by Mark Hedin | Apr 24, 2018 | Community development, Disaster relief, Environment, Ethnic/minorities, Fiscal Sponsor Networking, Fiscal sponsorship, Health and mental health, Housing, Social justice, Social services, Women
In the seven months since Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the storms’ wreckage still dominates daily life. Running water, electricity, clear roads and stable buildings remain elusive across the Caribbean commonwealth. But the island’s nonprofit...
by Marjorie Beggs | Sep 14, 2015 | Community development, Crowdfunding
September 22 marks the start of a crowdfunding campaign for A Place at the Table, a Raleigh, N.C., cafe breaking ground with its flexible payments for the food it serves. The cafe — appealing to the homeless as well as the affluent — is a fiscally sponsored project of...
by Marjorie Beggs | Aug 5, 2015 | Community development, Media
Local history and politics, environmental concerns, arts news, civic improvement, residents’ accomplishments — such stories and more are lifelines that connect people living on the isolated northern tip of the big island of Hawai’i. That’s what the Kohala Mountain...
by Marjorie Beggs | May 14, 2015 | Arts and culture, Community development
Lincoln Park Steps are ready for their grand re-entrance. Built in 1909 at the northwestern edge of San Francisco, they’re the gateway to the surrounding urban neighborhood, the park’s golf course, playground and two landmarks — the Legion of Honor museum and Lands...
by Marjorie Beggs | Apr 30, 2015 | Arts and culture, Community development, Environment, Ethnic/minorities, Media, Social services, Women
… Local First Milwaukee, a project of fiscal sponsor American Independent Business Alliance in Bozeman, Mont., will use its $10,000 matching grant from the Kalio Fund, an investment and philanthropic fund, to continue efforts to preserve the Southeastern Wisconsin...
