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 Recently, the Tempe-based nonprofit Treasures 4 Teachers was named the 2020 Arizona winner of The Eide Bailly Resourcefullness Award.  Resourcefullness Awards recognize creative and sustainable revenue-generating ideas from nonprofits in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and North Dakota. Grand prize winners each receive $10,000.   Treasures 4 Teachers’ award-winning initiative takes community donations, giving teachers items that […]

Dignity Health Run raises money for spinal cord research, treatment

Girl Scouts keep up with the times with new cookies, new selling strategy

Event raises awareness for child abuse and raises money for Childhelp

Since 1986, Ballet Etudes has brightened the holiday season for thousands through its staging of “The Nutcracker.” However, faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the company made the difficult decision to cancel the ballet for 2020. To keep the beloved tradition alive, Dr. Sagar has a reading suggestion. RECOMMENDS: “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The […]

Flinn Foundation advances Arizona, and never forgets the fun “What comes next?” Tammy McLeod pondered this question posed by a friend one day at lunch. She had enjoyed her work as an executive with Arizona Public Service but felt in her heart that there would be one more career move in her future. “I have […]

Courtney’s Place helps adults with special needs develop abilities, confidence and social skills Organization: Cortney’s Place Leadership: Founders: Jim and Cindy Carpenter Executive director: Chasidy Gray Annual Budget: $1.2 million Origin: In 1985, Jim and Cindy Carpenter welcomed their first child, Cortney. Despite being born with congenital nervous system malformations that left her unable to […]

Benefit dinner has become a cornerstone event for the Super Bowl

Monica Garnes takes stock of Fry’s Zero Hunger/Zero Waste initiative and being a leader in a tumultuous year In 1960, Fry’s opened its first grocery store in Phoenix at Seventh Street and Missouri Avenue. Today, Fry’s has 123 locations across Arizona and employs 21,000 people, making it the state’s fifth-largest employer. But for all its […]