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Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) released a groundbreaking new study commissioned from Waggonner & Ball Architecture/Environment. “Stormwater Opportunities: Spirit of Charity, Lafitte Greenway, and Armstrong Park” that provides recommendations that, if implemented, could lead to a 39% flood volume reduction during a 10-Year Storm in the New Orleans Central Business District, Treme, Tulane-Gravier, and Mid-City neighborhoods.

Greater New Orleans Foundation Announces $1.4 Million Bequest from Dr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohn, Jr. To Establish the Cohn | GNOF | NOLA | Arts Award Program. The Annual Awards Program will make grants to local nonprofits and artists whose work challenges and inspires the community.

In June 2020, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and University of New Orleans released a study on the state of the nonprofit sector in Southeast Louisiana during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on surveys collected from late March to mid-April 2020.

To get updates, GNOF and UNO organized a virtual “town hall” in late July, open to all nonprofits throughout the region. Over 60 nonprofit leaders joined the town hall, and about half participated in small group discussions, sharing the following updates.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced that it will accept donations to its Disaster Response and Restoration Fund in response to Hurricane Sally’s impact to Alabama and Florida.

We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

Greater New Orleans Foundation Activates Disaster Response & Restoration Fund for Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura. $50,000 in Grants Awarded to Regional Nonprofits.

Greater New Orleans Foundation, Gayle Benson, McIlhenny Company Announce $194,000 in New Grants from the Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program. $1.4 Million Awarded to Date to Service and Hospitality Workers. Round V Application Close on August 28th at 5 pm.

In this Black and Bold interview, Bonita Robertson and Makiyah Moody discuss working towards innovation, the value of having an executive coach in your kitchen cabinet of supportive people, and fighting impostor syndrome.

We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

“We have been leaning in to raise the money and get it out the door as quickly as we can,” Greater New Orleans Foundation CEO Andy Kopplin said. “But it’s impossible for philanthropy to close the massive gap that would come from the expiration of federal unemployment assistance.”