NEWARK – John Stapleford, a founding member and former director of the libertarian Delaware-based think tank Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) and the founder of the Delaware Small Business Development Center (SBDC), died Aug. 25 at ...
WILMINGTON – As the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched on, a coalition of city partners has awarded 52 additional grants to small businesses totaling $151,000 after disbursing an initial $98,000 round last year. Created by the ...
WILMINGTON – A charity led by Ashley Biden, the daughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, has donated $26,500 toward a fund that will support minority entrepreneurs as they launch or grow ...
NEWARK – Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay CEO Claudia Porretti had just returned from a two-week cruise through the Panama Canal in March 2020 when her world was turned upside down. The GSCB serves ...
A unified effort last spring to buy 61,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) is leading to plans to buy other supplies in bulk for cash-strapped Delaware nonprofits and schools. “COVID forced everyone to think ...
By Stephanie Cory Guest Columnist With changes to the federal tax code, economic uncertainty and a global pandemic, nonprofit board members and staff were justified in being pessimistic about fundraising in 2020. Surprisingly, however, total ...
WILMINGTON — The Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA) has hired a new director of diversity & inclusion to spearhead more in-depth work in creating diverse and equitable nonprofit boards. Nadine Moone will lead DANA’s ...
WILMINGTON – As he winds down a career in chemical engineering, Chemours CEO Mark Vergnano is already looking to make another lasting impact. Earlier this month, Vergnano and his wife, Betsy, donated $3 million to ...
It has been more than a year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic and First State residents are starting to emerge from the crisis and adapt to the new normal. For many, though, there are ...
Two of the state’s largest animal welfare organizations, the Delaware Humane Association (DHA) and Delaware SPCA, announced Tuesday that they plan to merge their operations. The merger, already approved by both of the nonprofits’ boards, ...
WILMINGTON – Kathleen Rutherford, a veteran state Republican political campaign manager and consultant, has been named the new executive director of A Better Delaware, a non-partisan public policy and political advocacy organization that supports pro-growth, ...
WILMINGTON – For the first time, the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation will not bestow its prestigious Freedom Award on an individual, but instead a business, naming the former credit card giant MBNA as its ...
WILMINGTON – The New Castle County Chamber of Commerce recently honored former legislator and longtime statehouse lobbyist Bob Byrd with its annual Lifetime Achievement award while bestowing Dave Tiberi its Community Service award for his ...
DOVER – When the Delaware State University women’s golf team received $100,000 from the PGA Tour, coach Rick McCall Jr. immediately started to think about how the gift could help the community. “First and foremost, ...
WILMINGTON – A new collaborative between five state nonprofits funded by banking giant JPMorgan Chase will give the previously incarcerated a second chance at careers in high-growth sectors, including information technology (IT) and health care. ...
WILMINGTON – Minority-owned small businesses have a new opportunity to learn and grow via a $1 million donation by Barclays to a joint program by United Way of Delaware (UWDE) and the state of Delaware. ...
DOVER – Working to overcome the economic fallout and find ways to retain rising talent, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce (DSCC) is adding Intern Delaware to its roster and expanding it throughout the state. ...
WILMINGTON – Goodwill of Delaware began in 1921 by collecting and repairing used goods and clothing, but today it does far more, including handling 616,000 donations in 2019 and running many job development programs. “It’s ...
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