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Topic: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
RSSThere are 27 article(s) tagged Community Foundation of Greater Memphis:
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August 2024
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November 2023
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Experts talk DOJ investigation of MPD at community forum
Two police reform experts talked Tuesday, Nov. 7, during a forum hosted by a local nonprofit about the Department of Justice’s pattern-or-practice investigation of MPD and their own work in implementing reforms.
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October 2023
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‘Next Gen’ pilot program takes philanthropy to the next level
The pilot program is designed to help people become more strategic about their philanthropic donations.
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May 2022
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Memphis cements generous reputation during pandemic
“Most of our peer cities have more super-wealthy people that have private foundations. We’ve got some great private foundations, but on a per capita basis, I don’t think we have as many private foundations as Nashville, Chattanooga or Atlanta.”
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February 2022
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Petal to the mettle: Local florist back in motion after pandemic
Memphian Colby Midgett, owner of Premier Flowers, was recently featured on a Netflix docuseries.
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December 2020
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Pandemic poses challenges for Memphis area nonprofits
While area nonprofits have felt the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memphis has lived up to its reputation as a “giving” city and help also has come from national funding sources.
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Salvation Army red kettles miss usual jingle of cash
The Salvation Army is working hard to fulfill its holiday season mission as the pandemic impacts giving, but other charitable organizations are doing well.
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November 2020
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Let’s discuss: Finding ways to grow the number of Black college graduates in Memphis
Community leaders will discuss why it is necessary for the city to have more Black college graduates.
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July 2020
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LeMoyne-Owen College to offer students free laptops, a new Methodist Le Bonheur clinic on campus
The college will open for virtual classes Aug. 12, and will monitor coronavirus case numbers to decide whether to reopen the campus after Labor Day.
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Community Foundation invests in transforming a college – and a city
The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' $40 million gift to LeMoyne-Owen College is one of the largest received by any HBCU nationally. It's designed to propel the college to the next level in higher education.
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A $40M gift to LeMoyne-Owen was ‘the right thing at the right time’
College President Carol Johnson-Dean took the call announcing the largest endowment the 158-year-old school had ever received: “I literally began to cry.”
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$40 million endowment ‘transformative’ for LeMoyne-Owen
The endowment from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is the largest in LeMoyne-Owen College’s history.
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May 2020
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COVID-19 response effort gets $500,000 boost from Pepsi
PepsiCo is helping ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Memphis through a $500,000 gift to the Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund. -
Local coronavirus fund tops $2 million in grants dispersed
With its most recent distribution of $95,000, a local coronavirus relief fund has now surpassed $2 million in distributed grants.
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April 2020
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Kresge gives $485,000 to help Memphis nonprofits, artists, musicians during pandemic
Money from the philanthropic foundation will help Memphis-area nonprofits provide relief for economic stress caused by COVID-19, and provide support to Memphis musicians and artists who have lost income because of the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Fund delivers nearly $1M so far in relief grants
We have our ear to the ground with hundreds of local nonprofits and are awarding weekly, rapid-relief grants — with $977,500 and counting out the door to 48 agencies thus far.
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Help available for hospitality workers, musicians
There's help available for out-of-work restaurant and hotel employees as well as musicians and other artists.
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Memphis kindness live blog, April 1: Collierville neighbors roll up their sleeves
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
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January 2020
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Community Foundation grants $210,041 to local nonprofits
Each of the grantees must raise a dollar-for-dollar match for the funds.
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November 2019
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LIVEGIVEmidsouth has new look, speed and lots more to see
Community Foundation celebrates National Philanthropy Day with update of its powerhouse site.
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September 2019
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Community Foundation marks 50 years of serving the Mid-South
Community Foundation's new Forever Fund is a permanent endowment that will ensure grants will be distributed for generations to come.
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May 2019
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Memphis Symphony Orchestra embarks on second phase of $35M campaign
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is launching the second phase of its “The Future Now” campaign, to raise $35 million to complete its endowment drive and build its reserve fund.
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April 2019
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MLK50 Next Step grant recipients discuss how they are changing Memphis
While the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has come and gone, the impact of the MLK50 effort continues to make strides in Memphis.
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February 2019
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Video: ‘Small Business Philanthropy’ seminar highlights
Leaders of several Memphis small businesses share how their companies engage in charitable giving in the video highlights from the Small Business Philanthropy seminar presented by The Daily Memphian and sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.
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Small businesses create ‘mutually beneficial’ value through charitable giving
With limited resources, several local small businesses have figured out how to give back in a way that adds value.
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