Villgro Innovations Foundation

PHILANTHROPY

September 21, 2021

FORTUNE and digital artist pplpleasr have announced the FORTUNE Journalism PleasrFund, a decentralized donor-advised fund run entirely on the Ethereum blockchain, through Endaoment. The PleasrFund is dedicated to advancing independent investigative journalism and programs that foster interest in sound reporting and journalistic integrity. The fund was initially seeded by a contribution of 209.19 ETH after fees, approximately $660,000 when the contribution was made, representing ha...

NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

September 20, 2021

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced Elkay will donate 101 Elkay ezH2O® bottle filling stations at select city sites and non-profits through a partnership with the City, Chicago Park District, and Elevate to reduce plastic waste and expand cleaner, healthier drinking water throughout the south and west sides. The units also include a lifetime supply of filters. The bottle filling stations will be installed on Chicago's South and West Sides in the city's parks,...

NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

September 18, 2021

GreenHill and the GiftingNetwork announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will expand GreenHill's presence in the nonprofit institutional market and offer GiftingNetwork's clients integrated investment performance reporting. This agreement brings together technology and financial solutions for nonprofit organizations. GreenHill's personalized investment analysis, reporting and monitoring services, coupled with the GiftingNetwork...