PPE for Navajo First Responders, a group based in Phoenix, is entering its third month of operating its PPE Pantry in Tuba City where it distributes Personal Protective Equipment directly to first responders on the Navajo Nation....

The National Endowment for the Arts announced the nonprofit arts organizations recommended for direct funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The NEA funded 855 organizations including four in the city of Phoenix...

Governor Doug Ducey announced that $2 million in relief funding from the State’s Crisis Contingency and Safety Net Fund will be delivered to Arizona’s arts and culture sector. These funds will be administered by the Arizona Commission...

WNBA star Bridget Pettis is stepping away from the game and her most recent role as assistant coach of the Chicago Sky amidst increasing health concerns for players and social unrest around the country. Pettis will instead...

On June 10, the Desert Foundation Auxiliary (DFA) held its annual Mother-Daughter Tea in a virtual format for the first time in its 55-year history. The traditional tea is typically held in a member’s home, but due...

The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation has launched Apprenti Arizona, the newest location for Apprenti, the nation’s first technology registered apprenticeship program. The Apprenti model offers a platform to fill critical IT roles with untapped talent. Apprenti offers...

North Canyon High School English teacher Courtney Thompson received the KNIX Teacher of the Year award along with a check for $10,000 thanks to Arizona Federal Credit Union and the Arizona State Fair.  In a normal year,...

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services’ Criminal Justice Engagement Team (CJET) has received a Criminal Justice and Public Safety Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The award is based on outstanding achievement of effective and...

Arizona’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen sharply in recent weeks, but a new philanthropic initiative seeks to protect the frontline workers fighting the disease has secured more than 11 million pieces of critical supplies. Delivered this week via...

Len Gutman, Foundation Relations Advisor at the American Heart Association, has been elected Chair of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits. Also elected to board leadership roles are Vice Chair Torrie Taj, CEO, Child Crisis Arizona; Secretary Yvonne...