The generosity of Alabama's Tennessee Valley Authority has been on full display this week in the form of grants to area non-profit organizations.
WAFF reports the grants, part of the fourth round...more
Detroit's Kresge Foundation turned 100 this month, and while the foundation's $4.3 billion endowment is sizable, it's less than a tenth of the size of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, per...more
The American Scandinavian Heritage Foundation is holding its annual Midsommar celebration this weekend, which is the second most celebrated holiday in Sweden behind Christmas.
Midsommar is a...more
A Chicago-area charity has given more than $900,000 to dozens of community organizations to help people in need, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The DuPage Foundation awarded 53 grants totaling more...more
The George Foundation was founded in 1945 by Mamie and Albert George to "build and supporting a vibrant and prospering local community in Fort Bend County," according to its website.
Since then,...more
The George Foundation was founded in 1945 by Mamie and Albert George to "build and supporting a vibrant and prospering local community in Fort Bend County," according to its website.
Since then,...more
The superintendent of New Jersey's Orange Public School District has resigned, effective immediately, in the wake of what the district calls a "personnel matter."
The resignation of Ronald Lee,...more
The Olmec civilization, which ruled parts of what is now Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean as far back as 1200 BCE, had huge, life-size heads that weighed as much as 25 tons and were carved...more
When a 3-year-old girl was found dead in her family's South Australian home last week, her parents made an unusual request: She should be put in a foster home.
Instead, the girl was taken to a...more
"You showed up in the classroom.
You showed up in the laboratory.
You showed up on Zoom.
And you showed up here today," University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes told...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.