The Natural State Council of Scouting America will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Camp Rockefeller with a special alumni reunion scheduled for Sept. 25–27 at Gus Blass Scout Reservation in Damascus. According to a press release, the three-day celebration …
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Goodwill Arkansas will hold its fourth-annual Gala for Good on Saturday, Oct. 24. This year’s event, “Rooted in Purpose,” will begin at 6 p.m. at the North Little Rock Event Center. Presented by Bank OZK, Gala for Good is Goodwill …
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U of A Watershed Research Grants Provide $1M in Seed Funding
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFifteen research teams at the University of Arkansas are receiving $1 million in seed funding from the I³R Watershed Grants Program, a recently launched funding initiative. The initiative is made possible through collaboration and co-funding between the U of A …
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Ryan Miller Named CDO for Achieve Community Alliance
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRyan Miller has been named chief development officer for Achieve Community Alliance, formerly United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas. “Like all nonprofits, Achieve Community Alliance faces unique challenges in today’s uncertain economic climate, and the need for community support is greater …
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Fuel Accelerator Named One of America’s Best by TIME
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFuel Accelerator from Fayetteville’s Startup Junkie Foundation has been named one of America’s Best Incubators and Accelerators of 2026 by TIME and Statista. Fuel, the only Arkansas program to make the list, ranked No. 59 nationally on the inaugural list …
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Joe Ford Receives Inaugural Award From Sheriff’s Foundation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJoe Ford received the inaugural Seed Legacy Award at the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Prevention and Re-entry Foundation dinner on Thursday, Aug. 27. The award recognizes Ford’s longstanding commitment to the CSI Re-entry Program and its mission to help incarcerated individuals …
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WelcomeHealth Fundraiser to Celebrate Nonprofit’s 40 Years
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWelcomeHealth, the nonprofit, free health clinic serving northwest Arkansas, will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 27. “A Toast to Health,” the organization’s signature annual fundraising event, will be held at the Fayetteville Public Library, with a reception beginning …
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Academies of Central Arkansas Partnering With Arkansas Blue Cross, PCSSD
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Academies of Central Arkansas Foundation announced the establishment of the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Academy of Business, Technology and Community Impact at Joe T. Robinson High School and DRIVEN School of Opportunity in Little Rock. DRIVEN is …
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Best-selling Author Cara Brookins to Keynote ASPSF Fundraiser
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffInternationally recognized speaker and best-selling author Cara Brookins will be the keynote speaker for the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s fourth-annual A Day of Hope. The fundraising luncheon is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18, in Little Rock. Brookins is a …
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Isaiah Joe Gifts $150k to Arkansas Children’s Heart Institute
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFormer Razorback and current Detroit Piston Isaiah Joe and his Isaiah Joe Family Foundation officially presented the Arkansas Children’s Heart Institute with a $150,000 gift on Thursday. Joe started at Fort Smith Northside and helped lift the Arkansas basketball program …
