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Empower! Black Futures Community Fund announces inaugural grants
As part of Juneteenth 2025, the Empower! Black Futures Community Fund of the Santa Fe Community Foundation is proud to announce its inaugural round of grantmaking. The grants, which total $37,500, support six organizations uplifting Black life, arts, and culture in New Mexico.
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The Memory Care Alliance
The Memory Care Alliance provides ongoing education and support to families impacted by Alzheimer’s and dementia, replacing social stigmas with compassionate understanding, and a vision for life after diagnosis.
Empower! Black Futures Community Fund announces inaugural members of advisory committee
Empower! Black Futures Community Fund, formerly known as the Earthseed Community Fund, is proud to announce the inaugural members of its advisory committee: Raashan Ahmad (chair), Hakim Bellamy, Rich Brown, Michael Davis, Bettye Kearse, Simesha McEachern, Neema Pickett, and SPAC3.
Stronger Together: The Impact of Donor Advised Funds
One of the most popular ways community members partner with the Santa Fe Community Foundation is through donor advised funds, which have become the nation’s fastest-growing philanthropic tool for their ease, flexibility, and tax advantages.
New Mexico Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey
New Mexico Thrives is conducting a nonprofit salary and benefits survey. With your participation, they will create a compensation report that will allow you to compare salaries and benefits by budget size, staff size, and region. HR or finance executives at associations and nonprofits will be the most appropriate people to complete the survey.
Community Matters: Reunity Resources
On this episode of Community Matters, we speak with Juliana Ciano, executive director of Reunity Resources, about the importance of food waste diversion, preparing for spring gardening, community support, and more.
Pathways to Leverage Public Funds: The Grant Plant’s 2023 Federal Funding Research
In 2023, twelve funding partners commissioned The Grant Plant to research challenges and opportunities for expanding New Mexico’s access to public funds. Learn more about this research, and opportunities for New Mexico’s social sector, in this overview.