All posts tagged "nonprofit"

This Baltimore Woman Was Ready To Give Up On Her Dreams. A Unique Grant Changed Everything.

McKenna Oxenden Baltimore Sun WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) The “We Got Your Back” grant program has changed the trajectory of one Baltimore...

Artists Laying Groundwork Toward Community Purchase Of Former INS Building, Now Home To 100-Plus Studios

Grace Gorenflo The Seattle Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Grace Gorenflo reports, in Seattle, “Tenants formed Friends of Inscape last year,...

Black Entrepreneurs Still Face Hurdles To Opening Their Own Businesses

Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton The Denver Post WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “Black individuals represent almost 13% of the U.S. population, but only 2.4%...

‘It’s A Win, Win, Win’: Nonprofit Teams Up With Two Businesses To Create Wigs For Children With Cancer

Katie V. Jones Baltimore Sun WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “The Magic Yarn Project” provides free character wigs to children dealing with cancer...

Non-Profit Is Eyeing Expansion To help Grow Women And Minority Owned Businesses

Transforming Flip-Flop Pollution Into Art

By Beth Cravey The Florida Times-Union WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) The mission of entrepreneur Erin Smith’s nonprofit is to turn “the Earth’s...