Data to make a difference
June 29, 2023
Gene Martin recently joined the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute as executive director. NHFPI is an independent, nonpartisan source of research and data that is relied upon by lawmakers, journalists, community leaders and the public. Its mission is to explore, develop and promote public policies that foster economic opportunity and prosperity for all New Hampshire residents.
To make NH hunger-free
June 27, 2023
NH Hunger Solutions focuses on the policies and systems that need to change to help families avoid food insecurity.
An American story
June 22, 2023
Elizabeth Bickel’s parents were immigrants who found ways to help other immigrants. Now, a scholarship in her name continues that legacy.
Pandemic-response fund helped NH through crisis and recovery
June 20, 2023
The Charitable Foundation launched the Community Crisis Action Fund in 2020, and generous people responded with donations ranging from $25 to $6 million. The fund was structured so that every penny in donations went into our communities. Grants funded everything from hunger relief to an emergency childcare system for essential workers, from health equity efforts to emergency rental assistance. The fund is now deactivated, and will be re-activated as needed to respond to future crises.
Simon Delekta named VP of Community Engagement and Impact
June 14, 2023
Simon Delekta of Portsmouth has been promoted to vice president of the Community Engagement and Impact Department at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
NH Gives raises $3.3 million for more than 600 NH nonprofits
June 8, 2023
Nearly 14,000 people donated to local nonprofits during the state’s largest single day of giving
Where equity and the environment converge
June 5, 2023
The Foundation is committed to incorporating equity, racial justice and economic security across its work — including in its environmental grantmaking.
Stories of progress + hope
June 1, 2023
Read the latest issue of "Purpose," from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
NH Gives is back: 24-hour online fundraising event to benefit hundreds of NH nonprofits and causes
June 1, 2023
More than 600 charities participating; donate at NHGives.org on June 6-7.
LGBTQ Pride — from the North Country to the Seacoast
May 30, 2023
Since the first Portsmouth Pride in 2015, additional Pride events and festivals have been established and gained momentum across New Hampshire. The Charitable Foundation is a proud sponsor of Pride month events around the state.
Sheri Rockburn awarded Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship
May 25, 2023
Rockburn, assistant commissioner of New Hampshire’s Department of Administrative Services, will attend an intensive, three-week program at the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government with public servants from around the world.
Earth science teacher awarded Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical
April 27, 2023
Teacher Gregg Stott of Hanover plans to produce a documentary film about how the Ice Age affected the Connecticut River Valley and develop an Earth Science curriculum to help students from elementary to high school notice and better understand the geology of their own backyards.