When the Ford Foundation took the unprecedented step in June 2020 of issuing $1 billion in debt to help stabilize other nonprofits, it delighted investors and inspired several other large foundations...more
When it comes to giving, Muslims in the US give more than any other group in the country, according to a new report from the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University.
The survey of...more
After 30 years, Ellen Lehman is stepping down as president of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
The Tennessean reports the foundation she founded in her garage in Nashville, Tenn.,...more
Isaiah Oliver grew up in Flint, Mich., and now heads the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, which has spent more than $430,000 in grant funding to help the city recover from its lead-tainted...more
"It's really going to happen here in this community, so we are just so excited," Shawna Cutuli, managing director of membership facilities at the Watertown YMCA, tells CBS New York.
The $27.5...more
The first black CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Mich., is working to rebuild trust in a city still reeling from lead-contamination water crisis, the AP reports.
Isaiah Oliver was...more
Azalea Ray is a senior at the University of Minnesota this fall, and she's one of 12 students to receive a $5,000 scholarship from the Virginia Community Foundation.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press...more
At a recent investment advisory committee meeting, Kosciusko County Community Foundation honored Michael Bergen for his work on the Finance & Investment Committee since 2014. Mike's investment and...more
Lawrence County, Ohio, is now home to a $2 million endowment that will be put to good use.
The Times Leader reports on the formation of the Lawrence County Community Foundation, which was...more
"We anticipate this effort will propel our startups toward success at an even faster rate." So says Saraubh Biswas, director of Texas A&M's Office of Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, in...more
UK based human development think-tank and social enterprise, Smarter World, introduces FAIR BUSINESS, an independent international certification and brand for socially and environmentally geared organizations.