FUNDER’S NEWS
Find Opportunities from Funders. From more than 300 of the most active top private and public Foundations and Grantors across our country– we connect you with their latest news and insider’s view. America’s Foundations–from small to large–are constantly announcing new programs, alliances, partnerships, issuing new guidance and awarding much needed funding for all types of Nonprofits. Don’t miss any of the action or opportunities and don’t miss the Foundation Search Tool toward the bottom of this page!
Funders’ News and Chat Through Sunday - January 29
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.@ReadOnArizona & @MAGregionMaricopa partnered to create #MapLIT 2.0, an interactive mapping tool that provides key data sets that impact #earlyliteracy outcomes in Arizona. Go to http://geo.azmag.gov/maps/readonaz to dig into the data affecting early #literacy outcomes in our communities.
Mark your calendars!📅1/31 🕑2 PM ET
Our next #RFBreakthrough: Implementing Climate Action in America’s Cities to hear a panel of experts discuss #climatejustice and how the Inflation Reduction Act can impact front-line communities. 🌎 https://rockfound.link/3J3h5q4
What are some of the biggest emerging conservation issues (and opportunities) on our radar for 2023?
-Garbage patches in the ocean
-Coastal wetland resiliency
-Fishing with artificial lights
https://pew.org/3Xn6xpD
More than $1.4 million in scholarships available for #MontereyCounty students through
@cfmco! Apply by 3/15/23 for 65 scholarships with 1 application: http://cfmco.org/ScholarshipApply. Thanks to the generous individuals, families and businesses who make these scholarships possible.
Sowega Rising (@RisingSowega) empowers individuals and communities in Southwest Georgia through rural revitalization, community organizing, education, and coalition-building. We’re happy to be in their corner as they do great work! Learn more at http://sowegarising.org.
During the 2020–21 school year, Black, Native American and Hispanic students in Rhode Island were at least twice as likely as their white peers to be chronically absent, according to a new brief on racial disparities in education by grantee @rikidscount. https://bit.ly/404hq1A
Fact: Chile has 1,251 rivers, but they are completely unprotected, with no laws or other holistic and lasting ways to safeguard them.
Here’s why that must change. 👇 https://pew.org/3H0Umtd
Hey #TasteOfThe24 ticket holders! 'Best Of' voting is now open. Check your email get your vote in before Friday, February 3 at 12PM ET.
#Rolex24 #IMSA
Legal challenges to abortion bans presented in state courts generally fall into three categories: broad constitutional, health care amendment, and religious freedom. Our new brief explores what these mean for the future of abortion at the state level.
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/legal-challenges-to-state-abortion-bans-since-the-dobbs-decision
Higher Waters: In Words + Pictures
- HIGHER WATERS RESOURCE LIBRARY
-HW TEAM WILL PRESENT AT @flphilanthropy
- 2023 FLORIDA CLIMATE CONFERENCE
- WHEN 'DEM BONES' NEED CONNECTIVE TISSUE
@climateadaptfl @TomTryon @KlouisTpf @RachelHett22 @michaelpcorley
https://conta.cc/3Dlphym
🌍 In 2023, we will #PrioritiseEducation by... putting climate education on the global stage.
🤝 We're partnering w. @DubaiCares at #COP28 to ensure teachers are at the 💚 of the educational response to the climate crisis.
Read more ⬇️ #DayOfEducation
http://ow.ly/tT0t50MzRx5
ICYMI: the @USDA is restoring full protections to 9 million acres of the Tongass National Forest, the “crown jewel of the U.S. national forest system.” #ProtectTheTongass #Tongass https://pew.org/3j0VuUH
“Hadiya Pendleton was me and I was her.” —@MichelleObama
Ten years ago today, 15-year-old Hadiya was killed in a tragic shooting on the South Side. We’re proud to honor her memory at the Obama Presidential Center.
When you walk into the HCF headquarters, you’ll find a #question on our #community whiteboard, with markers available so you can write your answer up on the board.
This month, we want to know: If you could take a 1-year #sabbatical, what would you do?
A late-night phone call gave Fidelity Charitable donors Peter and Kendra Amico a choice: Would they open their home to a teen in foster care? Their answer changed their family—and their giving—forever. https://chrtbl.org/aop068