News & Insights

On Thursday, February 13, 2020, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, in partnership with NOLA Public Schools and funding support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Baptist Community Ministries hosted a panel discussion at the Center for Philanthropy.

The 28-page report by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, titled “New Orleans School Partnership Study: What Our Students Need and How We Can Help,” states that many youth attending local public schools continue to lag behind much of the country, not just academically but also emotionally, socially and developmentally.

For the second year in a row, Hancock Whitney, in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation, has awarded competitive grants to help nonprofits broaden community development efforts across the five Gulf South states the bank serves.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced the activation of its Response and Restoration Fund in response to the series of earthquakes affecting the United States territory of Puerto Rico.

Request for Proposals for Public Affairs & Communications Project Involving Urban Water Management and Flood Mitigation, Questions and Answers

Our January 2020, IMPACT Newsletter is here! Learn about the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s accomplishments in 2019.

In summer 2018, 30 evaluation practitioners from across the Gulf Coast established a local affiliate of AEA that would provide networking, professional development, and advocacy for evaluation in our region, promoting both evaluation supply and demand. Before transitioning to a dues-paying membership model, GCEval needed to provide value to the community worthy of payment.

In 2018, as the city’s system of charter schools transitioned from state control to the oversight of the Orleans Parish School Board, the Greater New Orleans Foundation sat down with school and philanthropic leaders. The idea was to look closely at the newly unified system in an effort to determine what stood in the way of every student succeeding.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation released New Orleans School Partnership Study: What Our Students Need and How We Can Help. In partnership with NOLA Public Schools and funding support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Baptist Community Ministries, the new report identifies some of our students’ most urgent needs and a roadmap for how schools and community partners can increase resources, coordination, partnership, and investments to improve student support and performance.

On October 30th, GNOF hosted a special bus tour, tracing the legacy of Dr. Robert and Shirley Haspel.