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LSI announces Global Greens’ 2025 season

Lutheran Services in Iowa has announced details for the Global Greens Community Supported Agriculture program’s 2025 season, which runs May 27 to Sept. 23. Global Greens aims to provide Iowans healthy, sustainable food while supporting …

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JJ Moses to receive Robert D. and Billie Ray Character Award

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The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has named JJ Moses as the 2025 Robert D. and Billie Ray Pillar of Character Award recipient. This award is the Ray Center’s …

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Nominations for Borlaug field research award now open

Nominations are now open for the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, which is endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Launched in 2011, the $10,000 award recognizes science-based achievement in international agriculture …

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Iowa Interfaith Power & Light rebrands

Iowa Interfaith Power & Light is rebranding to Iowa Faith & Climate Network. The statewide nonprofit, founded in 2006, aims to mobilize people of diverse faith and spirituality on climate action, a news release said. …

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Iowa Food Bank Association poll finds 2 in 3 Iowa voters believe food insecurity negatively affects their community

A new survey from the Iowa Food Bank Association conducted by online polling company Civiqs found that 2 in 3 Iowans believe food insecurity negatively affects their communities, and 52% said the state is not …

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DART awards vans to two local nonprofits

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has awarded two retired vans to two local nonprofit organizations as part of DART’s Van Award program. The program has donated 23 retired vehicles from DART’s ride-sharing …

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Executive director of Iowa Safe Schools to step down

Iowa Safe Schools, a nonprofit dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment to LGBTQ students, has announced that Becky Tayler will step down as executive director March 1. Tayler will remain involved with the …

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A Closer Look: Alissa McKinney

Alissa McKinney decided she was ready for a change. She’d worked on multiple political campaigns and spent nearly 20 years fundraising for nonprofits. She landed a position at a for-profit business and decided to take …

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Love For Red fights period poverty in Iowa

Maanya Pandey’s life is a balancing act. 

The Waukee native is in her junior year at the University of Iowa. She’s majoring in public health on the pre-medicine track, preparing to take entrance exams for …

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2025 YWRC Louise Rosenfield Noun Community awardees announced

The Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC) announced Tuesday the winners of the 2025 Louise Rosenfield Noun Visionary, Impact, Purpose and Ally Awards. The winners are:

Visionary Award: Emily Abbas
Impact Award: Jill Lippincott
Purpose Award: …