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The Greater New Orleans Foundation is pleased to announce that Louisiana Green Corps won first place of Pitch It! The Innovation Challenge

This three-day program will be led by Marla Cornelius and Hilda Polanco, CPA, CCSA, CGMA, Founder and CEO of FMA. Marla and Hilda will draw on promising practices from the field, relevant research, and their extensive experience working with nonprofit leaders.

Monday, August 13, 2018, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and Design Jones, LLC will host the second citywide community workshop to get public input on possibilities for redeveloping the neighborhood surrounding the former Charity Hospital.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and Design Jones, LLC will host the first of two citywide community workshops to get public input on possibilities for redeveloping the neighborhood surrounding the former Charity Hospital.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation delivered a three-part training that armed twelve local nonprofit organizations with improved financial management and organizational performance skills.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) will issue a Request for Proposals in search of assessing how the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) can best engage with community partner organizations to meet the needs of all students.

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Join the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the City of New Orleans to learn about subsidence, groundwater, and how we can learn to both manage stormwater and preserve our soils.

While the final numbers won’t be confirmed for several weeks, initial returns indicate that the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s GiveNOLA Day generated an astounding $5,586,185 in donations for 766 nonprofits, exceeding its 2017 total of $4.9 million.

Since the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Idea Village founded the Water Challenge in 2010, the Water Challenge has been helping people and planet co-exist by highlighting and building the capacity of entrepreneurs who address challenges and leverage opportunities within urban water settings, the coastal environment, and local water economy.