Nonprofit
African American Museum of Iowa to host Juneteenth festival Saturday
The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) will host its annual Juneteenth Festival Saturday, June 20, from noon to 6 p.m. at its recently renovated building at 55 12th Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids. The free event will feature live…
Holmes Murphy awards $140,000-plus in grants to 21 nonprofits, including Cedar Rapids’ Retrieving Freedom
Holmes Murphy, a Waukee-based insurance brokerage, has announced more than $140,000 in philanthropic grants to…
African American Museum of Iowa names Anne Harris Carter as new executive director
The African American Museum of Iowa, in Cedar Rapids, has selected Anne Harris Carter as…
Tech for Good transforms used electronics into nonprofit funding
SmartphonesPLUS, in partnership with An Enduring Legacy, has announced the launch of Tech for Good,…
Winter named president of UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
Melissa Winter will become the next president of UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Health Care…
Nonprofits sound the alarm: Funding cuts meet record demand
Nearly all — 94% — of the hundreds of young people who participated in Big…
Shelly Maharry: Building a legacy in Johnson County
Shelly Maharry didn’t set out to lead one of Johnson County’s most impactful philanthropic organizations.…
Five Corridor organizations receive Langhorne Leadership Development Grants
Five Johnson County organizations have been selected to receive the inaugural Dr. John E. Langhorne…
Anne Dugger: Finding her calling
Anne Dugger describes her younger self as “a shiftless human being.” She left Coe College…
Iowa Women’s Foundation names Claudia Schabel as new president and CEO
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has appointed Claudia Schabel as its new president and CEO, the…
CSPS parts ways with executive director, appoints interim leader
CSPS has parted ways with Executive Director Jason Zbornik, with the Cedar Rapids arts nonprofit’s…
Iowa workforce program partners with eastern Iowa employers to keep young workers in state
A Des Moines-based nonprofit is working to keep Iowa’s youth workforce in-state through a combination…
Faust steps down as Willis Dady Homeless Services executive director
Alicia Faust is stepping down as executive director of Willis Dady Homeless Services after nearly…
Sledgehammer event kicks off Horizons ‘Our Place’ senior center construction
The concussive thuds of sledgehammers reverberated through Horizons – A Family Service Alliance Friday, March…
NewBo Market scales back ‘Next Level Local’ expansion plans
Escalating construction costs have prompted Cedar Rapids’ NewBo City Market to scale back its Next…
Uptown Marion to host spring floral fundraiser March 27
Uptown Marion will host Enchanted Blooms, a ticketed floral fundraiser, on March 27 from 6…
