The event brought together honorees from businesses to unions such as Rebecca Damon, of SAG-AFTRA; Henry Rubio, of the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators, as well as Arva R. Rice, of the New York Urban League. “I made quite a few connections,” Johnson said. “I met people I knew in name, not in person. It's been great to put a face on a name.”
WolfBrown found that Eugene had an abundance of art; however, the town needed more support from the business sector. The results showed that "we punched above our weight for a community our size," said Kelly Johnson, executive director of the nonprofit Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene, which the city created in 2008 to link the arts and business communities.
The Brooklyn Public Library has ended its passport application services after receiving a federal order from the U.S. Department of State, bringing an abrupt end to a program that had quietly helped hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers prepare for trips abroad.
While taking a break from her musical career, Tifrere founded the nonprofit organisations ArtLeadHER and Art Genesis in 2016. ArtLeadHER provides visual-arts education and exhibition opportunities to women and teenage girls, while Art Genesis helps organise shows for emerging and underrepresented artists.
In the immediate days following 9/11, calls from survivors of gender-based violence dropped severely because of special registration and the constant fear of being targeted by government systems.
"We started planning for this project last year, and in February, when we received the notice that the program has been cut, we immediately went into dark. I didn't know what is going on and what's happening," Saena said.
DOGE's involvement in NWA funding scrutiny raises concerns due to previous rapid dismantling of federal organizations like USIP, affecting nonprofits reliant on Congress-approved funds.
