Carthage Community Foundation Awards $25,000 in Grants
Foundation: Community Foundation of the Ozarks
The Carthage Community Foundation grants committee recently approved grant awards amounting to more than $25,000 to a number of organizations. Grants awarded from the Carthage Fund include $2,000...more

Uk Unveils New Initiatives to Combat African Climate Change
The UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change is scheduled to wrap up its two-week summit in Paris on Saturday, and the main purpose of it is to hammer out a deal to keep global temperatures from...more

Researcher Turns To Crowdfunding To Lead Effort In Tackling Ebola Cure
A California research center scientist turned to the popular crowdfunding site, CrowdRise, to lead global effort in hunting a cure for the Ebola virus. As financial resources are tight, Erica...more

Chicago Community Trust Awards 10 Nonprofit Organizations
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Community Foundation of Louisville, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Rhode Island Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust has awarded $225,000 to 10 nonprofit organizations that are commited to spreading the word about the Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation...more

Spa owner mentors Long Beach youth through Pacific Gateway program
When Amber Miller's father, former NFL player Chuckie Miller, found out his daughter was opening a business, "it was one of my proudest moments in life and it wasn't even my business, but I felt...more

New Standards for Corporate Givings
Foundation: Ford Foundation
A forum of 180 global CEOs and chairpersons, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), has discussed charitable problems. The CECP aims to provide solutions with The Global Guide to...more

Mini-Grants Awarded to Grundy County Residents
Foundation: Community Foundation of Grundy County
Given the recent tornado that hit Grundy County, Illinois, the county has amassed mini-grants that will help in disaster recovery efforts. The grants are for temporary housing and home repairs,...more

How to Measure the Impact of Impact Investing
As more investors begin to invest in projects that make social impact, financial advisors and investment groups are being required to change the strategies and criteria they use to help clients...more

Grants from Community Foundation of Great River Bend
The Community Foundation of Great River Bend awarded a $15,000 grant to Young House Family Services of Burlington as part of the spring 2012 Core Mission grant program. According to Foundation...more

How the EU and CENN help youth realize their dreams, JAMnews
When Mzisa Khmaladze was growing up, her family would gather herbs from the fields in Ninotsminda, a town in Georgia's Javakheti region. "Since that time, I couldn'tstop thinking that I should do...more