Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Eli Kennedy By the time high school student Jorge Avelar-Lopez completed SMASH Academy, he was named a Latinos on the Fast Track (LOFT) fellow, had built his own health mobile app and was invited to demo his app at the...
By Charlena Wynn Reproductive rights and freedom affect women across the globe, and impact health outcomes such as pregnancy and maternal health, transmission of sexually transmitted infections, and other preventable and treatable diseases. While the popular culture...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Betty Goodridge For many social justice issues, much of the work being done in the nonprofit sector is centered on making reparations – on looking back at how a community has been harmed and working to heal that pain. For the...
News about grants, gifts State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation directors, volunteers and staff gathered in Asheville on August 26th, for the groundbreaking of SECU Center for MemoryCare which was supported by a $1.8 million challenge grant from...
News about grants, gifts Publix Super Markets Charities will donate $5 million to the Feeding America network, including 28 member food banks and 38 of their local partner agencies across Publix’s operating area. More than 200 American Legion Riders and their...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Lori Smetanka Our society is aging. Every day 10,000 baby-boomers turn 65. While older individuals are healthier and more active than past generations, nearly 70% of people age 65+ will need long-term care and services at some...
By Krystin Gollihue When Tony McAleer became the Executive Director of Life After Hate, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rehabilitating former members of extremist movements, there was so much that needed to be accomplished. Hatred is a complicated issue, and not...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Naomi Eisenberger When it comes to actually creating a nonprofit or managing one newly formed, there are countless resources available. A simple Google search reveals a host of topics at your fingertips which may include...
News about grants, gifts The SECU Foundation provided Good Shepherd Center with a $1 million grant to help fund the phase one construction of the SECU Lakeside Reserve housing project. The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina received...
News about grants, gifts Toyota donated $1,000,000 to help fund New Yellowstone Youth Campus. The new campus will feature immersive youth programming in the park. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross in response to...
