Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Lynn Heimbruch How do you celebrate yourself with humility? What’s the best way to make a milestone meaningful, rather than self-promotional? How do you mark a quarter century of doing good to further the good? Our...
By Philanthropy Journal Staff National Sawdust sets itself apart from other arts institutions through the unique way in which it supports artists and their projects. The institution leverages the incubator model, an idea made popular by the startup tech world, to...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jerry Tischleder After three years of volunteer service with the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), artist James Lavadour shared a transformative idea. He related how support from an individual patron early in his painting...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Miriam Cobb When we frame photos, we put a memory in a place of honor. We remember the sounds, smells, taste, and feeling of that memory. Our family and friends whose photos go on our wall are the people we cherish, and by...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Julie Menter Grassroots activists and frontline organizers have responded to the election of President Trump in remarkably innovative ways—building technology, media, and movements to protect vulnerable populations and uphold...
News about grants, gifts The Boston Foundation selected organizations to receive the foundation’s single and multi-year discretionary grants as well as 22 Open Door Grants, their new grant program for rewarding organizations that may not fit within the traditional...
News about grants, gifts The Diaper Train at Saint Saviour's Center received a $20,000 grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Carolina to continue providing diapers to the 1,000 individual children they are currently serving monthly in Wake County. Center...
News about grants, gifts The Baxter International Foundation awarded Operation Smile a $2.2 million grant to deliver, for the next three years, free surgical and multidisciplinary care to underserved communities in India. At the FIFA Women’s World Cup France, Visa...
News about grants, gifts The Community Foundation of Henderson County donated more than $85,000 in grant awards to Blue Ridge Humane Society, Carolina Mountain Woodturners, and the towns of Fletcher and Mills River. The NC Future Farmers of America hosted a...
News about grants, gifts Chef José Andrés was selected as the recipient of The Julia Child Foundation’s fifth annual Julia Child Award, an award accompanied by a $50,000 grant which Andrés indicated would be gifted to World Central Kitchen. The Helen Diller Family...
