Special to Philanthropy Journal By Eric Burger It is no secret that volunteers provide nonprofits with quantifiable value. According to an Independent Sector study, a volunteer hour in 2018, is estimated to be worth $24.69. The hours that volunteers commit help...
News about gifts, grants Aetna Foundation and their partners announced grand prize winner of the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge. Mecklenburg County Village HeartBEAT won the grand prize and will receive $500,000 to continue their work in Charlotte....
News about gifts, grants Janie's Fund, raised over $2.8 million dollars at Steven Tyler's Grammy Awards viewing party to benefit the organization. Tyler created Janie's Fund in partnership with Youth Villages, one of America’s leading nonprofits, to bring hope...
News about gifts, grants The Forsyth Promise received $150,000 from StriveTogether. Grant funds will be used to improve core community education outcomes by reducing racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. Onslow Caring Communities Foundation awarded...
News about gifts, grants Airstream will match donations up to $25,000 given to the National Forest Foundation to support the Campsite Cleanup Campaign. The campaign will fund clean-up efforts needed to restore and reopen National Forest areas and grasslands after the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Ajarat Eletu and Katherine Culley As a land-grant university, NC State is committed to providing students hands-on, highly-engaged learning opportunities AND to providing research that is of direct, practical use to the fields we...
By Matthew Harvey To say that we’re still living in the age of the Internet is to state the obvious to the point of banality. Yet the benefits and detriments of the Internet are subtle and ever changing. Yes, the Internet is an awesomely convenient way to watch viral...
News about gifts, grants The Frankie Lemmon School and Developmental Center received a $750,000 gift from Michael and Jessica Olander, allowing the school to own a building after decades of meeting in local church basements. Olander's gift also allows more children to...
News about gifts, grants Veterans Legal Services received $20,000 from The Boston Foundation to help fund free legal services to low-income military veterans in the Greater Boston area. Publix Super Markets Charities donated $1 million to United Way to...
By David Mueller The call of the manatee is not what you would expect from a marine mammal that can easily weigh over a thousand pounds. Hardly the roar normally associated with mammals of this size, the manatee communicates not with a bellow but a whimper. “I always...
