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LGBTQ Fund Grantee Spotlight: LOUD: New Orleans Queer Youth Theater

  • LGBTQ Fund Spotlight: LOUD – New Orleans Queer Youth Theater

    In launching the LGBTQ Fund in 2016, the Greater New Orleans Foundation was moved by the Out in the South Report, which had been released by Funders for LGBTQ Issues a few years prior. The report shared that while the South had more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults than any other part of the country, the region received just 3-4% of domestic funding for LGBTQ issues. LGBTQ people in the South were also among the most likely to be experiencing poverty.

     

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  • Foundation Announces $1 Million Grant to Community Lighthouse Project

    The award is the Foundation’s largest single grant from its disaster response and restoration fund and will build commercial-scale solar power and back-up battery capacity for nonprofits that respond to disasters across the region.

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  • First Two Homes Built for Hurricane Ida Victims in Dulac

    Volunteer group Mennonite Disaster Service is building ten homes and repairing 40 more as part of an $850,000 grant.

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  • GiveNOLA Day 2022 Raises Incredible $7.9 Million in Ninth Year

    NEW ORLEANS – (May 3, 2022) Tuesday, 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, hosted by Baptist Community Ministries and powered by Entergy, generated an incredible $7.9 million in donations for a record breaking 947 nonprofits exceeding the 2021 total of 910. The total number of online contributions exceeded 57,000 at the close of the 24-hour period.

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  • Foundation Sponsors Blue Bikes Station

    The Foundation unveiled a new sponsored Blue Bikes station outside of the organization’s headquarters on Howard Ave in the Central Business District.

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  • Foundation Announces 9th Annual GiveNOLA Day

    The  Foundation  announced that the 9th annual GiveNOLA Day, a 24-hour online giving event for the 13-parish Greater New Orleans Region, will take place on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from 12 a.m. to midnight. GiveNOLA Day 2022 is hosted by Baptist Community Ministries and powered by Entergy.

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  • Checking in with Nonprofits in Our Region

    In February 2022, the Foundation held a special town hall webinar specifically for nonprofits. The purpose of the webinar was to share survey results from the most recent State of the Nonprofit Sector report and provide informal updates a full year after the study had been conducted.

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  • Foundation Activates Fund for Tornado Recovery

    The Foundation has announced it has activated its Disaster Response & Restoration Fund in response to yesterday’s tornados. The fund provides grants that support local nonprofits leading short, medium, and long-term response and recovery efforts. The Foundation has also provided immediate grants totaling $50,000 to five organizations that are coordinating their response with emergency managers.

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  • Executive Director Intensive

    On February 8, 2022, 28 executive directors (ED) in the nonprofit sector completed this year’s Executive Director Intensive, powered by Chevron. The program supports nonprofit leaders in sharpening their skills in leadership, financial management, fundraising, and board relations.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants from the Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity

    New Orleans, LA (February 22, 2022) – Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) announced renewal grants totaling $1 million to 31 Black-led organizations as part of its Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity. These grants support organizations that provide leadership in eliminating inequitable systems and building wealth for African American families.

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