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WHEN WILL THE ICE MELT ON LAKE DILLON - Breckenridge Colorado ? Part Science, Part Luck… As A Breckenridge Local I Must Say That The Drum Drop Is One The Coolest Fundraiser Concepts - For the uninitiated, here’s how it works: Summit County Rotary Club hauls a giant drum to the middle of Lake Dillon every year. Attached to the said drum are timing devices. When the ice gives way, the timing devices stop working underwater. Astute guessers use a mixture of past drop times, complex mathematical algorithms and pure luck to predict the exact time the clock will drop. Most Recent Drop Times: 2023 5/10 13:13 2022 5/7 17:36 2021 5/11 17:17 2020 5/2 16:15 2019 5/7 16:44 2018 5/6 00:55 2017 4/16 12:49 2016 5/13 13:10 2015 4/20 12:30 2014 5/7 01:32

In recent company news, this past Thursday - May 9th, marked The Balmoral Group's participation in the Orlando 2024 SimplyIOA Corporate 5K fundraiser, which was later converted to a 4K due to a near 100-degree heat index in downtown Orlando! 12,000+ runners and walkers, from more than 500 teams from local corporations and nonprofits participated. Together, more than 110,000 meals for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida were raised. Many TBG staff participated in-person or virtually, as our staff in Seattle did (see pictures below). The event led to a great time hanging with fellow colleagues, family members, and friends, as well. On a different note, we are saddened to hear the passing of Dr. M. Dennis Hanisak from FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI). Dr. Hanisak was a long-standing friend of The Balmoral Group, and a pioneering conservationist. He is remembered as an eminent marine scientist, a devoted teacher and mentor, and a conservationist for the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). Read more on Dr. Hanisak's history and tribute on FAU's HBOI site at fau.edu/hboi In this week’s edition, we feature articles on interesting and relevent topics within CO2 extraction, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) revisions on environmental assessments, carbon offset measures, planned subdivisions within critical Florida conservation land, transportation proposals in Seattle, and more. We hope you enjoy the read and let us know what you think! https://lnkd.in/erqACtbX #TBG #EconomicPerspective #CO2 #environmental #assessment #carbonoffset #development #transportation

Interested in learning more about how the #INMaCNetwork pathways system is helping build the technical education ecosystem in northern #Indiana? Read more in the research study from the Don Wood Foundation and OrthoWorx, Inc.!

Thanksgiving is about gathering with family and friends to reflect on our blessings. And on Giving Tuesday, just a few days later, we are asked to support efforts to strengthen our communities and make the world a better place. At 5BORO, we are dedicated to building a better and stronger and more vibrant New York City that benefits all New Yorkers. And if you too believe in the future of the city like we do, I hope you’ll make a Giving Tuesday donation to 5BORO. Over the last year, our non-partisan think tank has punched above its weight – introducing innovative policy ideas to New Yorkers and shaping important conversations about the direction of our city at the highest levels. We developed a new housing model to maximize affordability and housing production in office-to-residential conversions and are engaging with policy makers, real estate leaders, academic institutions and co-living operators to make our housing pilot a reality. We created urgency around the need to get new migrants in our city into the workforce quickly with a proposal that would allow the city and state to take action on their own. We provided local leaders with a set of tools to address the staffing crisis in city government and saw several of our recommendations adopted. We mobilized quickly after toxic wildfire smoke engulfed New York to share best practices from around the world to improve air quality and protect New Yorkers. We’ve submitted testimony at the city, state and federal levels on housing, mental health, resiliency infrastructure and more. We’ve published a weekly newsletter that highlights key policy stories from our city and elevates creative policy initiatives and opinions from around the globe. We are just getting started at 5BORO. And with your help, we know we can have even more of a positive impact on our city. Your donation, no matter the size, will contribute to the success of the 5BORO Institute and help us reach even greater heights. Let us channel the spirit of Thanksgiving into positive action and sow the seeds of change within our city. Thank you for being here and for supporting our organization. And thank you for thinking of us on Giving Tuesday. Your investment in our work is an investment in NYC. Together we can make New York all that we know it can be. https://fiveboro.nyc

In 2020, the JJK Foundation, Danforth Center, U. of I., and Lansdowne UP, an East St. Louis nonprofit, formally joined forces to create the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, Nutrition Innovation Center to leverage collective assets and infrastructure to ignite economic empowerment and community development in the region. The JJK FAN focuses on building community capacity to address food access, while shaping experiences for youth in STEAM-agriculture, technology, food innovation, nutrition and wellness.  
 A 24,000 square-foot innovation center as well as indoor and outdoor urban agriculture demonstration facilities are being built to expand programming and food production capacity for the JJK FAN, with a completion date of 2025. 
 Results of the economic study indicate that the JJK FAN will add the equivalent of $7.8 million in new labor income, 126 jobs and $2.7 million in tax revenue to Illinois’ economy by 2026. Read more: https://loom.ly/qvgnHfY

NEW: In the 5 years since our launch, we’ve helped advance a corner of the local news industry that’s growing, thriving and showing promise as a path for sustaining local news. In our 2024 Impact Report, released today, we take a look at our progress. We’ve invested over $55 million in a portfolio of 44 nonprofit local news orgs - a portfolio that’s diverse in size, scope, reach and leadership. Some highlights from the report: - In the last year alone, our portfolio of 44 grantee organizations generated $86 million in revenue — a 36% increase over their 2022 revenue. This increase in revenue is an indicator that, with strategic investment and continued experimentation, nonprofit news has a viable future. - Year over year, the organizations in our portfolio are seeing a 58% median growth. - And this growth is leading to more journalism – last year, our portfolio of grantees employed 568 editorial and newsroom staff – an 18% increase over 2022. This report sheds light on how far we’ve come and sets the stage for what’s ahead, as we continue our pursuit to leverage philanthropy to build sustainable business models that will address the local news crisis at scale. See the full report ⬇️

I so look forward to this year's edition of Next Frontiers: Stewarding Wealth fot People + Planet on Thursday 13th. Last year's conference was a gift that kept on giving. What is the question that lies at the heart of your next exploration? Who will attend in person? Dm me and let's meet! #consciousinnovation #TimeToThink #StewardingWealth #socialfinance

Exploring how engineers can contribute to evidence-based government policy, this episode with Ryan Ritterson was truly eye-opening for me. It emphasizes the crucial role technical experts play in shaping effective policy. Highly recommend tuning in! #engineeringcareers #expertinsights

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Simple changes make a huge difference, directly and indirectly. ELMINA B SEWALL FOUNDATION we offer alternatives to a report: sending in a report created for another funder, having a conversation with the program lead, answering 3 to 4 open ended questions, or in some instances, attending a convening or small group conversation with other grantee partners where staff capture themes from the conversation. we want to learn about the field, about the organization as a whole, what opportunities and challenges they seez what trends they see and what they're excited about. we also turn the lens on ourselves as we know one of the few things we can actually control is how we impact our partners. We want to learn how to be a good partner and what else we can do to support our partners as we are committed to their success.