The Greater New Orleans Foundation is the community foundation serving the 13-parish region of metropolitan New Orleans.

WE DO OUR WORK BY:

Designing and leading
initiatives to improve the region.

Connecting donors to
community needs.

Identifying and supporting
great nonprofit organizations.

Strengthening civil society.

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My Kind of Home

My Kind of Home

I’ve spent most of my professional life for the past five years since Hurricane Katrina thinking about home. What home means; what it means to lose a home; and how it feels to be home. I’ve realized that home means so much more than just the physical [...]

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Philanthropy and Community

Philanthropy and Community

In looking back over my years of community service, I have been able to see and realize the importance of philanthropy—the giving of one’s time, talent or wealth. Because of my involvement with philanthropy, I’ve been able [...]

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Bird Rescue in Buras

Bird Rescue in Buras

When our media tour group first enters the small warehouse of the International Bird Rescue Research Center, I can’t see the bird being washed. Four staff members in protective gear stand around a large sink full of soapy water. A line of caution tape and an eagle-eyed staff member maintain a safe distance [...]

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Bobby McIntyre’s Blunderful Erl

Bobby McIntyre’s Blunderful Erl

Local philanthropist and jazz musician Bobby McIntyre knows that once you can find the humor in the gravest of situations then you know you’ll be able to survive it. “Sometimes, you just need a little lightness,” said McIntyre when asked why he wrote What a [...]

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Lemons, Booze, Biking, and More to Aid the Gulf Coast

Lemons, Booze, Biking, and More to Aid the Gulf Coast

Donations to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund from people everywhere will make a big impact in helping our communities recover in the months and years to come. Just as inspiring as the generosity of donors, is the imagination they have used in creating fun, unique fundraisers [...]

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Notes on R*ce

Notes on R*ce

We’ve had seven generations pass since the Emancipation Proclamation, but only two since the end of Jim Crow and one since the last protest over the court-mandated desegregation of Boston’s public schools. It’s been a little more than a year since the [...]

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Animal Shelter Opens with Philanthropic Dollars

Animal Shelter Opens with Philanthropic Dollars

The new Slidell Animal Shelter opened its doors recently to an excited crowd of cats, dogs, and people. The beautiful new building replaces the old, run down, cramped shelter across the street which had been flooded with six feet of water during Hurricane Katrina.

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Despite BP Escrow, Gulf Coast Needs Help

Despite BP Escrow, Gulf Coast Needs Help

As oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico more than two months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers, pressure is mounting on BP to stop the leak, clean up the oil, and pay for the damages. President Obama has announced a [...]

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National Foundation Marguerite Casey Partners with GNOF

National Foundation Marguerite Casey Partners with GNOF

National foundations continue to invest in New Orleans area as evidenced by a new partnership between the Seattle-based Marguerite Casey Foundation and the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Over the next two years, the foundations will strengthen nonprofit [...]

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Ford Foundation and GNOF Continue in Partnership

Ford Foundation and GNOF Continue in Partnership

A Greater New Orleans Foundation partner for many years, the Ford Foundation is renewing its commitment to the region through its Ford Metropolitan Opportunity program. The Ford Foundation has selected New Orleans and its long-time ally-the Greater [...]

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