The Shop was created on the foundation of fostering community, which extends far beyond the walls of our workspace. New Orleans is a city built on community, which is why there’s a dedicated day focused on celebrating the region’s spirit of generosity while supporting the work of its nonprofits.
GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour, online giving event organized by the Greater New Orleans Foundation to ignite the giving community in Southeast Louisiana. The goal is to inspire the community to come together for 24 hours to contribute as many charitable dollars as possible to support the work of local nonprofit organizations. GiveNOLA Day is based on other successful giving days hosted by community foundations across the country. Last year’s event raised nearly $4.9 million from 38,000+ donations across the nation. This year, Greater New Orleans Foundation hopes to do even more!
Please support the following Shop partners and workspace members with a charitable donation this Tuesday, May 1, 2018. All money donated during the 24-hour period will be amplified by proportional “lagniappe funds,” as well as possible awards and hourly prizes.
- 504ward is a nonprofit collaborative initiative with a mission to retain the influx of young talent in the New Orleans region. Focused on both new and native New Orleanians, 504ward connects the 21-to-35-year-old demographic to key events, people, organizations, and opportunities across the city and region. Donate Here
- The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is a multidisciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production, and promotion of the art of our time. The CAC expresses its mission by organizing world-class exhibitions, performances, and programs that educate and enlarge audiences for the arts. See “More About Us” to find out how your GiveNOLA Day contribution supports contemporary artists and educational programs. You’ll also receive a CAC membership for an entire year with a donation of $25+! Donate Here
- KID smART engages children in dynamic, creative and rigorous learning through the arts. In a KID smART classroom, students might learn the water cycle through dance, understand fractions by mixing paint colors, or explore complex vocabulary words through pantomime. Arts-integrated lessons are designed to engage students with a variety of learning styles and abilities so that all may excel. Donate Here
- Liberty’s Kitchen provides pathways for New Orleans youth to create and achieve their vision of success through workforce training, leadership development, and support of healthy lifestyles. In a city with 26,000 opportunity youth who are disconnected from work and school, we provide a path to bright and healthy futures. Donate Here
- As the oldest and most comprehensive animal welfare organization in the state, the LASPCA provides care for over 59,000 homeless and companion animals annually. For more than 129 years, the LASPCA has been committed to serving the needs of the people and animals in the community and across the region as a 4-Star Charity Navigator rated nonprofit ranking in the top 1 percent nationally. Its Mission is to promote, protect and advance the well-being of Louisiana’s companion animals. Donate Here
- Operation Spark’s mission is to provide career training courses that prepare low-income, low-opportunity individuals for various levels of employment in the technology sector in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond. Technology is the future and Operation Spark wants to continue to open that door for those who didn’t see themselves there. Operation Spark is raising money to provide scholarships for our Adult Workforce program. Donate Here
New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute
- The mission of NORLI is to help promote regionalism and to provide a diverse cross section of current and emerging leaders from the business, non-profit and governmental sectors from throughout the region with a more thorough understanding of issues and an enhanced ability to collaborate for the greater good of the community. Donate Here
- Son of a Saint exists to enhance the lives of fatherless boys through mentorship, emotional support, development of life skills, exposure to constructive experiences and formation of positive, lasting peer-to-peer relationships. Donate Here
- The Idea Village delivers against its mission to identify, support, and retain entrepreneurial talent in New Orleans by serving as the leading driver of entrepreneurship in the city. Idea Village programs, including regular education sessions, New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, and a 6-month accelerator, are free of charge to participants. Idea Village has provided over $26 million in resources to over 8,000 entrepreneurs and its core accelerator alumni have created almost 3,000 jobs for the community. Donate Here
- The NOLA Project is an ensemble-driven theatre company that strives to challenge, entertain, and engage diverse New Orleans audiences through high-quality and innovative performances of relevant great works, the development and production of new plays, and comprehensive educational opportunities for aspiring theatre artists. Donate Here
- Tulane Hillel is a non-profit community center that fosters leadership and community engagement. A leader in entrepreneurial-based programming, Tulane Hillel serves as an incubator and platform for college students to engage in the community, focusing on key issues that need to be addressed. Donate Here