La Crosse Community Foundation Grant to Help Replace City-owned Ash Trees
The La Crosse Community Foundation is set to replace the ash trees that were cut down in La Crosse\'s boulevards. The foundation is offering the city a $50,000 grant to replace the ash trees...more

Detroit Vacant Land is Transformed into Urban Gardens
Foundation: Saginaw Community Foundation
Urban gardening initiatives throughout the city, such as the Garden Resource Program Collaborative, are transforming these lots into productive gardens to feed residents, foster a sense of community...more

MacArthur Foundation awards grants to 14 Chicago arts organizations
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation is a foundation that grant funds to theater, music and the the arts yearly since 2006. A Chicago based institution which this year has granted monies ranging from $200,000 to...more

Bohemian Foundation Gives $100,000 to Colorado Fire Relief Fund 2012
Foundation: Bohemian Foundation, Denver Foundation
The Bohemian Foundation gave a grant of $100,000 to the newly established Colorado Fire Relief Fund 2012 to help those affected by the the outbreak of summer wildfire in the state. A board,...more

$100M Chicago Fund to Help Investors Make a Positive Impact
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Benefit of Chicago is a $100 million fund which makes impact investments in communities that have been ignored by investors who live nearby. Calvin Holmes of Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF)...more

The Trade Offs with Free Trade
Social entrepreneurs have a market that appeals to the social consumer, however due to economic factors and the current farming channels, social entrepreneurs face a dilemma of not only selling...more

Patriots Football Players in Community Service
The Park View High School football team under the new program, Coaches in the Classroom, joined efforts with the Sterling Foundation to clean up the 3-plus miles Sterling Boulevard. The Sterling...more

Giving Together: Youth Literacy
Foundation: Triangle Community Foundation
Lets Give Together is a program that works to increase impact by pooling resources to help support organizations that are making a difference in the community. They are trying to reach a one time...more

Vancouver Incubator Bringing a Global Startup Education to Entrepreneurs Around the World
A new program called Spring University is launching. It will allow entrepreneurs from around the globe to reach their goals. Spring University will help students decide on keeping their businesses...more

FutureMakers to students: Your input counts
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
The Futuremakers Coalition organized a summit at Hodges University to hear from more than two dozen students. The summit was geared toward increasing the number of college graduates in the area...more