Articles Tagged: Nonprofits

When Jaye Kennedy became the CEO of Waypoint Services in 2013, it felt like she was taking on the job that she’d been building toward her entire professional career. Twelve years later, Kennedy is passing the torch.

Amid government funding cuts and hyper partisan politics, Iowa leaders in nonprofit and social service organizations say they must remain true to their missions. They made those comments during panel discussions that were part of The Gazette’s annual Iowa Ideas conference on Thursday.

Former Cedar Rapids Kernels general manager Scott Wilson will be the next leader of NewBo City Market.

The centerpiece of the evening features the auction of 14 pairs of 1960s go-go boots decorated by local artists to complement the night’s groovy theme.

Nonprofit organizations across Iowa and around the country have been in a state of financial flux this year, and while providers can’t say with any certainty where recent changes will take them in the next few years, they can all agree on one thing: federal support cannot be replaced by community philanthropy.

The search for the longtime leader’s replacement has already begun.

The Bur Oak Land Trust has received funding to hire 12 temporary workers through AmeriCorps, but the instability of the federal program is prompting the Iowa City nonprofit to consider alternative funding streams.

Fred Newell was a young, single father when he arrived at the University of Iowa in 2006. He took his son to every class, and would have dropped out if not for the support he received from a professor. As executive director of the nonprofit Dream City, he’s helping provide that support -- and so much more -- for others.

Seventeen area nonprofits have been selected to receive a combined $100,000 in funding for community and economic development projects across Linn County.

Willis Dady, a nonprofit based in Cedar Rapids, was one of 100 grant recipients from the Lowe’s Hometowns project, which is dedicated to improving communities through revitalized public and private property. The funds will be used to make ADA renovations to a house that provides a home for veterans.

What are grocery stores doing to divert food from landfills? And what happens to the food that doesn’t get sold?

The Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa, an Iowa City-based nonprofit, has announced it is permanently closing its doors after it was unable to resolve conflicts with its union staff members.

Nearly 50 people are set to be laid off from CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City later this month after federal funding was canceled for the LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention hotline, part of the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline.

When it was time for 7-year-old Mason Sieck to start hospice care, there weren’t many options for him in Iowa. Now, four years after his death, his family is working to build the state’s first pediatric palliative care center.

Co-founder Courtney Ball will assume the role of Matthew 25 executive director while the search begins for the organization’s next leader.