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Ashley Furniture Launches Delivering Dreams with Demario Davis Contest to Help Communities in Need

NEW ORLEANS – Ashley, the furniture and mattress retailer, announces the inaugural year of Delivering Dreams, a community initiative that supports families in need....

Agreement To Cancel Medical Debt For 193,000 Needy Patients In Southern States

NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press) — A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is working with a New York...

Junior League Marks 100th Anniversary with $100K in Grants

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Junior League of New Orleans is now accepting grant applications for the fall round of its Community Assistance...

Second Harvest Food Bank Hosts “Packing With Purpose” Volunteer Event

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – In a groundbreaking initiative, Second Harvest Food Bank is bridging the gap between festival revelry and community service with "Packing...

GNOF, Benson Foundation Announce Disaster Relief Fund

NEW ORLEANS – On June 12, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation announced the launch of the...

NOMA Names Japanese Art Galleries in Honor of Longtime Patrons

NEW ORLEANS – Earlier this month, the New Orleans Museum of Art announced the dedication of its third-floor Japanese art gallery in honor of...

GiveNOLA Day Raises $7.3M for 1,004 Nonprofits

NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Foundation said that the 11th annual GiveNOLA Day generated more than $7.3 million in donations for 1,004...

How and Why We Need to Diversify the Philanthropic Calendar

In the world of philanthropy, year-end giving is an important time, as many nonprofits receive the majority of donations when donors are feeling charitable...

Sugarplum Ball Raises $2.35M for Children’s Hospital New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — On March 23, friends and supporters of Children’s Hospital New Orleans celebrated the 42nd annual Sugarplum Ball at Mardi Gras World....

Operation Restoration Receives $2M from MacKenzie Scott

NEW ORLEANS —Operation Restoration is one of 361 small nonprofits that billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced as recipients of $640 million in gifts. The...

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