By Shalina Omar When it comes to charitable giving, the heart rules the head. That’s what four researchers have found in a joint study on altruism and giving coming out of the London Business School, NYU Stern School of Business, the University of Chicago Booth School...
News about grants, gifts The Center for Craft received a $5.7 million gift from the Windgate Charitable Foundation of Little Rock, Arkansas to endow the Center's longstanding fellowship programs. Named after celebrated wood sculptor Stoney Lamar, the Stoney Lamar...
News about grants, gifts The John A. Hartford Foundation awarded four new grants totaling nearly $7 million to advance age-friendly care and support diverse family caregivers: Patient Priorities Care; The Health and Aging Policy Fellows program; Case Western Reserve...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By David Ko and Abdoul Yacouba 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 The Housing Opportunity Foundation awarded 15 area local nonprofits and eight area Habitat for Humanity agencies $64,999.70 through the Realtor®-directed Habitat Support and Community Grants Programs at their annual Opening Hearts, Opening...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jeffrey Wilcox, CEO Executive leadership transitions in nonprofits are rare, as they can prove to be financially and sometimes morally costly to the organization. However, inevitable leadership transitions do occur, and...
News about grants, gifts GRAMMY Museum Mississippi was awarded a $22,550 grant from the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area (MDNHA). The MDNHA grants program provides strategic investments in programs, projects and activities that help preserve, enhance,...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Peter Werbicki During the month of September, food banks around the country work to educate our communities on the reality of hunger in the United States, and to advocate for the people we serve every day. Launched in 2008...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By The Green Chair Project Staff Do you remember seeing your first apartment or house before you moved in? As you walked through the empty rooms, you imagined the furniture you had - or needed to buy - and where you would put it....
By Sandy Cyr What makes for a meaningful day? Most people seeking a productive, meaningful life look to doing worthwhile things with their time. Finding meaning often stems from the work we do: having a career that is fulfilling, feeling that you are contributing to...
