Alachua County Emerging Leaders (ACEL)

Fundraising

Booster Juice | March 28, 2022

The Canadian-based company, Booster Juice, is holding a fundraising campaign until March 31, 2022, looking to generate $200,000 in donations to support those affected by the war in Ukraine. Booster Juice locations across Canada are currently accepting in-store donations to benefit Medair, an NGO (non-governmental organization) who are providing crisis support to refugees on the ground to displaced families and the communities that host them. Until March 31, 2022, Booster Juice wil...

Kansas City nonprofits and charities | April 13, 2020

A relief fund for Kansas City nonprofits and charities released its first round of grant funding Monday, totaling more than $2.6 million in aid. The fund, called Kansas City Regional COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, will distribute the first round of money to 56 nonprofits, according to a Monday release. Each of the nonprofits helps people with housing, food insecurity, access to health care or other human services....

The First Bancshares Inc. | July 24, 2020

The First, A National Banking Association (The First) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) awarded Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds of $6,000 each to three Mississippi nonprofits – Armorbearers in Pass Christian, Mercy Housing and Human Development in Gulfport and Recover, Rebuild, Restore Southeast Mississippi (R3SM) in Hattiesburg. PGP grants help qualified nonprofit organizations fund a variety of operational and administrative activities that are critical to serv...

Fundraising, Philanthropy

PRnewswire | March 27, 2023

The Dohmen Company Foundation (DCF) today announced the launch of the Dohmen Impact Investment Fund during a live-streamed event at the White House. The Fund will invest $60 million to accelerate the growth and impact of for-profit social enterprises advancing proven food solutions that improve human health. The White House hosted the event to highlight leading organizations that are actively engaged in the President's bold goal of ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases by 20...