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.

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GNOFoundation funds gulf coast oil spill fund

TOP CHEF Cooks Up for a Good Cause

For Immediate Release February 23, 2011 Contact: Martha Landrum (504) 598-4663 Gulf Coast Seafood, John Besh, and the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund New Orleans, LA – TOP CHEF, the Emmy Award-winning cable television show, will feature Gulf Coast seafood and the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Gulf [...]

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The Greater New Orleans Foundation and the City of New Orleans Awarded Grant from National Fund for Workforce Solutions to Develop Innovative Approaches to Career Development and Training

For Immediate Release February 15, 2011 Contact: Martha Landrum (504) 598-4663 New Orleans, LA – The Greater New Orleans Foundation and the City of New Orleans announced today that New Orleans is one [...]

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The Idea Village & Greater New Orleans Foundation Seek Entrepreneurs with BIG Ideas to Solve Water Management Issues

For Immediate Release January 20, 2011 Contact: Cameron Yancey (504)858-3806 – New Orleans – Today, in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF), The Idea Village is excited to announce the 2011 Water Venture Development Challenge (Water Challenge™). Water management and water-related issues are among the greatest global challenges that directly impact Southeastern Louisiana [...]

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The Greater New Orleans Foundation Hosts First of Its Kind Virtual Giving Circle

For Immediate Release January 13, 2011 Contact: Martha Landrum (504) 598-1290 New Orleans, LA – Five organizations announce their partnership in an online giving circle called The Neutral Ground. This will be the first-ever giving circle conducted entirely online. The participating organizations are the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Human Rights Campaign, Puentes, the Vietnamese American Youth Leaders Association, and the Urban League of Greater New [...]

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First Grant in 2011 to Benefit the New Orleans Police Department

For Immediate Release January 6, 2011 Contact: Martha Landrum at 504.598.1290 The Patrick F. Taylor Education Fund for Continuing Education of New Orleans Police Officers, administered by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, is granting $364,000 to strengthen the skills of 40 New Orleans police officers, primarily in the units that handle sex crimes, child abuse, and domestic violence [...]

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Joann Ricci Joins Staff of Greater New Orleans Foundation

For Immediate Release January 3, 2011 Contact: Martha Landrum (504) 598-1290 New position created to strengthen the region’s nonprofit organizations. New Orleans, LA – Joann Ricci joins the staff of the Greater New Orleans Foundation as vice president of organizational effectiveness. Previously, she was the founder and principal of the Ricci Group, a Chicago-based consulting firm for nonprofits, foundations, and education organizations [...]

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Greater New Orleans Foundation Awards IMPACT 2010 Grants to 42 Nonprofit Organizations

For Immediate Release December 15, 2010 Martha Landrum   (504) 598-1290 The best of the best nonprofit organizations receive more than $800,000 to address community’s needs. New Orleans – The Greater New Orleans Foundation announced today the 42 nonprofit organizations to …

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Greater New Orleans Foundations Makes Available $700,000 for Nonprofits Through IMPACT 2010

For more information: Contact: Martha Landrum (504) 598-4663 or martha@gnof.org September 3, 2010 is the deadline to submit a Letter of Intent New Orleans – The Greater New Orleans Foundation announced today IMPACT 2010. The program will award $700,000 in …

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$400,000 Now Available for Grantmaking from the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Oil Spill Fund

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Martha Landrum (504) 598-1290 or martha@gnof.org   New Orleans, LA – Nonprofit organizations in the region working on long-term solutions to problems caused by the oil spill may apply for funding from the Greater New …

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SAINTS GULF COAST RENEWAL DONATES $500,000 TO LOCAL CHARITIES

This weekend is the last chance to buy chances to win Super Bowl Ring FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 17, 2010 The Saints Gulf Coast Renewal Fund announced today they have donated $500,000 to local charities who are responding to the …

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