chapters
and 900 support groups providing research, clinical care and outreach for patients
with Parkinson disease and related neurological conditions.

National Prostate Cancer Coalition
www.fightprostatecancer.org
Washington, DC
Provides resources and education to people affected by prostate cancer; advocates
for increased research funding; raises awareness of the importance of early
detection and treatment; conducts free prostate cancer screenings for men in
underserved communities nationwide.

Save Our Seas Foundation
www.saveourseas.com
Geneva, Switzerland and Stockbridge, Hampshire, UK
Conducts a wide range of programs aimed at awareness, protection, preservation and
conservation of the marine environment around the world.

SERRV International (A Greater Gift)
www.agreatergift.org
Madison, WI
Alternative trade and development organization provides marketing assistance,
product development, grants and loans to assist low-income artisans and farmers in
36 countries to develop the income, skills and tools need to improve their lives.

Special Olympics, Inc.
www.specialolympics.org
Washington, DC
Dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become
physically fit, productive and respected members of society. Provides year-round
sports training and competition to 2.5 million adults and children with intellectual
disabilities across 165 countries.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association
www.suddencardiacarrest.org
Washington, DC
Provides public education programs about sudden cardiac arrest which kills more
people in the U.S. than stroke, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS and lung cancer combined,
and works toward getting more automated external defibrillators in more public
places for use in medical emergencies involving cardiac arrest.

United Nations Association of the U.S.A.
www.unusa.org
New York, NY
Dedicated to building understanding and support of the ideals and work of the United
Nations. Conducts educational and humanitarian campaigns including student
education programs, clearing minefields, and providing school-based support for
children living with HIV/AIDS in Africa.
In announcing the award recipients, William J. Comcowich, president and CEO of
CyberAlert stated: \"As I personally reviewed the grant applications, I was inspired
by the amazing work being done by not-for-profit organizations and their volunteers.
We\'re pleased that CyberAlert can effectively help worthy not-for-profit
organizations and give back to the PR community that has helped us become a leading
worldwide media monitoring company. It\'s our intention to continue the PR grants
program for many years to come.\"

Over 300 not-for-profit organizations applied to CyberAlert for the PR Grants. \"The
grant applications reflect the recognition among non-profit organizations of the
value and benefits of utilizing media monitoring services and we\'re delighted to be
able to increase the number of grants awarded this year,\" stated William J.
Comcowich, president and CEO of CyberAlert.

The CyberAlert selection process favored national and international organizations
with innovative services that benefit the young, the disadvantaged, the ill and
disabled, the environment, and better government. It also favored organizations
with plans to utilize the monitoring service and resulting news clips in innovative
ways.

A list of previous PR Grant Recipients is available on the CyberAlert Website. Grant
applications are accepted throughout the year and reviewed at the end of the year.

Contact:
William J. Comcowich
President and CEO
203-375-7200

About CyberAlert:

Founded in 1999, CyberAlert (http://www.cyberalert.com/) is a worldwide press
clipping, media monitoring, broadcast monitoring and media measurement service. Its
CyberAlert® 4.0 worldwide news monitoring service monitors over 25,000 online news
sources each day in 25+ languages. The company\'s TV broadcast news monitoring
service monitors the closed caption text of over 2,100 news programs on over 600 TV
stations in the Top 100 markets in the United States. To monitor consumer discussion
(online word-of-mouth), its NetPinionsT service monitors over 100,000 Web message
boards and UseNet news groups for consumer insight about companies, products, key
issues and trends and its BlogSquirrelT blog monitoring service monitors over 5
million blog postings each day from a total of 25+ million blogs worldwide.
CyberAlert EdCals is an editorial calendars service covering over 3,000 publications
with over 300,000 editorial opportunities.

Additional information about CyberAlert services is available at
http://www.cyberalert.com


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