$2.1 Million Grant to Promote DEI Practices With Local Nonprofits Benton CountyDEINorthwest ArkansasWashington County

$2.1 Million Grant to Promote DEI Practices With Local Nonprofits

The IDEALS Institute at the U of A has received a $2,185,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation and Walton Family…

Aron SheltonNovember 19, 2021

NWA Volunteers Pick Up 6 Tons of Trash and Recyclables EnvironmentFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale

NWA Volunteers Pick Up 6 Tons of Trash and Recyclables

Pick Up Where You Play 2021 has come to a close with 11,520 pounds of litter removed from Northwest Arkansas’…

Aron SheltonNovember 19, 2021

New Places and Faces Tackling Poverty and Homelessness FayettevilleHomelessnessHousing InsecurityPoverty

New Places and Faces Tackling Poverty and Homelessness

We don't become neighbors by living close, we become neighbors by showing up. Meet some of the places and faces…

Aron SheltonOctober 7, 2021

Cool Jobs Alert: Land Use, Conservation and Preservation Benton CountyCommunityEducationEnvironmentFayettevilleJobsRogersWashington County

Cool Jobs Alert: Land Use, Conservation and Preservation

Open Roles Director of Programs at the Urban Land Insitute of Northwest Arkansas Program Manager for Youth Education and Water…

Aron SheltonJuly 16, 2021

3 Summer Grant Opportunities for Nonprofits Serving NW Arkansas BentonvilleCommunityDEIFayettevilleFood InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale

3 Summer Grant Opportunities for Nonprofits Serving NW Arkansas

Here are a few grant opportunities that your nonprofit might be eligible for. Better Together First Horizon Foundation, the private…

Aron SheltonJune 16, 2021

$1 Million Dollars and 1 Million Meals to Support Our Region’s Most Vulnerable Food InsecurityHomelessnessHousing InsecurityNorthwest ArkansasSpringdale

$1 Million Dollars and 1 Million Meals to Support Our Region’s Most Vulnerable

Some Good News. $1 Million Dollar Donation for Homeless Housing Program New Beginnings, a bridge housing community designed for the…

Aron SheltonMay 6, 2021

Ride On, NW Arkansas! Inspiration, Education and Maybe a Little Perspiration Active LifestyleBentonvilleCausesCommunityFayettevilleHealth & WellbeingNorthwest ArkansasSpringdale

Ride On, NW Arkansas! Inspiration, Education and Maybe a Little Perspiration

This post will have you ready to kick the kickstand back and put the foot on the pedal. All in…

Aron SheltonApril 16, 2021

Cox Employees to Award $125k in Grants to Area Nonprofits and Educators Arts & CultureCommunityEducationNorthwest ArkansasTechnology

Cox Employees to Award $125k in Grants to Area Nonprofits and Educators

Cox Communications employees will award more than $125,000 to area nonprofits and educators in 2021 through its employee-funded giving program,…

Aron SheltonApril 8, 2021

Nearly 300 Charities Will Participate in the 4th Annual NWA Gives Event CausesCommunityNorthwest Arkansas

Nearly 300 Charities Will Participate in the 4th Annual NWA Gives Event

The fourth annual NWA Gives event is almost here! On Thursday, April 8, local charities signed up for the event…

Aron SheltonApril 3, 2021

Cool Jobs Alert: Opt Outside Active LifestyleBenton CountyEnvironmentJobsNorthwest ArkansasWashington County

Cool Jobs Alert: Opt Outside

At home in the outdoors? From protecting our watersheds to blazing OZ trails, we discovered a spectrum of positions with…

Aron SheltonMarch 25, 2021

Circles NWA: Building Community to End Poverty CommunityEducationNorthwest ArkansasPoverty

Circles NWA: Building Community to End Poverty

What would it take to end poverty in Northwest Arkansas? Guest post by Christina Williams, Founder of Circles NWAIn a…

Aron SheltonMarch 1, 2021

Cool Jobs & Internships Alert: Community, Community, Community Arts & CultureCommunityDEIEducationJobsNorthwest Arkansas

Cool Jobs & Internships Alert: Community, Community, Community

Sometimes it pays to make a difference! Community Programs Coordinator at Crystal Bridges // Community Liaison at Hark NWA //…

Aron SheltonFebruary 15, 2021

Local Partnership Provides Financial Assistance to Refugee-Owned Businesses CommunityDEINorthwest ArkansasWashington County

Local Partnership Provides Financial Assistance to Refugee-Owned Businesses

Meet Canopy’s first Forge client, Eca Mukandama, a refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo, who is opening an auto sales…

Aron SheltonFebruary 10, 2021

Northwest Arkansas ‘Masks Up’ With Help From Local Designers Arts & CultureCommunitySpringdale

Northwest Arkansas ‘Masks Up’ With Help From Local Designers

INTERFORM is mobilizing diverse communities to provide for their neighbors through the pandemic.

Aron SheltonFebruary 4, 2021

Connecting Those With Bikes to Donate with Those Who Need Bikes Active LifestyleCommunityNorthwest Arkansas

Connecting Those With Bikes to Donate with Those Who Need Bikes

BikeNWA Launches Bike Match Program to Get More People on Bikes Affected by COVID19 BikeNWA is excited to say Northwest…

Aron SheltonFebruary 3, 2021

$8.4 Million in Rental Assistance Available in Benton County Benton CountyBentonvilleHousing InsecurityRogers

$8.4 Million in Rental Assistance Available in Benton County

To be eligible to collect some of those funds, a renter will have to demonstrate economic impact due to the…

Aron SheltonFebruary 3, 2021

Emergency Rent Relief Available in Washington County FayettevilleHousing InsecuritySpringdaleWashington County

Emergency Rent Relief Available in Washington County

To be eligible to collect some of those funds, a renter will have to demonstrate economic impact due to the…

Aron SheltonFebruary 3, 2021

1,000 Origami Cranes For Peace – Community Art Project Arts & CultureCommunityNorthwest Arkansas

1,000 Origami Cranes For Peace – Community Art Project

Long a symbol of good luck and peace, legend has it that 1,000 origami cranes folded will usher in peace…

Aron SheltonFebruary 1, 2021

NWA Black History Month Community Calendar Published by Black Action Collective CommunityDEIEducationNorthwest Arkansas

NWA Black History Month Community Calendar Published by Black Action Collective

The calendar features events hosted by various community organizations.

Aron SheltonFebruary 1, 2021

Become a Skilled Volunteer or Co-Sponsor a Refugee Family at Canopy NWA Arts & CultureCommunityDEIFayetteville

Become a Skilled Volunteer or Co-Sponsor a Refugee Family at Canopy NWA

On February 6, Canopy NWA is hosting a virtual info session on co-sponsoring a refugee family in Northwest Arkansas. In…

Aron SheltonFebruary 1, 2021