HUD Secretary Julian Castro to Begin Prosperity Playbook Community Tour The “Prosperity Playbook”will be a compilation of online resources written for and by state and local decision makers. Source: HUD States Strive to Eliminate Costly Construction Delays GovExec / Route Fifty True Neighborhood Revitalization Requires a Holistic Approach Derek Prall / American City & County Let's Build [...]
New Law Requires French Supermarkets to Donate Surplus Food to Charity Chronicle of Philanthropy Staging a Comeback: How the Nonprofit Arts Sector Has Evolved since the Great Recession By Eileen Cunniffe and Julie Hawkins / NonProfit Quarterly Who’s Your Nonprofit BFF? By Liz Ragland Network for Good It’s Not Foundation Money but Culture and Talent That [...]
HUD Secretary Castro and Google Fiber Announce First Public Housing Units to be Connected to Ultra High Speed Internet Through ConnectHome Initiative Source: HUD Change in Local Government: Moving Beyond Good Intentions By Ron Littlefield City Accelerator - Governing.com Boston Tracks Snowplows with GIS-Based SnowCOP to Keep Roads Clear Michael Keating / American City & County [...]
Microsoft to Donate $1 Billion in Cloud Services to Nonprofits Philanthropy News Digest Let’s Join Forces to Increase Charitable Giving to 3% of GDP By Kevin Murphy Chronicle of Philanthropy By Kevin Murphy Chronicle of Philanthropy Network for Good Irvine to Focus Efforts on Poverty, Political Participation Philanthropy News Digest DiCaprio Foundation to Award $15 [...]
Residents Want Sustainable and Lovable Cities By Bruce Henderson - Charoltte Observer Civic Labs: Improving Public Services From the Bottom Up Innovation platforms are springing up all over, engaging citizens in the process. Government's challenge is to manage and nurture them. By Kendra L. Smith & Kevin D. Desouza Governing.com HUD and VA Award $5.9 Million to [...]
First Philanthropy Almanac Provides a Wealth of Facts and Data Chronicle of Philanthropy A City in Remission: Can the “Grand Bargain” Revive Detroit? By Rick Cohen / NonProfit Quarterly Thank You Calls as a Donor Retention Tool: 6 Steps to Success Network for Good Nonprofits Struggle to Pay Increased Minimum Wage Philanthropy News Digest Nonprofits [...]
First Philanthropy Almanac Provides a Wealth of Facts and Data Chronicle of Philanthropy A City in Remission: Can the “Grand Bargain” Revive Detroit? By Rick Cohen / NonProfit Quarterly Thank You Calls as a Donor Retention Tool: 6 Steps to Success Network for Good Nonprofits Struggle to Pay Increased Minimum Wage Philanthropy News Digest Nonprofits [...]
ICA Boston Receives Gift of Twenty Works by Women Artists Philanthropy News Digest Grant Professionals Association Announces New Partnership with ZoomGrants “We believe this partnership is a perfect fit for GPA to help streamline our application processes and make it more efficient for GPA staff and members," said Mike Chamberlain, CEO for Grant Professionals Association. [...]
ICA Boston Receives Gift of Twenty Works by Women Artists Philanthropy News Digest Grant Professionals Association Announces New Partnership with ZoomGrants “We believe this partnership is a perfect fit for GPA to help streamline our application processes and make it more efficient for GPA staff and members," said Mike Chamberlain, CEO for Grant Professionals Association. [...]