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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.
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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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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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 between us [...]
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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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