Tag: iowa nonprofits

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Fabulous People: Emily Patel

Emily Patel RN, BSN is the founder and president of Hopeful Mama Foundation, an Iowa nonprofit that is committed to supporting women through their infertility journey by offering financial grants, educational workshops and support groups.

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Nonprofit of the Month: Iowa Farm Sanctuary

Iowa Farm Sanctuary, located in Oxford, provides a safe haven to rescued farm animals in need of love and compassion. Here, Shawn Camp, executive director and co-founder, discusses Iowa Farm Sanctuary’s first-ever 5k, the challenge of aiding farm animals in an agricultural state and how the rescue positively affects humans just as much as its cows and goats.

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Nonprofit of the Month: Variety ­– the Children’s Charity

From providing all-inclusive playground equipment to giving bikes to kids who have never had one, Des Moines-based Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa is dedicated to improving the lives of children who are at-risk, underprivileged, critically ill or living with special needs. Since it was founded in 1975, The nonprofit has raised more than $119 million to support the children of Iowa.