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Annual Volunteer and Board Member Appreciation Event, Tuesday, April 25th.
(LACF News): The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) is excited to announce our second annual Volunteer and Board Member Appreciation Event on Tuesday, April 25th. On the heels of National Volunteer Week, this event is a community-wide celebration of the volunteers and board members that make so much possible in Los Alamos. This is the last …
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LACF Spring 2023 Grant Cycle Opens March 31
(LACF News) – The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) announces its Spring 2023 grantmaking cycle, and invites 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations located in Los Alamos County to submit a grant application under the following funding categories: Discretionary Grants: Nonprofits may request up to $5,000 to fund projects that increase the overall financial health of the organization. …
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Feb 22nd: Training on “Financial Controls for Nonprofits”
Even the slightest of fraud events can be devastating to any nonprofit organization as a trusted steward of donor contributions and grant funds. Please join the Los Alamos Community Foundation for a special seminar geared towards nonprofit boards and staff that focuses on protecting the value of an organization’s reputation. Time will be spent examining …
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Feb 7th: LACF Hosts Free Estate Planning Workshop
The Los Alamos Community Foundation invites you to an important workshop on the basics of estate planning on Tuesday, February 7 at UNM-LA (Building 2, Room 230). Join us for an overview of common estate planning tools and discussion of how these may apply to you or your loved ones. Topics include last will and …
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Jan 24th: Training on “Nonprofit Governance and Meetings”
Involvement in a board of directors can be either, or even at the same time, a rewarding activity or a frustrating one. Board member responsibilities may be ill-defined and meetings ineffectual or inconclusive, or alternatively, participating in a board may result in the satisfaction of contributing to the direction and impact of a worthwhile organization. …
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What is Giving Tuesday?
This Tuesday, November 29, tens of millions of people will acknowledge and participate in Giving Tuesday. What is Giving Tuesday anyway, and what might you do about it? Established in 2012 in New York, Giving Tuesday began as a reaction against the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, encouraging a dedicated day of giving …
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All Together NM opens fund for residents affected by recent wildfires
The New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations and the All Together NM Fund are excited to partner with UpTogether to provide one-time cash assistance to New Mexicans, with priority to those who have been adversely impacted by the Calf Canyon and Hermit’s Peak wildfires, the largest fires in New Mexico history. The New Mexico Cash …
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2022-2023 Nonprofit Training Program
Registration is encouraged on a per-organization basis. Each organization may bring up to three people to help drive home the learning and encourage continued conversation upon returning to the office. Board members, staff, and volunteers are all welcome. Cost: registration is $50 per organization (up to three participants) per session or all three sessions for …
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Endowment supporting Los Alamos Little Theater announced
LACF News – The Los Alamos Community Foundation announced today that longtime resident and community theatre participant, Ken Milder, has established the Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) Endowment Fund with a seed gift of $10,000. The purpose of the fund is to provide unrestricted operating support to LALT. “I want to support the Little Theatre …
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