NEW REPORT SHOWS NONPROFIT SECTOR A MAJOR FORCE FOR ECONOMICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN NORTH TEXAS Number of Nonprofits in North Texas Up Almost 9,000 in 2011 from 2009
DALLAS, TX (December 18, 2012) – The Center for...
Denver, CO – The Conference of Southwest Foundations, the oldest membership association for grantmakers in the U.S., today announced the organization is now Philanthropy Southwest. The 65-year-old association is made up of more than 200 member...
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More Texas children with severe mental health needs receive mental health care in a juvenile detention facility, a school special education program, foster care, or when a parent relinquishes custody to the Texas...
The 2014 Mid-year Meeting session focused on the legalization of marijuana is the topic of this Grantmakers in Health blog, authored by Philanthropy Southwest Consultant Christie McElhinney.
The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for the 2014 cohort. The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy is a long-term initiative to expand the number of Arizonans who are committed to state-level public service and...
A severe storm system swept across the Midwest and South on April 27-29, 2014, with heavy rains, hail and tornadoes, causing damage in at least 10 states. At least 31 people were killed by tornadoes in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Tennessee,...
On April 30, the Mary E. Bivins Foundation awarded $145,000 in scholarships to 21 area students. The scholarships are granted to students who meet the program criteria and are seeking a degree that prepares them to preach the Christian religion....
Dallas, TX - Philanthropy Southwest today announced its new slate of board members and officers. Timothy Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation in Denver, Colorado, will serve as president. He succeeds John E. Brown...
Eighteen Colorado nonprofits focused on social services programming have been awarded a combined $770,000 from the Boettcher Foundation to support capital campaigns.
Prosper Waco has received a $1 million grant from the Rapoport Foundation to kick off a pilot program focused on helping local high school students successfully transition to college.