News about grants, gifts Duke Energy Foundation will award $50,000 to support efforts by Bat Conservation International to address major threats to bats including the deadly fungal disease, White-nose Syndrome. The Lee County Community Foundation established the...
News about grants, gifts The Northern Virginia-based Beta Nu and Epsilon Zeta-member Boules of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity presented the Legacy Award, a monetary donation of $20,000, to NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks in support of the organization’s...
By Haily Jones Can you imagine how difficult daily tasks might be for some if we did not have access to things like crutches and wheelchairs? In the United States, there are many things we may take for granted, including access to mobility devices during times of...
By Krystin Gollihue Poverty affects lives and communities in so many different ways, and so there are many opportunities to address poverty in philanthropic work. People need food on the table for their family, a roof over their head, and the bills paid. They need...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vicki Greenleaf Carol Rosenstein’s husband, Irwin, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006 and related dementia three years later. With the progressive nature of the disease, Irwin’s medications eventually began to...
Special to The Philanthropy Journal By Dave Gardner Name any issue on the planet today – from resource depletion to species loss to climate change – and you’ll find that a major driver is the overpopulation of one species – humans. We’ve doubled our numbers over the...
By Haily Jones Opportunities can be hard to find, especially for students of color living in low-income communities. Many can identify their desire to learn and find their potential, but the difficulty comes in finding those opportunities and establishing a community...
News about grants, gifts The Center for Craft Creativity and Design named its recipients of the 2017 Windgate Fellowship for art. Grant recipients are ten college graduates who will each receive $15,000 to further their artistic careers. Duke University...
News about grants, gifts College Spark Washington is providing $1.3 million in Community Grants for projects focusing on building the effectiveness of grantees working with low-income students in middle school, high school and college by funding new and promising...
News about grants, gifts GlobalGiving’s Little by Little Matching Campaign for APOPO ran from April 3rd to April 7th. There was a total of $50,000 in matching funds, and at the end of the week, there was $3,000 in bonus prizes for the top five fundraising...
