News about grants, gifts Bailey’s Fine Jewelry donated more than $76,000 to local charities in 2017 through the jeweler’s A Time to Give program, the most in program history. Through a community fund set up at Community Foundation of Henderson County,...
News about grants, gifts The Board of Directors of City Harvest provided $250,000 in matching funds that will double the impact of any donations made through March 20. California State University, Fullerton’s Mihaylo College of Business and Economics...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christy McWilliams Recent trends in the nonprofit community illuminate the problem of declining donor engagement. At the same time, the commercial sector has seen the explosive growth of people-based marketing where brands have a...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Emily Magnus and Marshéle Carter Many nonprofits may be overlooking a valuable resource in their own back yards. Service-learning programs on many university campuses offer college students the opportunity to connect their...
News about grants, gifts The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina approved five focus area grants totaling $95,768 to support regional projects in Food and Farming and Natural and Cultural Resources. Curamericas Global raised more than $350,000 through their...
News about grants, gifts The forthcoming International African American Museum (IAAM) received a $350,000 pledge from the SunTrust Bank Charitable Irrevocable Trust. IAAM, slated to open in 2020 in Charleston, SC, will highlight America’s diversity and explore its...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jane Hoppen, director of family relations, St. Baldrick’s Foundation The most impactful message platform of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is led by the youngest members of its community – its five Ambassadors. Every year, the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Alan Siegel, Founder and President, Siegelvision The rapid, unrelenting pace and overwhelming quantity of information in our society makes it a difficult time to communicate, to cut through noise, clutter and falsehoods. It is...
News about grants, gifts The NC Early Childhood Foundation received a one-year grant of $85,000 from The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and a gift of $25,000 from the Goodnight Educational Fund. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is investing an...
News about grants, gifts The Central Florida Foundation’s 100 Women Strong giving circle issued a $45,000 grant to the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County, which is partnering with the University of Central Florida on a pilot program to address the social and...