Month: May 2021

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation May 2021

    We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

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  • In the News: With Waters Rising, a Community Foundation Launched a National Network for Support

    At the end of 2017, the team at the Greater New Orleans Foundation realized they needed more than a disaster plan. They needed a formal strategy. In the decade and a half since Hurricane Katrina turned their community upside down, responding to damage from extreme weather—hurricanes, floods, tornadoes—had become a staple of their work.

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  • GiveNOLA Day Raises Record $8.1 Million in Eighth Year

    Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced that while the final numbers won’t be confirmed for several weeks, initial returns indicate that the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s GiveNOLA Day, presented by Baptist Community Ministries and powered by Entergy, generated an astounding $8.1 million in donations for 910 nonprofits, exceeding its 2020 total of $7.1 million. The total number of online contributions exceeded 67,000 at the close of the 24-hour period.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation April 2021

    We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

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