NEW ORLEANS - In this guest column, Son of a Saint mentee Javier Castellon talks about the value of investing in the next generation of New Orleans leaders. On my 18th birthday, I knew that something was up at work,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - The 2021 NOLA Back 2 School Fest presented by Shell will provide 4,000 students in grades K-6 with free backpacks filled with essential school supplies – Saturday, July 31 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation will host its 10th annual Gold Medal Chefs Gala and Hospitality Awards presented by The Sazerac House on Wednesday, August 4 at 6 p.m. (dinner at 7 p.m.) in The Great…
NEW ORLEANS – Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company’s Auctions in August fundraiser is an online silent auction hosted at its 19 branches during the month of August. “Auctions in August is a win-win deal," said Sheila Englert, the bank's…
NEW ORLEANS - The Terra Foundation for American Art has announced the awarding of nearly $2.5 million in grants to 35 arts and cultural organizations in the United States, including Ogden Museum of Southern Art. These grants support projects through…
NEW ORLEANS - Local restaurants Beaucoup Eats, Taste & See and Addis will all receive support from the PepsiCo Foundation and National Urban League Black Restaurant Accelerator Program. The joint $10 million initiative will provide 500 Black restaurant owners in…
NEW ORLEANS – Local nonprofit STEM NOLA said it will use a portion of a new $1.25 million dollar grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to create an innovation center in New Orleans East. The project is currently in…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — At a joint news conference today Louisiana Hospitality Foundation (LHF) and Fidelity Bank announced a month-long celebration of women in the hospitality industry with the launch of their third annual P.O.W.E.R. Plates campaign. The month-long…
NEW ORLEANS – Sharon Moses, a direct support professional with Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, was selected as the 2021 Louisiana Direct Support Professional of the Year by the American Network of Community Options and Resources. “The Direct Support Professionals…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The new Starting Block: A Fielkow-Chase Youth Education Initiative is designed to build impactful relationships between multicultural and multifaith communities in Greater New Orleans. Through practical learning and career skills building, this program will service…
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Monica Sanusi Gelé joins Ascension DePaul Foundation New Orleans, the fundraising entity for DePaul Community Health Centers, as executive director for development. She comes with more than 25 years of fundraising experience, and most recently served on…
NEW ORLEANS - Copeland's of New Orleans will kick off a nine-day fundraising campaign for the Al Copeland Foundation starting on June 28 and ending on July 6. The first day of the event falls on the date of the…
NEW ORLEANS - The Ray Brandt Auto Group donated a 2021 Infinit Q50 to the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, a fundraiser for the St. Jude Children's Hospital. Those who participated had the chance to win a cash prize, a…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Bella Bowman Foundation has committed to a $500,000 gift toward Children’s Hospital New Orleans’ capital campaign, Extraordinary Together, for the construction of “Bella’s Room”, a three-room comfort suite designed to be a sanctuary for…
NEW ORLEANS - The Greater New Orleans Funders Network will host its "Radically Reimagining Philanthropy Virtual Convening" from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. Edgar Villanueva, founder and principal of the…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans is one of 50 "champion cities" selected as finalists in the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge, an innovation competition that identifies and accelerates the most ambitious ideas developed by cities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - When Troy Gilbert and Robert Peyton founded Chef’s Brigade in the beginning of the pandemic, their idea was to use struggling restaurants to help feed hot, healthy and delicious meals to first responders. Brigade members…
NEW ORLEANS - During a June 12 streaming event, food personality Guy Fieri awarded a $25,000 scholarship to University of Holy Cross student Jamie Warrick, who said she wants to help people develop food products and businesses and serve as…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Almost nine months after opening its doors at 5950 Bullard Avenue in New Orleans East, the Ochsner Community Health – Brees Family Center stayed open after-hours on Thursday, June 10 to commemorate the center's opening…
METAIRIE (press release) - The Jefferson Community Foundation announced its board and leadership team. Five new board members joining the team are Mickal Adler, Blair Constant, Stephen Dwyer, James Hudson and Claudia Shabetai. The 2021 JCF officers are: Chairman –…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (press release) – The Center for Disaster Philanthropy board of directors welcomed Kenneth M. Jones II, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, as its new board chair, succeeding Lori…
NEW ORLEANS — Krewe de Pink will host its second annual "Death by Chocolate - NOT Breast Cancer" fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10 at the Schoen Mansion, 3827 Canal Street. Students from Delgado Community College’s…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) —The Emeril Lagasse Foundation has announced it will distribute $294,000 to nonprofit organizations as part of its annual spring funding allocation. The nine entities based on their shared mission to support youth through culinary, nutrition, and…
COVINGTON - James Samaritan, a nonprofit organization serving the foster care community, will host its inaugural “State of Our Children” Breakfast on Friday, July 16 at the Briggs Center of St. Paul’s School in Covington. Starting at 7 a.m., the…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans said its $30M COVID-19 meal assistance program is coming to an end soon. “The pandemic hit New Orleans hard early on and we needed to ensure that our most vulnerable people could…
NEW ORLEANS – Officials from the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic and YMCA of Greater New Orleans announced they will combine the CCC Fall Classic and YMCA Corporate Cup races to create the new “Allstate Sugar Bowl Corporate Classic.”…
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Eat Fit will host its eight annual "Eat Fit Dine Out Day" on Friday, June 4. “It’s been a difficult year for our local restaurant community, and they need our support now more than ever,”…
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund has launched a $600,000 grants program for New Orleans musicians, artists and other culture bearers to help them recover from the impact of COVID-19. NOTCF is also offering relief for…
NEW ORLEANS — Fidelity Bank and the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation are looking for restaurants to participate in the July “P.O.W.E.R. Plates” program, which will promote women-led businesses during the slow summer season and raise funds for the LHF. The four-week…
NEW ORLEANS - The Ray Charles Foundation has donated $1 million to support Dillard University’s Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture. “We are humbled and honored to receive a generous grant from the Ray Charles Foundation to continue to…
