News and information on the role that government, small business and the nonprofit sector/philanthropy play in creating healthy and vibrant communities.
Community Development Block Grant to Drop Next Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding is projected to dwindle next year. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Planning Division administers the CDBG.
The...more
Mass. Senate Provision to Prevent Families from Being Homeless A Massachusetts state budget amendment consists of provisions that could help prevent many families from being homeless.
The provisions are also designed to help families secure housing assistance...more
Museums Collaborate In Stamping Civil Society Malaysia’s Ministry of Social Development secures the attention of museum institutions in Asia and Australia in collaborating with an initiative to shape communities towards a more civil...more
MOOC Offers Nonprofits Funding Within Easy Reach A Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) created by the LearningbyGivingFoundation called GivingWithPurpose is making access to grants a lot easier.
Alex Buffett Rozek, Doris Buffett’s grandson and...more
Ostuw Heralded as Professional Volunteer Cathy Ostuw has served communities most of her life. She’s been into full-time volunteering when she retired and remarried, working with various kinds of people and organizations who need help along...more
NASSM Conference Doles Out Homeless World Cup and Free Beer A pre-conference event held by the North American Society of Sports Management (NASSM), an organization dynamically involved in supporting professionals working in the fields of sports, leisure and...more
Medicare Beneficiaries Need Volunteers More Than Ever There are over 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries in North Carolina and these beneficiaries are served by the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program's (SHIIP) volunteers.
SHIIP is...more
Loras College to Host Civic Engagement Summit Loras College, a Catholic college in Dubuque, will host the Campus Compact Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit.
The summit will engage various college and university students in Iowa, Minnesota...more
How to Fight Poverty Now: 12 Things You Should Know Greg Kaufmann of the Nation lists down 12 things you can do to prevent poverty at this very moment. Kaufmann has reached out to a number of people and agencies who dedicate their lives to fighting...more