New York– Akanksha Education Fund, a New York-based non-profit that supports initiatives to improve access to high quality education for the disadvantaged children in India, has named an Indian-American as its new Executive Director.
“The Akanksha Education Fund is thrilled to announce that Sejal Desai, of Dallas, Texas, will be the new Executive Director of the Akanksha Education Fund,” The American Bazaar quted the organisation’s Board of Directors as saying in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the organisation, Desai’s 30-year career includes work in sectors like venture capital, M&A, accounting, entrepreneurship, non-profit and corporate social responsibility.
Deadline Extended: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards
Nominations for DFW nonprofits and the corporations that support them will remain open until Friday, April 30.
By Kelsey Vanderschoot
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April 20, 2021
7:41 am
The deadline to submit nominations for DFW nonprofits and corporations has been extended to
Friday, April 30.
Now in its fourth year, the program celebrates the efforts of local nonprofit volunteers and organizations as well as the corporations that provide support through financial donations, executive who volunteer on nonprofit boards, in-kind services, and sponsorships.
New categories this year include Equity Leadership and the Capital One Impact Initiative Award. The full list is below; detailed descriptions can be found here.
The State Fair of Texas, United Way Dallas’ Southern Dallas Thrives, and Communities Foundation of Texas have collaborated with Atlanta-based Goodr to increase food access in South Dallas.
The initiative launched Saturday with a pop-up grocery store at Fair Park. As part of a pilot program, the Goodr Grocery Delivery Program will supply free groceries to families with limited access to transportation for the next four Saturdays.
Families must preregister for each delivery, which now includes availability for just April 24 (check back for more dates).
Goodr provides fresh produce, meat, shelf-stable items, milk and other beverages. The company’s tagline is “Feed More \\ Waste Less,” and according to their site, “We’ve made it easy to save money, feed more, and waste less through surplus food donation.”
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