Nonprofit Insider July 2009 Archives
Two New Hampshire Communities Benefit from Recovery Act Projects
Concord, NH - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of nearly $66.4 million in essential community facilities projects in 33 states, throughout the country that are being funded immediately with federal funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including two towns in New Hampshire. This is the third wave of Recovery Act community facilities investments announced by USDA. Learn more... PlusTime NH grant is among 165 awards from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
The PlusTime NH grant was one of 49 new awards totaling $844,065 to statewide and Concord-based organizations. Grants from the competitive spring grant application cycle, including regions, totaled 165 awards and nearly $2 million. Grants were made from a mix of funding sources within the foundation, including unrestricted funds, donor advised funds, and field-of-interest funds. Grant recipients included organizations working in the arts, education, the environment, health care and social services. Learn more... Cogswell Trust Supports Dental Care for Homeless with $25K Grant to Families First
Portsmouth, NH – The Cogswell Benevolent Trust recently granted $25,000 to Families First Health and Support Center to support dental care for homeless patients. Families First provides these services through its van-based Health Care for the Homeless program and also at Families First Dental Center. Most of the Cogswell grant will be used to make up the difference between the cost of providing dental care to approximately 300 homeless patients each year and the small amount of reimbursement Families First receives. The other $5,000 goes to a fund to help homeless and other indigent patients obtain dentures. Learn more... Lincoln Financial Supports the Next Generation of Voters
Concord, NH - Kids Voting New Hampshire is proud to announce support from the Lincoln Financial Foundation as part of their grants distribution in the area of Education.
A longtime supporter of the civic education program, the Lincoln Financial Foundation recently awarded Kids Voting New Hampshire (NH) a $5,000 grant to support program outreach across the state in advance of the 2010 statewide elections with the goals of increasing the number of participating cities and towns and increasing student participation. Learn more... St. Mary's Bank Launches Summer Celebration Program To Benefit Area Nonprofits
Manchester, NH - St. Mary’s Bank is pleased to announce a new Summer Celebration program to benefit area non-profit organizations via America’s favorite pastime – baseball. As a multi-year sponsor of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, St. Mary’s Bank will be hosting clients and guests, of several non-profit organizations, to summer outings at Fisher Cat’s home games throughout July and August Learn more... Give an Hour of Your Time to Recognize a Volunteer that Gives Hundreds of Hours of Theirs
Concord, NH – Do you know someone who spends endless hours volunteering his or her time to
help others in need, someone who puts in more hours to volunteer than in their full-time careers, someone who promotes
wellness in your community, or works with youth organizations such as the Girl Scouts or Big Buddies program? Perhaps
you have a retired relative that still volunteers or you know a student that dedicates an incredible amount of time
outside of schoolwork to help an organization. If you do, then your job is to dedicate an hour of your time to fill out
a nomination application to recognize that unique person for the Spirit of New Hampshire awards.
Learn more... $250,000 in Grants Awarded to Support Ecology Education in the Upper Valley
Hanover, NH – The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation announced grants of $251,158 from its Wellborn Ecology Fund to
support environmental, ecology and place-based education programs. The grant dollars will go to 14 projects run by
local schools, agencies, and community organizations within the Foundation’s Upper Valley Region, which serves 61
communities in New Hampshire and Vermont. Learn more... TD Banknorth Grant Encourages Boys & Girls Club Members to Pursue Higher Education
Nashua, NH - The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua has received a grant from the TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation in
the amount of $10,000 to support programs and activities that prepare and encourage Boys & Girls Club members to pursue
higher education. The Boys & Girls Club provides daily programs to build members’ academic skills and encourage the
pursuit of knowledge. In addition to home work help and tutoring, Club members can participate in activities that
prepare them for college and a career.
Learn more... Community Loan Fund is recipient of $2-million Recovery Act grant
Award will finance projects that benefit low- and moderate-income families
The Community Loan Fund was recently notified that it will receive a $2-million federal stimulus grant to help boost New Hampshire’s economic recovery.
The grant, announced by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, will enable the Community Loan Fund to make more funding available to manufactured housing communities and the homeowners who live in them, as well as to small businesses, child care providers and non-profit facilities.
Learn more... President Obama Champions Social Innovation and Encore Careers
President Obama met with social innovators at the White House on June 30, including a half-dozen winners of The Purpose Prize, and lauded them for “succeeding where others have failed; getting real, measurable results; changing the way we think about some of our toughest problems.”
The president specifically called out “young-at-heart people like Robert Chambers, who finish out careers in business or health care or education, and instead of transitioning into retirement, they’re just too busy, they’re too restless, so they come back for an encore, plowing a lifetime of experience into helping
Learn more... St. Mary’s Bank Gives $2,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua
Manchester, NH - St. Mary’s Bank announced it recently donated $2,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua to help provide for the staffing, equipment, volunteer training and supplies necessary to operate its after-school education program for members aged eight through 12. The program aims to improve children's academic performance, instill skills to succeed in school, prepare students for higher education and help build confidence. The Boys & Girls Club expects 350 - 400 youth will participate in these programs for fiscal year ’09.
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