Sewee to Santee eyes smart growth through regional branding
For rural communities suffering from poverty, development can seem like a no-brainer: if you build it, they will come, bringing jobs and opportunities with them. But as sprawl across the country has...
View ArticleMillennium Reserve projects take shape in the Calumet
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin in Chicago last week to announce 12 model conservation projects for Millennium Reserve in the Calumet region. Part of President...
View ArticleA new way forward for South Carolina’s rural communities
South Carolina’s beautiful rural landscape belies an unfortunate reality of poverty. How can the state's rural communities take advantage of existing assets to achieve long-term prosperity? South...
View ArticlePartnerships pay off in new Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
On Wednesday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visited Glacial Park to announce his authorization for the establishment of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge. This will be the first national...
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What I did on my summer vacation: Our intern reports
Back in June we introduced you to our summer intern, Elle Nurmi. With summer drawing to a close, Elle is heading back to school at the University of Chicago-- but not before telling us what she did...
View ArticleA Place to Come Together in Charleston
The Foundation opens an office in Charleston, a permanent anchor that should make it clear that we are moored here for the long haul.“I’ve got a really great project to describe to you, to see whether...
View ArticleCalumet Field Notes
Notes from our three day immersive board meeting in the Calumet region.The Foundation’s founders, Gaylord and Dorothy, were no armchair philanthropists. They spent a lot of time roaming the natural...
View ArticleShared Vision of Opportunity in the Lowcountry
What excites me most about joining the Donnelley Foundation is the shared vision to create opportunities in this community, connect people and organizations for a greater purpose and to continue to...
View ArticleMission Engagement with the “Other 95 Percent”
This spring our board reaffirmed its twenty-year commitment to finding investment opportunities for the Foundation’s endowment that dovetail with the Foundation’s mission areas in conservation, arts...
View ArticleLongstanding Federal Land Conservation Programs Remain in the Crosshairs
We are supporting six organizations in their efforts to prevent rollbacks of critical federal programs that support land conservation in our two regions.Shortly after the new administration arrived in...
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