Terry Jones, founder of Travelocity.com and founding chairman of Kayak.com, will deliver the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21. (The lecture will also be livestreamed for registrants who cannot attend in person.)
Jones’ lecture will focus on the need for business to continually innovate while giving leaders simple but powerful ideas they can use to create a more innovative organization.
Jones helps audiences turn innovation into an everyday skill. His career and personal experiences provide real-world illustrations of how challenging and ultimately rewarding it can be to gather a team and establish a culture that is open to change. And he gives audiences step-by-step plans to create that culture.
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Carbon County 20/20 Circle
Annual Meeting & Grant Award
November 4th, 2021
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Whispering Pines Banquet Hall
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This year’s honorees include:
-Weis Markets, Outstanding Corporation
-Laura Ducceschi, Outstanding Fundraising Professional
-Moses Taylor Foundation, Outstanding Foundation
-Tracey Selingo, Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser
-John Thalenfeld, Oustanding Philanthropist
-Matthew McDonnell, Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy
-Charles Barber, Lifetime Achievement
Novemer 19, 2021 at 11:00 am
The Woodlans Inn, Wilkes-Barre
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Are You Preparing for Giving Tuesday Yet??
We've rounded up some of the best resources to help get you started!
Don't forget to double check all your donation links to ensure they are working correctly!
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Foundation/Agency: American Fundraising Foundation
Grant: Golden Pear Award Grant
Focus: To provide unrestricted funds to support a variety of causes ranging from the arts, veterans, senior and youth programs, animal rescue and therapy, and humanitarian relief.
Deadline: October 20, 2021
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Foundation/Agency: Economic Opportunity Funders
Grant: Law & Social Policy Legacy Award
Focus: To recognize organizations defending and advocating for low-wage workers’ rights, and to increase knowledge of this work in the philanthropic community. (A $10,000 award will is given.)
Deadline: October 27, 2021
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Foundation/Agency: Mid Penn Bank Women's Leadership Network
Grant: Small Grants Round
Focus: To support programs that educate and empower women from organizations located in or providing services within the Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Lancaster, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northumberland, Schuylkill, or Westmoreland.
Deadline: October 31, 2021
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Foundation/Agency: Challenged Athletes Foundation
Grant: Annual Grant Round
Focus: To provide opportunities and support to people with physical challenges so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics.
Deadline: November 5, 2021
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Federal Grant Opportunities
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Foundation/Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Grant: Environmental Education Grants
Focus: To support environmental education projects that promote environmental awareness and stewardship and help provide people with the skills to take responsible actions to protect the environment.
Deadline: December 6, 2021
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Foundation/Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grant: America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Focus: To support projects that seek to improve access to healthy food through expanding or preserving the availability of staple and perishable foods in areas with low- and moderate-income populations.
Deadline: LOI due December 7, 2021
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Job Opportunities
- Children's Service Center
- Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA
- Rail-Trail Council of NEPA
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NCAC Membership
Make sure to renew your NCAC membership today and obtain the newest list of Foundations that specifically support the NEPA region!
For more information on this service as well as membership benefits, click here, or contact Athena Aardweg, Community Services Manager for NCAC at Aaardweg@nepa-alliance.org or 570-891-4662.
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