With a challenge to match a $500,000 grant, the Richmond Symphony is working toward the purchase of an 80-foot tent that would allow the group to make its music mobile.
Nonprofits
Fan video shop rewrites its script
A Strawberry Street movie rental shop pulled together a $35,000 online fundraising campaign to save it from closing down after 30 years. Now its owner and manager are working out a plan to make Video Fan one of the few lasting stores of its kind.
HDL cuts back on charity
One of Richmond’s most generous corporations is tightening the purse strings on its charitable giving after a tumultuous few months.
Altria lifts curtain on revamped theater
The Altria Theater had its official grand opening concert last night after a large-scale renovation project.
The Valentine showcases $4 million upgrades
The Valentine history museum is having its grand reopening this weekend after a year of renovations.
Nonprofit has big plans for Broad Street campus
A local nonprofit has a major face-lift in store for its West Broad Street grounds in a plan that could open up some prime real estate for development.
Real estate firms empty closets for Goodwill
A local real estate firm’s clothing drive expanded into a collection of more than two tons of donations to Goodwill’s jobs program.
VMFA rounds up new donors online
A local museum marked the opening of its latest exhibition by closing on a round of online fundraising.
Former songwriter debuts fundraising website
After some musical soul searching in Nashville, Tenn., a former biodiesel salesman is back in Richmond looking to help nonprofits make it big.
Private school sets $1.2 million goal
A private school in Oregon Hill that provides free tuition and meals to its nearly 100 students has started a $1.2 million raise for repairs and upgrades to its aging building.