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Amazon | February 17, 2020

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday announced the launch of a new Earth Fund that the e-commerce chief plans to use to combat the effects of climate change. He said in an Instagram post that he’s pledging $10 billion to start the fund, which will be called the Bezos Earth Fund, and will issue grants to scientists, activists and other organizations in their efforts to “preserve and protect the natural world.” “We can save Earth,” Bezos wrote in his post. &ldq...

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas | November 06, 2020

First Federal Bank of Louisiana and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded $6,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to Project Build a Future (PBAF). PGP grants help qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) fund a variety of operational and administrative activities that are critical to serving their communities. PBAF strives to provide affordable housing to low-income families. The CBO builds four to six homes annually. It also provides a homebuyer counseli...

Nonprofit Technology

Gopuff | November 26, 2021

Gopuff, the go-to platform for immediate delivery of consumers’ everyday needs, announced a $100,000 donation to Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States, to support 10 local member food banks. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 38 million people, including 12 million children, are food insecure. Gopuff’s donation will support hunger-relief efforts at Feeding America member food banks in New York; Phi...

Nonprofit Management

Tufts Health Plan Foundation | November 20, 2020

Tufts Health Plan Foundation today announced 64 network associations will share $900,000 in subsidizing to help in on-going COVID-19 reaction endeavors. The not-for-profit associations center around dire requirements in networks, particularly those excessively influenced by the infection. The financing, first announced in June, is notwithstanding the $1 million in COVID-19-related grants granted recently. "Nonprofit organizations continue to face significant challenges as the...