Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce's Main Street Lehigh Valley Foundation doled out its fifth round of grants amounting to more than $50,000 to 29 community projects.
The grants are the key to revitalizing the Main Streets to make them attractive places to do business, visit, live and play and the projects include banners, benches, tables, greening, events and safe, clean and green initiatives.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”