Month: June 2020
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Greater New Orleans Foundation June 2020 Grants
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.
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In the News: Community foundations nationwide step up, in different ways, to pandemic response
Of the $1,178,000 GNOF gave from its Disaster Fund as of June 15, the majority went to health equity. GNOF invested heavily in Federally Qualified Health Centers hoping to aid uninsured people in their area — a population whose health vulnerabilities likely contributed to the high death rate among African Americans in Southeast Louisiana.
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Greater New Orleans Foundation Highlights $70,000 in LGBTQ Fund Grants
Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced recent grants from its LGBTQ Endowed Fund totaling $70,000 to area nonprofits. The Greater New Orleans Foundation LGBTQ Endowed Fund provides grants to organizations and programs that increase the quality of life and access to opportunity for LGBTQ individuals and families, particularly the most marginalized members of the community, including elders, transgender youth and adults of color, low-income LGBTQ people, and LGBTQ youth of color.
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In the News: Southeast Louisiana nonprofits hit hard by COVID-19
Two-thirds of nonprofits in southeast Louisiana are worried about cash-flow problems as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study commissioned by the Greater New Orleans Foundation finds.
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GNOF Releases Study on the State of Nonprofits in Southeast Louisiana Amidst COVID-19
Greater New Orleans Foundation Releases Study on the State of Nonprofits in Southeast Louisiana Amidst COVID-19 –
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GiveNOLA Day Raises Record $7.1 Million in Seventh Year
GiveNOLA Day Raises Record $7.1 Million in Seventh Year – More than 68,000 Gifts Made on GiveNOLA Day to 835 Participating Nonprofits.
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