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$370 Million In AmeriCorps Grants Available

The NonProfit Times

AmeriCorps, the national service program that annually matches volunteers with community needs across the country, will award grants totaling more than $370 million to nonprofit and faith-based organizations spanning the public and private sectors for the upcoming fiscal year. 30, said AmeriCorps spokesperson Lucero Gamez.

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17 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

While today we take for granted a long and storied history of nonprofits, civil society organizations, and NGOs within the United States, it is important that we reflect on how we arrived at this moment. In 1881 Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross , pioneering large-scale disaster relief efforts.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Today, people of color and low-income communities are more likely to be impacted by natural disasters, live close to hazardous waste, and die of environmental causes. Her focus area over the last 15 years has been community engagement to tackle social and disaster related challenges. “I

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American Rescue Plan Act: Impact on Nonprofits and Other Social Good Organizations

Connection Cafe

It adds $1.25B to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program and allows performing arts organizations to apply for both a PPP loan and a Shuttered Venue Operators grant. The package also includes $15B in new funding for targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan grants providing flexible grant relief.