In this issue:
- Your Gift DOES Make a Difference – 2018 BCF Grant Recipients
- $1 Million and Counting – From Dr. James Leonard, BCF President
- Conference is a Hit with Local Nonprofits
- BCF Tour of Lafourche Nonprofits October 30
Houma Transplant Finds Home in Community Service
By Julia Arenstam
HoumaToday.com
The Bayou Community Foundation’s coordinator may not be a native of the Houma-Thibodaux area, but her passion for the bayou region has helped raise over $1 million for local organizations. Continue Reading
Bayou Region Conference for Nonprofits is Huge Success
The Bayou Community Foundation, in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation and Fletcher Technical Community College hosted the inaugural Bayou Region Conference for Nonprofits on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Fletcher’s campus in Schriever. More than 100 representatives from area nonprofits learned how to strengthen their fund development efforts at the “Focus on Funding” learning event that featured renowned speakers and trainers on topics such as Building a Culture of Philanthropy, Marketing on a Shoe String Budget, and Using Social Media to Fundraise. Continue Reading
Fundraising Conference for Local Nonprofits July 26
The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) and the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Initiative will present “Focus on Funding: A Bayou Region Conference for Local Nonprofits” from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2018 hosted by Fletcher Technical Community College at the main campus in Schriever. Continue Reading
Foundation awards $230,000 in grants to local nonprofits
By Andrea Mujica, HoumaToday.com
http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20180606/foundation-awards-230000-in-grants-to-local-nonprofits
Local nonprofits received more than $200,000 today to help them pursue their various missions. Continue Reading
BCF Awards $230,000 in Grants to 29 Local Nonprofits
(HOUMA) The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) today announced grants totaling $230,000 to 29 non-profit organizations working in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle as part of the foundation’s sixth annual competitive grants program.
Local nonprofits raise over $64,000 on GiveNOLA Day
By: Dan Copp, HoumaToday.com
Nonprofit organizations in Terrebonne and Lafourche raised nearly $65,000 as part of GiveNOLA Day on Tuesday, organizers said. Continue Reading
Bayou Region Nonprofits Raise Over $64,000 from GiveBayou
(Houma) On Tuesday, May 1, Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish residents marked GiveNOLA Day for the Bayou Region by generously supporting 55 local nonprofit organizations with online gifts. Continue Reading
Give Bayou on Tuesday
Guest columnist on HoumaToday.com
This Tuesday, all of us throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche have a tremendous opportunity to come together as one to show the world how much our precious bayou region means to us. Simply put, we have a chance to Give Bayou.
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Video – Give to BCF on GiveNOLA Day May 1!
Who is BCF and why should you give? This video tells our story!