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Weekly update from PND

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September 7, 2021 The Kresge Foundation has announced that in the wake of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, it would award emergency grants through its American Cities Program to the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Foundation for Louisiana to help provide relief services.

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

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Each year the International Computer Refurbishers Summit awards a lifetime achievement award. This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When she ran the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, 200,000 acres were set aside.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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“Whenever I walk on a campus at an HBCU, I feel like I’m home.” – Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO, ABFE After the session ended, the Shaw band played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (also known as the “Negro National Anthem”). Joseph Awards After-Party and meetups in between, there was plenty of Black joy and celebration.

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Your Official #18NTC Local's Guide to New Orleans

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The Audubon Zoo is located in historic Uptown New Orleans, eaturing an exotic mix of animals from around the world take a break and visit award-winning exhibits such as the Louisiana Swamp and Jaguar Jungle showcase. The Audubon Zoo. Willa Jean. Dooky Chase's. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop. The Spotted Cat Music Club.

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Your Official #NN18 Local's Guide to New Orleans

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Considering our team is obsessed with all that is NOLA, we thought we'd share some favorite local spots to eat, drink, party, and enjoy the sights while visiting for the Netroots Nation 2018 Conference. The bar itself carries as much history as the famous beverage; once a favorite haunt of Famed Louisiana Governor and U.S. Willa Jean.

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Pro Bono Role Model of the Year

Care2

The winner will receive the title of Taproot Foundation’s first-ever Pro Bono Role Model of the Year and represent the foundation at the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service from June 6 – 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana! Tags: Awards Nonprofit Events. Sounds pretty cool to me.

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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

Tech Soup

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB), for instance, has used Ushahidi to document the impacts of oil spills and other petrochemical pollution on human health and the environment. Since then, the nonprofit has won other awards, such as the MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions. So much innovation.

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