Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Shaun O’Reilly, Vice President of Marketing, MemberSuite Nonprofits are mission-driven organizations that rely on quality data to deliver value to their members and industry. Fifty-three percent of nonprofits say it’s simple...
6.17.19 NC News
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...
6.17.19 US News
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...
6.10.19 NC News
News about grants, gifts The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources allocated 43 grants totaling more than $2 million in 2019-2020 Library Services and Technology Act grants for local N.C. libraries to strengthen capacity, expand access, and engage...
6.10.19 US News
News about grants, gifts The Boston Foundation distributed 26 grants totaling $160,300 via their Equality Fund to support LGBTQ efforts in Greater Boston. The John A. Hartford Foundation awarded four grants totaling nearly $5 million to nonprofits aiming to improve...
Shop, Get Rebates, Grow the Economy
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vicki Pozzebon On any given day in Newark, New Jersey, if you’re lucky enough to be there, you might find yourself in the middle of a cash mob of local shoppers looking to help raise the profile of a local business and get some...
Lessons Learned: Directing the Future of Giving
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Mike Rizer As employers juggle the demands of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and technology into the “future of work,” there’s a human aspect to business success that cannot be forgotten. More and more, workers look...
Tax Benefits of Creating a Private Foundation
Reduced Income Tax Is Just the Beginning Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jeffrey D. Haskell, Chief Legal Officer, Foundation Source In addition to the many philanthropic reasons a donor might have for establishing a private foundation, there are also short-term...
Honoring a Life Well-Lived
By Krystin Gollihue When the face of the average person changes, so too must our memorialization practices. That’s what the Funeral Service Foundation has learned in over 70 years of service, that in order to honor a life well lived, funeral service professionals must...
Managing Dedication
By Krystin Gollihue In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, a cemetery dedicated to military veterans, their spouses, and dependent children, operated by the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs,...