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Vice President of Programs Carmen James Randolph Announces Departure from the Greater New Orleans Foundation

  • Vice President of Programs Carmen James Randolph Announces Departure

    Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced that after nearly 8 years leading the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking and programmatic work, Carmen James Randolph will be departing to pursue a new venture.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation Names Jeff Schiffman Vice President for Communication and Public Affairs

    Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) announced that Jeff Schiffman will join the organization as Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs. Schiffman most recently served as the Director of Admission for Tulane University’s Office of Undergraduate Admission.

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  • Youth Vaccination Initiative

    The Greater New Orleans Foundation Joins City of New Orleans to Announce Youth Vaccination Initiative, $90K Investment from Philanthropic Partners in Collaboration with CrescentCare and NOLA Public Schools.

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  • The Greater New Orleans Foundation Joins the City of New Orleans to Announce Blue Bikes’ Return to the City

    Today, Greater New Orleans Foundation President and CEO, Andy Kopplin joined Mayor LaToya Cantrell to announce that Blue Bikes, Louisiana’s first bikeshare program, will return to the City of New Orleans later this summer. A fleet of 500 pedal-assist e-bikes will be ready to ride by September 1.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation July 2021

    We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation Announces $100,000 in New Grants from its LGBTQ Fund

    Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced new grants from its LGBTQ Fund totaling $100,000 to 18 area nonprofits. The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s LGBTQ Fund supports organizations that increase the quality of life and access to opportunity for LGBTQ individuals and families, particularly the most marginalized members of the community, including elders, transgender youth and adults, LGBTQ people of color, low-income LGBTQ people, and LBGTQ persons who are disabled. Since its inaugural year (2016), the GNOF’s LGBTQ fund has made over $450,000 in grants to 43 nonprofits across our region.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation June 2021

    We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

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  • Greater New Orleans Foundation May 2021

    We’re proud to provide grants that create real impact. That’s why we’re the steward of more than 900 donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Our donors make between $20 million and $30 million in grants to diverse nonprofits throughout the Greater New Orleans region, based on their specific areas of interest. View our most up-to-date list of current and upcoming grant opportunities here.

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  • In the News: With Waters Rising, a Community Foundation Launched a National Network for Support

    At the end of 2017, the team at the Greater New Orleans Foundation realized they needed more than a disaster plan. They needed a formal strategy. In the decade and a half since Hurricane Katrina turned their community upside down, responding to damage from extreme weather—hurricanes, floods, tornadoes—had become a staple of their work.

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  • GiveNOLA Day Raises Record $8.1 Million in Eighth Year

    Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced that while the final numbers won’t be confirmed for several weeks, initial returns indicate that the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s GiveNOLA Day, presented by Baptist Community Ministries and powered by Entergy, generated an astounding $8.1 million in donations for 910 nonprofits, exceeding its 2020 total of $7.1 million. The total number of online contributions exceeded 67,000 at the close of the 24-hour period.

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