Rasmuson Foundation Promotes Partnership Manager
A project manager at the Rasmuson Foundation, Sydney Copley, is promoted to the new position of Partnership Manager.
Tag: Philanthropy
ACLT Launching Commercial Kitchen Incubator with $300,000 from KeyBank
A grant from KeyBank helps Anchorage Community Land Trust develop a shared commercial kitchen slated to open next year in the Mountain View neighborhood.
Alaska Works Partnership Expands Training with Lowe’s Foundation Grant
A $700,000 grant from the Lowe’s Foundation will help the Alaska Works Partnership provide free construction training to 500 more people over the next two years.
Making Change: How Financial Institutions Empower Communities
In addition to commercial activities, financial institutions support local communities through philanthropic activities. Learn how the state’s financial institutions are investing in Alaska.
Chief Philanthropy Officer Joins Food Bank of Alaska
The Food Bank of Alaska hired Daniel A. Bentle as Chief Philanthropy Officer to lead fundraising, donor relations, marketing, and volunteer programs.
Seven Alaska News Organizations Receive Funding from Press Forward
Three newspapers, three radio stations, and a nonprofit support coalition receive $100,000 each from the first grant distribution by Press Forward, a national philanthropic network for journalism.
Rasmuson Foundation Resumes Grantmaking, Issues $5.75M for UA, Housing, and Cultural Projects
Rasmuson Foundation ended its grantmaking pause with $5.75 million in grant awards and news of expanded grantmaking programs.
United Way of Anchorage Taps NANA Exec as President and CEO
United Way of Anchorage’s board of directors appointed Eric Utraq Billingsley as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer.
Atwood Foundation Keeps Executive Director in the Family
The new Executive Director of the Atwood Foundation succeeds her father in the role. The board of the Anchorage-based philanthropic fund supporting journalism, arts, and culture chose Sara Perman to lead the organization now that her father, Ira Perman, is retiring.
Making History: The Future of Petroleum’s Past
The Alaska Oil & Gas Historical Society formed in 2022 to collect narratives of the industry’s impact in the state and exhibit that heritage in a hoped-for museum.