The pandemic has created financial challenges for many nonprofits and municipal organizations aimed at helping their communities.
Groups can get a helping hand by applying to the 2021 A Community Thrives program, a $2.3 million initiative of the Gannett Foundation. The program is sponsored by Gannett, the USA TODAY Network’s parent company, and is marking its fifth year supporting groups that address social issues.
Starting June 1, organizations can apply to raise money for a specific project. They’ll first raise money on their own through crowdfunding campaigns, then they ll be eligible for one of 15 national grants of up to $100,000. Separate incentives aimed at rewarding high-fundraising projects will be offered.
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In 1970, newspaper publisher Al Neuharth, who would later start USA TODAY, had a big idea. He wanted his paper in Florida, then called TODAY, to be the first newspaper on the moon.
NASA was prepping for the Apollo 14 lunar mission, and Neuharth wanted his Space Coast paper, now called FLORIDA TODAY, to be on board.
He went to James Webb, former head of NASA, who was then a director of Gannett, the parent company of what is now the USA TODAY Network.
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The pandemic has created financial challenges for many nonprofits and municipal organizations aimed at helping their communities.
But groups can get a helping hand this year by applying to the 2021 A Community Thrives program, a $2.3 million initiative of the Gannett Foundation. The program is sponsored by Gannett, the USA TODAY Network’s parent company, and is marking its fifth year supporting groups that address social issues.
Organizations can apply to raise money for a specific project. They’ll first raise money on their own through crowdfunding campaigns, and then be eligible for one of 15 national grants which award up to $100,000. Separate incentives aimed at rewarding high-fundraising projects will also be offered.
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I m USA TODAY editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll, and this is The Backstory, insights into our biggest stories of the week. If you d like to get The Backstory in your inbox every week, sign up here.
In 1970, newspaper publisher Al Neuharth, who would later start USA TODAY, had a big idea. He wanted his paper in Florida, then called TODAY, to be the first newspaper on the moon.
NASA was prepping for the Apollo 14 lunar mission, and Neuharth wanted his Space Coast paper, now called FLORIDA TODAY, to be on board.
He went to James Webb, former head of NASA, who was then a director of Gannett, the parent company of what is now the USA TODAY Network.