Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Libby Richards and Meg Buckingham Imagine that you were in the market to purchase a new home. You found the perfect one, the one that checks all your boxes, and you applied for a loan. The bank approves the loan,...
By Jack Ahern Walker Sanders, President of Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (CFGG), describes community foundations as natural conveners. They oversee over 650 charitable funds and manage them for the best use for the community. But what happens when a...
By Sandra Cyr Despite numerous initiatives in Forsyth County, North Carolina, poverty has increased by 70% over the last ten years in Winston-Salem. Out of the 100 largest metro areas in the country, Winston-Salem ranks 7th in the largest increase in the number of...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Lynda Gonzales-Chavez, Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, YMCA of the USA Nationwide, communities of all sizes are rapidly changing. Neighborhoods are more diverse, societal perspectives and attitudes –...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Julie Livingston, Communications Director, MedShadow Foundation It’s crowded and cluttered out there in the media space, which doesn’t make it easy for the more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the U.S. to...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Mo Green, Executive Director of Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation During my seven-year tenure as superintendent of Guilford County Schools, I was committed to listening to and learning from others. I listened to parents, teachers...
News about grants, gifts Japan Society awarded nearly $205,000 in earthquake relief grants for Kumamoto survivors to the Association for Aid and Relief, FUMIDAS, JEN, Katariba, and Kumamoto Wellness Support Institute. The Yahoo Employee Foundation, will support 110...
News about grants, gifts CenturyLink, Inc. donated $25,000 to be split between American Red Cross of the Eastern North Carolina Region and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina for disaster relief in North Carolina. First Tennessee Bank of the...
News about grants, gifts Sun Life Financial has committed more than $17 million dollars to combating diabetes. They have also partnered with the Canadian Football League to launch an online risk assessment test. Elric Nielsen was named a Hero of Everyday...
News about grants, gifts Detroit Friendship House received a grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan's Healthy Food Connect initiative; the grant will support a multi-cultural children's community garden. JPMorgan Chase and...
