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AARP Now Accepting 2024 Community Challenge Grant Applications

NonProfit PRO

AARP invites local eligible nonprofits and governments across the country to apply for the 2024 AARP Community Challenge grant program.

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AARP Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications

NonProfit PRO

AARP invites local eligible organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

news organizations, specifically local news outlets, have been rapidly dwindling. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more challenges for the industry, as demand for local news grew but revenue and outlets shrank. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem.

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Breaking the cycle: Supporting veterans and military families’ basic needs in local communities 

Candid

Mental health challenges were the most widely cited health-related concern, with 84% seeing needs among many or almost all clients. Service providers face their own increasing challenges Amid a shortage of resources and ongoing crises, those supporting veterans and their families also are impacted by the cascade effect.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. What’s the problem? Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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Key Challenges Facing Arts And Culture Nonprofits, And How A Texas Ballet Overcomes Them

Bloomerang

A rts and culture nonprofits face distinctive challenges in the nonprofit sector. Despite their challenges, Ballet Lubbock has become an integral part of Lubbock’s cultural landscape. Local private foundations are their primary funding source, offering accessibility and a streamlined application process.

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