LGBT organizations argue that clerks should issue licenses Jan. 6
Equality Florida and the National Center for Lesbian Rights contend that Florida Clerks of Court are free and clear to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Jan. 6, after a stay on a ruling declaring Florida s gay marriage ban unconstitutional

MAXIMUS Foundation Provides Financial Support To Non-Profit Organizations Serving Disadvantaged Populations
MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that the MAXIMUS Foundation has distributed more than $399,000 in grants to 137 non-profit organizations in 27 states as part of its most recent grant cycle.

SBA’s Deadline in Indiana for Economic Injury Disaster Loans For Private Nonprofit Organizations is Jan. 22
ATLANTA, Dec. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible private non-profit organizations (PNPs) in Indiana that Jan. 22, 2015 is the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for economic injury

ANY QUESTIONS: How do big organizations put up their holiday lights?
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Wireless Zone Foundation Grants Over $105,000 to Connecticut Charities, $46,500 to Local Organizations in New Haven, Middlesex & New London Counties
Locally owned and family operated, the fourteen Wireless Zone- Verizon Premium Wireless Retailers, nominated multiple non-profit organizations in the Eastern Connecticut community to receive grants from the Wireless Zone Foundation in 2014. Owners Scott