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Blue Krewe and City of New Orleans Announce Partnership with Drop Mobility to Relaunch Blue Bikes. Initial Fleet of 500 e-bikes to Roll in September 2021.

  • In the News: Blue Krewe and City of New Orleans Announce Partnership with Drop Mobility to Relaunch Blue Bikes

    Blue Krewe and City of New Orleans Announce Partnership with Drop Mobility to Relaunch Blue Bikes. Initial Fleet of 500 e-bikes to Roll in September 2021.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation March 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: When Disaster Strikes: Responsive, values-driven grantmaking strategies for emergencies

    New Orleans is a coastal city. Situated where the Mississippi River Delta becomes the Gulf of Mexico in Southeast Louisiana, New Orleans is strategically positioned for commerce; however, its location also defines its most existential threat. Due to coastal subsidence, south Louisiana is facing the highest rate of relative sea level rise in the world. In other words, our land is sinking and the sea is rising simultaneously. Geologists estimate that Louisiana is losing the equivalent of a football field an hour due to this reality. In addition, south Louisiana is vulnerable to heavy rainfall and destructive storms, which are increasing in their frequency and severity due to climate change.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation February 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: These Black-led organizations in New Orleans will get part of $1M fund to boost racial equity

    The Greater New Orleans Foundation is awarding $1 million to 28 Black-led organizations in New Orleans in a bid to aid work to end institutional racism and close racial wealth gaps.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation Announces Over $1 Million in Grants to 28 Black-led Organizations 

    Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced grants worth over $1 million to 28 Black-led organizations as part of its Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity. These grants, funded in part by a $1 million investment from Facebook, support organizations that provide leadership in ending institutional racism, helping eliminate inequitable systems, and working to close the racial wealth gap. With today’s announcement, GNOF will have granted a total of $1.45 million under the Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity, as part of its strategy of raising and awarding a total of $3 million in multi-year grants.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation January 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: New Orleans City Council committee gives preliminary approval to new bike share partnership

    Blue Krewe received seed money and other assistance from the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Blue Krewe’s board president is Dr. Corey Hebert. Its leadership includes Favre; Coats; former deputy mayor and current GNOF CEO Andy Kopplin; Destinie Hammond, the communications manager for the North American Bikeshare Association and a previous marketing manager at Blue Bikes; and Emilie Bahr, a writer and urban planner. All live in the New Orleans area.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation December 2020 Grants

    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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  • The Green Infrastructure Challenge In Partnership with Water Wise Gulf South and Every Drop Makes a Difference

    Organize your neighbors (a minimum of 3) to apply for green infrastructure interventions on your block or your neighborhood! A budget of $5,000 will be allocated to 7 teams to install the following types of green infrastructure to help manage stormwater where it falls!

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