News about grants, gifts Raleigh-based global nonprofit Curamericas Global has raised more than $320,000 as part of its 2018 Mom-a-thon fundraiser. The funds from this year’s campaign will impact more than 11,000 families with little access to health care and...
News about grants, gifts The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation awarded a grant of $1,100 to the Dr. John Grieco Scholarship Fund at the Academies@Englewood for the 14th annual Englewood Idol talent competition. The grant award provides $100 scholarships...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Chris Church and Luis Villa 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 work...
News about grants, gifts Camplify accepted a $20,000 People In Need grant from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. Habitat for Humanity of Craven County received a $90,000 donation from the AARP and AARP Foundation to assist in local Hurricane...
News about grants, gifts Maternity Care Coalition will honor Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Teresa D. Miller, with the Spirit of Motherhood Award at the 15th Annual Celebrating Mothers Brunch on February 23rd at 9:00 AM. ...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Suzanne B. Robotti Smaller nonprofits can be challenged by how to stay relevant over time to appeal to existing and future audiences. DES Action USA, founded in 1978, has done just that. Some of the marketing tools and techniques...
By Sandy Cyr Well-intentioned funders often look for opportunities where their support can have the most impact. They believe in the work of the organizations they support, and they give organizations the benefit of the doubt that their gift will be stewarded to make...
By Sandy Cyr Building communities depends on working with other people. To work with other people, you have to maintain some degree of trust. Trust has been at the forefront of craigslist founder Craig Newmark’s work, from creating one of the largest online...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Anisa Kamadoli Costa and Ann Colley Protecting and restoring the health of the earth’s oceans is a major challenge, but our foundations – The Tiffany & Co. Foundation and The Moore Charitable Foundation – are encouraged...
By Matthew Harvey The issue of immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border is controversial, complicated and fraught with partisan trip wires, as the recent government shutdown demonstrates. The reality of children dying in federal custody and the political optics of...
