The Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship is a new, annual program designed to stimulate solutions by Rhode Islanders to Rhode Island challenges. Made possible through the generosity of Rhode Island philanthropists Letitia and John Carter, who originated the idea, the Fellowship will provide seed funding for ideas designed to reap community benefit.
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009 by asking the community to imagine what they wanted for the next 50 years. That led to the creation of community catalyst funds to build new resources and the launch of an online idea contest called Prize2theFuture as the first investment. Both tapped into the community’s hunger to make a difference.
The Boulder County Civic Forum is the information arm of The Community Foundation. Through the biennial TRENDS report and ongoing research, we are able to learn about - and educate others about - important indicators that relate to quality of life in our community. The Boulder County Civic Forum promotes healthy decision-making through informed research and longitudinal vision and serves as a guide to The Community Foundation's programmatic work and grantmaking.
New Orleans is a city of neighborhoods — by some counts, as many as 85! No matter where one lives, it’s difficult to visit every single neighborhood in New Orleans. That’s why the Greater New Orleans Foundation created the “Understanding New Orleans” program, which showcases the diverse neighborhoods and the amazing nonprofits working within them. The program began in 2010 and visited Central City, Gentilly and Lakeview.
Most of us remember what it was like to finally learn to drive. Our roaming range suddenly expanded from our own neighborhood to the whole city or even more. We could hang out with friends previously inaccessible. What we sometimes forget is that children take a similar step of freedom when they learn to ride a bike. Suddenly, the playground a couple blocks away seems to be closer and getting to school is much quicker. Besides, riding your bike is fun. You can go really fast, especially down hills! Yes, life is good for a kid on a bike.
Simone credits Cabrini Green Legal Aid for helping her start over. A $25,000 grant from the Trust’s Unity Challenge enabled CGLA to expand their Expungement Help Desk, a free program helping those with prior convictions get older cases sealed from the record.
The Boulder County Civic Forum is the information arm of The Community Foundation. Through the biennial TRENDS report and ongoing research, the foundation is able to learn about - and educate others about - important indicators that relate to quality of life in our community. The Boulder County Civic Forum promotes healthy decision-making through informed research and longitudinal vision and serves as a guide to The Community Foundation's programmatic work and grantmaking.
