Groundwork, in partnership with Community Development Northwest Arkansas and Buffalo Builders, recently broke ground on the “Big Emma” attainable housing project in Springdale. The project, dubbed “Big Emma” by its planners, is a 77-unit mixed-income apartment development located on Emma…
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Ferncliff Camp Launches Transform Capital Campaign
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFerncliff Camp and Conference Center, a nonprofit organization founded in 1937 as a place for youth and adults to gather and experience creation in community with one another, recently announced that it has been awarded two major grants: a $986,537…
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Giving Tuesday Event to Spotlight Black Philanthropy in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative is hosting its third annual Convening on Giving Tuesday, which falls on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Approximately 100 philanthropic professionals, nonprofit and education leaders, and business executives are expected to attend the sold-out event from 11:30 a.m. until…
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WOKA Whitewater Park Opens This Weekend
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWOKA (Waters of Oklahoma and Arkansas) Whitewater Park is celebrating its opening weekend beginning this Friday, Sept. 15. Located in Watts, Oklahoma, just across the Arkansas border, WOKA is the product of more than a decade of collaboration between Oklahoma’s…
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Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Welcomes 2023 Women’s Economic Mobility Hub Cohort
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has revealed the 10 participating grantees for its 2023 Women’s Economic Mobility Hub (WEM Hub). At the end of the six-month program, the WFA will have invested $200,000 into 40 Black women entrepreneurs in…
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77-Unit Mixed-Income Housing Development Coming to Springdale
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGroundwork, a nonprofit organization established by Northwest Arkansas business legends such as Sam Walton, Don Tyson and J.B. Hunt, has announced its first investment in an attainable housing development to be constructed in Springdale. Supported by a $6.75 million grant…
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Walton Family Foundation Appoints Cornell as Executive Director
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffVeteran social entrepreneur Stephanie Cornell has been announced as the next executive director of the Walton Family Foundation. Her selection follows an extensive search and deep participation from the Board. Most recently, Cornell served as managing director of the Draper Richards…
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A New Lesson Plan: Classroom Residencies Help Train Better Teachers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAbove: UA Little Rock’s Dr. Sarah Beth Estes visits with students Mya Little and Valerisse Bell-Ovwiomoriemu. (DeWaine Duncan) Provisions related to school vouchers demand all the attention when the subject turns to the Arkansas LEARNS Act, the signature legislative package…
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Kiva NWA Provides 100th Loan, $800k for Small Businesses
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffKiva NWA, a Fayetteville-based microlending platform facilitated by Startup Junkie and dedicated to providing financial access to entrepreneurs in Northwest Arkansas, recently reached a major milestone in providing its 100th loan. By connecting borrowers with lenders, Kiva NWA also announced…
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Arkansas Named as Best Mountain Biking Destination in U.S.
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffColorado-based Outside Magazine recently named Monument Trails, a collection of world-class mountain biking trails in various Arkansas state parks, as the best Mountain Biking Destination in the country. “Arkansas has pumped a lot of energy and money into its mountain-biking…