Posts Tagged ‘Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative’
FBB members show strong support for our first Compassionate Impact Grant
Foundation Beyond Belief members continued their strong support of our featured beneficiaries and FBB itself during the last quarter of 2014. During that quarter, we introduced a new program, the Compassionate Impact Grant. We featured one organization, the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, as our sole featured beneficiary in order to provide a capacity-building grant that…
Read MoreDSNI Charter School: Making Things Happen
Two years ago, the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), FBB’s Q4 2014 Compassionate Impact Grant beneficiary, partnered with education charity BPE to launch the Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School. The Dudley Street School is, in true DSNI style, working to provide all children in the Dudley neighborhood with a high quality education. At launch, the…
Read MoreBuilding long-term growth strategies using land trusts
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) has been focused on housing, vacant properties, and community response to land use since its inception. Dudley Neighbors Inc. (DNI) was created to address neighborhood property concerns. Through certifications it received, DNI was able to use the power of eminent domain to repurpose abandoned, vacant city-owned property and gain control of…
Read MoreDudley Neighborhood — Tell me more!
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) is the first recipient of our Compassionate Impact Grant. This grant will fund Phase II of the Fair Chance for Family Success program, aimed at setting goals and establishing financial stability for residents in the Dudley Triangle. Where is the Dudley Triangle? The Dudley neighborhood exists between the Roxbury and…
Read MoreDudley Street Neighborhood Initiative’s Fair Chance for Family Success
For Q4 2014, FBB launched a new program that takes a different approach to funding beneficiaries: This quarter, we are awarding a Compassionate Impact Grant to one organization, selected after an extensive application and review process. We have touted the strengths of our featured beneficiary, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, a 30-year-strong community organization that has…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network Guides: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) is Foundation Beyond Belief’s first Compassionate Impact Grant beneficiary, a new program in the Humanist Giving program that combines all member donations into one high-impact capacity-building grant. As with all FBB beneficiaries, DSNI was chosen based on compatibility with the FBB mission, program effectiveness, financial responsibility, and an innovative approach…
Read MoreAnnouncing FBB’s first Compassionate Impact Grant
In the 4th quarter of 2014, Foundation Beyond Belief will engage in an experiment. Instead of our usual five beneficiaries, FBB will combine our member donations into one high-impact capacity-building grant—the Compassionate Impact Grant. Our first CIG beneficiary is the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI). DSNI is an innovative organization focused on raising the quality…
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