Enterprise Holdings Awards $7 Million to Nearly 700 Nonprofits Working to Advance Social and Racial Equity
ST. LOUIS, MO–Enterprise Holdings Foundation is awarding its inaugural local Enterprise Holdings ROAD Forward grants to nearly 700 nonprofit organizations addressing social and racial equity gaps facing youth and families in communities across the globe. Combined, the grants total more than $7 million in 2021. Today’s announcement is another step …
On Earth Day, world’s poorest still paying highest price of climate change
Climate change, conflict and COVID pushing millions more to the edge of survival, warns World Vision TORONTO, ON—To mark Earth Day, World Vision is calling on global leaders to fully respond to the climate change crisis as a tsunami of climate related disasters threaten to wipe out decades of development …
Plan International Canada increases COVID-19 response efforts on the ground
International development and humanitarian organization urges Canadians to support the world’s most vulnerable populations TORONTO, ON–As the threat of the coronavirus continues to move across the globe, Plan International Canada increases response efforts to help stop the spread and impact of COVID-19 in the developing world and is appealing to …
Countdown to the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day — April 22, 2020
To mark the six-month countdown to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 2020), Earth Day Network and partners issued major announcements on a worldwide press call this morning, including the launch of the global mobilization EARTHRISE. Earth Day campaigns are intended to activate at least a billion people …
Six Philanthropy, Nonprofit Organizations Join Together to Advance Access for People with Disabilities
Including People with Disabilities in Nonprofits & Foundations In an unprecedented new partnership in the USA, 16 philanthropic and nonprofit organizations have joined together to present a series of free online training sessions on the nuts and bolts of how to include people with disabilities. The series and partnership comes …