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Komen Foundation bows to social media firestorm, reverses Planned Parenthood …

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Komen Foundation bows to social media firestorm, reverses Planned Parenthood funding cut - San Jose Mercury News Komen Foundation bows to social media firestorm, reverses Planned Parenthood funding cut

A national uproar fueled by social media prompted the nation's largest breast cancer advocacy organization Friday to reverse its decision to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood.

The Susan G. Planned Parenthood received $680,000 from Komen in 2011.

"We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives," a Komen statement said.

Many questioned that commitment three days ago in a firestorm of debate when Komen announced it would exclude Planned Parenthood from future grants because the organization was under government investigation.

Foundation provides grant to help Cooley House

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The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant that will assist in the ongoing preservation and restoration of The Cooley House in Monroe.

Lisa Picone said the grant is designed to provide seed money for The Cooley House Foundation to reprint the book The Louisiana Architecture of William King Stubbs, written by northern Louisiana architect Lestar Martin, so proceeds from the books sale will provide ongoing funding.

Our grants are unique in that they require an earned income component, said Picone, economic opportunity fund director for the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation.

The Cooley House was designed in 1908 by international architect Walter Burley Griffin for Gilbert Brian Captain Cooley and his wife, Selena, but it wasnt built until 1926. Its the only example of Griffins Prairie School designs built in the South.

In 1912, Griffin skyrocketed to fame when his design was chosen for Australias new capital city, Canberra.

The city of Monroe now owns The Cooley House, and the city and Cooley House Foundation are securing funding to restore it completely to serve as a museum.

We especially liked the application because the project is so culturally significant in Monroe, Picone said.

Picone said the New Orleans-based foundations directors are also interested in broadening their impact beyond southern Louisiana.

We want to expand our outreach to all areas of the state, she said.

The foundation awarded 32 grants this year.

We are grateful to the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation for the opportunity to reprint the book The Louisiana Architecture of William King Stubbs, written by F.

Steven Tyler Auctions Opportunity To Join His Table at the Elton John Aids …

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Steven Tyler Auctions Opportunity To Join His Table at the Elton John Aids Foundation's 20th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party - MarketWatch

3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is very pleased to announce that Steven Tyler, a generous Foundation supporter and an Event Chair for EJAF's 20th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, is working with EJAF to help make its 20th Oscar-night event especially successful.

ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION: The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) was established as a nonprofit organization in the United States in 1992 and as a registered charity in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Sir Elton John.

Since 2006, American Airlines has generously served as the official sponsoring airline of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Apple CEO Touts $100-Million in Donations in Internal Meeting …

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Accountability in philanthropy | The GiveWell Blog

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We previously listed our five chief criteria for GiveWell Labs, an arm of our research process that will be open to any giving opportunity, no matter what form and what sector. Even if funders are learning internally and informally from their own failures, they arent learning from each others.

We believe that we have an unusual commitment to public and documented discussion of whether our giving ends up accomplishing what we hope. Learning is important, and that means being up front about what were trying to accomplish and how, in a way that will make it possible for us to detect, report, and learn from failure.

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Komen Stumbles, Recovers…Can the Damage be Undone?

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In a statement this morning, Komen rescinded its decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood for breast health programs a decision whose announcement 48 hours earlier had unleashed a clamor of protest, rapid reaction and retaliation. All of this makes it even more perplexing, given Komens acknowledged success and savvy, that it would have undertaken such a risky and as it proved, potentially destructive step.

While disagreement with the initial decision was certainly not universal, the overwhelming sentiment was an angry sense of betrayal that a foundation dedicated to protecting womens health should allow political pressure to dissuade it from supporting a long- established program that gives low-income, marginalized women breast screenings they could not access elsewhere. Komen to fight breast cancer in memory of her sister, at first maintained the position that the decision reflected a tightening of grant-making procedures that were intended to make grantee organizations more accountable, but the indications that Planned Parenthood had been singled out mounted as the controversy escalated. Planned Parenthood has been a lightning rod for political controversy in recent years, and the arrival of political figures in Komen leadership and the departure of Mollie Williams, managing director of community health programs coinciding with the decision on Planned Parenthood, heightened concern that the underlying agenda was political.

The Susan G.

LIVESTRONG(R) Joins Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Philanthropic Partners …

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LIVESTRONG(R) Joins Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Philanthropic Partners in Their Efforts to Preserve Access to Cancer Screening for Women With a $100,000 Donation to Planned Parenthood - World News Report LIVESTRONG(R) Joins Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Philanthropic Partners in Their Efforts to Preserve Access to Cancer Screening for Women With a $100,000 Donation to Planned Parenthood Today, LIVESTRONG is joining Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the philanthropic community in their efforts to preserve access to cancer screening for women throughout the United States by donating $100,000 to Planned Parenthood.

Created as the Lance Armstrong Foundation in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the organization is now known publicly by its powerful brand -- LIVESTRONG -- and is a leader in the global movement on behalf of 28 million people around the world living with cancer today. Today Armstrong announced his Foundation is joining Mayor Bloomberg and philanthropic partners in their efforts to preserve access to cancer screening for women with a $100,000 donation to Planned Parenthood.

Saginaw Community Foundation gives $10000 grant to Great Start University

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SAGINAW The Saginaw Community Foundation gave a $10,000 grant to Great Start University.

The program helps parents improve their parenting skills through a 10-week course. CAN Council Great Lakes Bay Region started the education program in 2010, and now council President Suzanne Greenberg hopes to continue to expand it.

"The program utilizes the Parenting Wisely curriculum, which teaches new skills for handling typical child development phases such as parenting your child when he or she interrupts you while on the phone, taking your child to the grocery store and so much more," Greenberg said. "Frankly, we have so many requests for these classes that we are grateful to receive this investment in providing consistent parenting support across Saginaw County."

About 250 parents will enter the free program this year.

Saginaw Community Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Renee Johnston said it is important support Great Start University because it helps children go on to be successful students and college graduates.

For more information about Great Start University, email Vera Harrison at or call 752-7226

LIVESTRONG(R) Joins Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Philanthropic Partners in …

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LIVESTRONG(R) Joins Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Philanthropic Partners in Their Efforts to Preserve Access to Cancer Screening for Women With a $100,000 Donation to Planned Parenthood - MarketWatch

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Komen Foundation revises funding policy

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That is what is right and fair.

We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities, the statement continues.

The statement left some ambiguity, however, because it did not mention a second reason Komen has given for ending Planned Parenthoods funding: that the group did not provide direct mammogram services but instead referred patients to other providers.

On Thursday, Komen President Elizabeth Thompson told reporters that the funding decision was unrelated to an ongoing congressional investigation into whether Planned Parenthood was illegally using federal funds to pay for abortions.

Komen founder Nancy Brinker said the organization wants to support groups that directly provide breast health services, such as mammograms. The initial decision to change its funding criteria, resulting in Planned Parenthood getting cut off, thrust it into the midst of the national abortion debate and set off a deluge of both protest and support in social media.

Some of Komens affiliates publicly criticized the decision, calling on the national organization to reverse the new rules.

Planned Parenthood celebrated Fridays news as a victory.

We are enormously grateful that the Komen Foundation has clarified its grantmaking criteria, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Komen partners, leaders and volunteers, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said in a statement.

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Komen Foundation Reverses Plan To Cut Grants

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Applications sought for mini-grants to advance community philanthropy

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The Center for Rural Development, Brushy Fork Institute accepting applications for mini-grants to advance philanthropy

Communities in 34 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties are now eligible to apply for grant funding through the Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI) to help advance philanthropic work and charitable giving throughout the region.

Lonnie Lawson, president and CEO of The Center for Rural Development, and Peter Hille, director of the Brushy Fork Institute, announced the organizations will be awarding ARDPI mini-grants funded through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in order to build and expand permanent charitable endowments in partnership with communities as a means to stop the outmigration of the region's wealth.

Eligible communities in the 34 counties may apply for up to $10,000 in ARC funding support for community foundation capacity building mini-grant projects during this funding cycle.

These counties include: Adair, Bath, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Green, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Lewis, Lincoln, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Robertson, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne, and Wolfe.

Counties participating in ARDPI efforts must fit ARC's classification as a "distressed" county.
The ARDPI mini-grants fit into the mission of the newly created initiative, which will work to encourage the building and expanding of permanent charitable endowments in partnership with Eastern Kentucky communities that will work to stop the outmigration of the region's wealth and secure local assets to provide long-term resources for their communities.

A community receiving ARDPI mini-grant funding should be advancing that community in developing a culture around philanthropy by one or more of the following:
Engaging in other activities that specifically advance their community philanthropy goals

These communities will be encouraged to consider existing or established community foundations as a local resource and engage them in helping move the community forward during this process.

The Foundation is reconfirmed in compliance with National Standards

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The Foundation is reconfirmed in compliance with National Standards - The Jackson County Times-Journal: Community: foundation for appalachian ohio, nelsonville, reconfirmed, philanthropic standards, www.timesournal.com

NELSONVILLE, Ohio - The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) received notification that it has been reconfirmed in compliance with the nation's highest philanthropic standards. The notice comes from the Council on Foundations, a national professional association based in Washington, D.C., and emphasizes FAO's commitment to its donors, partners, and the Appalachian Ohio region.

Community Foundations Program requires community foundations to document their policies for donor services, investments, grantmaking and administration. Rigorously reviewed by community foundation professionals from across the country, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio's practices must adhere to the highest standards in order to receive approval.

"Our donors and partners put their trust in us each time they renew their ICAN! The National Standards reconfirmation is a testament to the high values guiding FAO every day in our work to steward those dreams and support our region."

FAO has been serving the region since 1998 through its I'm a Child of Appalachia Campaign as well as a range of charitable funds, allowing donors to advance a cause such as education or the environment, support an individual organization, or provide flexible support for community needs. As a regional community foundation, FAO enriches the current and future quality of life in the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio through the development of philanthropic resources and an emphasis on regional collaboration.

The National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations program is the first of its kind for charitable foundations in the United States.

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Coral Gables Tour of Kitchens benefits foundation, students

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Consumers Energy Foundation grants recognize volunteerism

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Consumers Energy Foundation grants recognize volunteerism - petoskeynews.com CHARLEVOIX The Consumers Energy Foundation, the philanthropic arm of utility company Consumers Energy, has awarded $1,000 in grants to two organizations in Charlevoix County.

These grants recognize outstanding volunteerism by two of the Consumers Energy utilitys employees.

The $440 grant will be used for basketball program supplies.

The grants reflect a doubled amount through the foundations Consumers Energy Employees Providing Services Around Childrens Essential Resources (CEEPSACER) program.

Komen Foundation cancer charity confronts backlash over grant cuts

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Kone Foundation grants EUR 6 million for language programme

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The Kone Foundation has granted a total of EUR 6 million in funding for a language programme aimed at supporting the documentation and status of the Finno-Ugric languages and Finnish minority languages.

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Dyson Foundation, Millbrook, makes $441000 commitment to Lewis County youth

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A Millbrook private family foundation has made a $441,000 commitment to Lewis County youths.

Steve Densmore, Dyson Foundation spokesman, said the foundation has always had an inclination to support nonprofits that are connected to youths, particularly in rural areas.

Lewis County is serving as a proving ground where programs are needed in upstate communities, he said. The foundation hopes support offered by established organizations will serve as models for other funders and provide beneficial human service programs elsewhere.

Support includes partnerships with the Northern New York Community Foundation, with which the Dyson Foundation already has a five-year working relationship. People interested in being on that committee should call the Community Foundation at 782-7110.

The Dyson Foundation also recently awarded a $236,000 grant to the North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council to develop an 18-month initiative to address an increase in adolescent pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections throughout Lewis County over the past several years. According to a news release issued by the council, the most recent available data from the state Department of Health showed Lewis County had 43 teenage pregnancies in 2008, compared with only 31 in 2005.

We have not been able to serve Lewis County with adolescent pregnancy prevention services as the total number of teen pregnancies is considered low by New York state, said Penny A.

Bank foundation awards $16650

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The Day - Bank foundation awards $16,650 | News from southeastern Connecticut Bank foundation awards $16,650 Bank foundation awards $16,650

The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation awarded grants totaling $16,650 to community organizations dedicated to health and wellness in the communities served by the bank.

Included in the most recent grants was a $5,000 award to the Day Kimball Hospital's Care in a Heartbeat campaign to raise funds for a new emergency department, presented as the first installment of a five-year $25,000 pledge by the foundation. Finizio to discuss the beginning of his new administration and news out of the city's police department.

Greeks head philanthropic efforts at Tech

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By enlisting non-paid help to work and building supply donations to build with, the organization is able to build new homes or repair older ones at affordable costs for those less fortunate.

Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity are responsible for building over 50 houses and saving $50 million in labor costs every year in the Atlanta-Metro area.

One of the most recognized events in the world has become a cornerstone of Tech's philanthropic efforts. The Relay for Life is part of the American Cancer Society's national and annual fundraiser project designed to help put an end to cancer.

Last year, employees from the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center helped build a house.

It is not only the students that are doing the work, but faculty and other employees are helping out with the initiative as well.

Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco: Open a Window on …

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Connecticut Community Foundation offering scholarships to graduating students

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For the 2012-2013 academic year, scholarship applicants may access the new online application, along with procedural guidelines, at www.cfnwct.org.

Most scholarships are awarded to residents of the Foundations 20-town service area, as noted below.

Unity

Unity in the Foothills

102 Prospect Street, Torrington, CT 06790

www.unityinthefoothils.org

Sunday Celebration at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:45 a.m.

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FirstUnited Methodist Church

21 Fern Drive, Torrington, CT 06790

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Northfield Bible Church

10 Camp Hill Road, Northfield, CT 06778

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Bible Doctrines Class: Sunday 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Service: 10:00 a.m.

Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Pot Luck Supper every 4th Friday of the Month at 6:15

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Immaculate Conception Church

4 North Street, Norfolk, CT 06058

860-542-5442/860-542-1536

(Office 860-824-7078)

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Weekend Liturgies:

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Weekend Liturgies:

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m.

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Weekday Mass held in Chapel

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Communion Serivces 3rd Tuesday 10:30 a.m.

Confession Every Saturday from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Assemblies of God

First Assembly of God

387 New Harwinton Road, Torrington, CT 06790

860-482-7464 www.firstagtorr.org

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10:45 a.m.

Family Night Thursday 7:00 p.m.

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860-485-1120 www.founderscongregationalchurch.com

Sunday School and Services 10:00 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation awards grants

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The Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation has awarded three grants totaling more than $105,000 for its 5210 Youth Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative to area school districts.

The grants will feature nutrition and physical activity programs, plus a 5210 communications campaign that highlights these daily messages as "5210": Eat five or more fruits and vegetables; have no more than two hours of screen time; get one or more hours of physical activity; and consume zero sugar-sweetened beverages.

Big Spring School District, $33,582 to promote 5210, launch a new SPARK physical education curriculum for elementary and middle school students and introduce the Gimme 5 curriculum to fourth- and fifth-graders.

Carlisle Area School District, $28,083 to promote 5210, launch a Take 10 program that integrates physical activity into academic classes and pilot the CATCH physical education program at two elementary schools.

West Perry School District, $43,294 to promote 5210, launch the SPARK physical education program in elementary schools, build a greenhouse and gardening classroom, host in-school events and conduct cafeteria audits.

Turning Foundation Awards Grants to 5 Teachers

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Foundation targets 42 Calgary Catholic schools with $800000 in grants

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Foundation targets 42 Calgary Catholic schools with $800,000 in grants

Rose Paving 2011 Philanthropy Wrap Up

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Marine Corps Reserve, collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
One Warm Coat, which collects coats to give to those in need, free of charge, in a variety of communities.
City of Hope (winter coat drive) is an independent biomedical research, treatment and education institution; a leader in the fight to conquer cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases.
Goldies Place, a support center for the homeless in the Chicagoland area.
Maria Matters Breast Cancer Charity, which provides support and care packages to cancer patients.
Love Without Boundaries is a worldwide group of volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned and impoverished children in China.
SouthStar Services provides support services and advocacy to individuals with developmental disabilities.
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More than 100 houses in works through nonprofits, other groups

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Philanthropy report, Feb. 5, 2012

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War Against the Weak: How Philanthropy Funded the US Eugenics Movement

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Between 1929 and 1971 North Carolinas eugenics program sterilized more than 7,500 residents considered genetically inferior.

It wasnt long before the idea of better breeding quickly gained popularity in states like California, New York, Washington State, Virginia, North Dakota, Oregon and Oklahoma.

Compulsory sterilization, strict immigration policies and intelligence testing were all considered acceptable weapons against the rising tide of feeblemindedness.

Organizations like the Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, the American Breeders Association (ABA), the Race Betterment Foundation and the American Eugenics Society steadily gained popularity. Within four years, the state created The Eugenics Board of North Carolina to make sterilizations legally compliant. Suddenly, the number of African-American women undergoing sterilization skyrocketed.

Poor black women eventually comprised six out of seven of all forced sterilizations in North Carolina until the states Eugenics Board disbanded in 1977. Once by the perpetrator and once by the state of North Carolina.

In January 2012, the North Carolina Eugenics Compensation Task Force recommended paying surviving victims $50,000 each. Rockefeller, Carnegie and Kellogg

Eugenics may have been a growing social movement at the turn of the century, but it had help from big money.

Davenport worked with famed cornflake-maker John Harvey Kelloggs Race Betterment Foundation which supported eugenics conferences and studies across the United States.

Carnegie cash funded the study Preliminary Report of the Committee of the Eugenic Section of the American Breeders Association to Study and to Report on the Best Practical Means for Cutting Off the Defective Germ-Plasm in the Human Population, which focused on erasing the socially unfit from the defective inheritance. Philanthropys Dark Side in North Carolina

One of the colleges supported by the Carnegie Institution was the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina.

But Carnegie monies werent the only funds used to sterilize North Carolinas disadvantaged residents. Eugenics Donations: A Terrifying Legacy

The impact of funding Americas eugenics programs and forced sterilizations had larger, more dangerous results.

Amador Community Foundation donated $20000 to Sutter Amador Hospital

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TSPNTV.COM - Amador Community Foundation donated $20,000 to Sutter Amador Hospital Amador County Amador Community Foundation on Thursday morning donated $20,000 to Sutter Amador Hospital Foundation as the first gift of 2012 for the hospitals Matching Grant program. On behalf of the Amador Community Foundation, Board member Stan Lukowicz and Executive Director Kathleen Harmon presented a ceremonial check to Sutter Amador Hospital CEO Anne Platt and Pat Adams, Director of Critical Care Department. Hospital officials said the Foundation gave a most appreciated, generous and vitally necessary gift to the Sutter Amador Hospital Foundations 2012 Matching Grant funding priority. Sutter Amador Hospital Foundation has received a challenge grant through Sutter Health that will help it continue a tradition of healing through generosity. Sutter Amador Hospital officials said the total needed to purchase the ICU Central Monitoring System is $148,000.

Report Shows Increase in ‘Asset Poor’ Households

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Land Rights: A Global Issue

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Nonprofits Helping Education, Health Care and Sustainability Benefited From …

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Nonprofits Helping Education, Health Care and Sustainability Benefited From More Than $66 Million in Verizon Foundation Grants in 2011 - MarketWatch

While the Verizon Foundation is focused on funding and developing programs on education, domestic violence prevention and using technology to deliver or enhance health care, Verizon's employees have been and continue to be active in volunteerism.

Hudson Community Foundation funds surpass $2 million

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The Hudson Community Foundation received record donations in 2011, setting a milestone in the non-profit, volunteer organizations 13-year history.

The Hudson Community Foundation received record donations in 2011, setting a milestone in the non-profit, volunteer organizations 13-year history. Other donations received in 2011 were given to the HCF Community Needs Fund, which is used for grants to non-profit organizations in the Hudson area as determined by a volunteer HCF governing board.

Spotlight: Fighting urban blight is focus of $1.1 million grant

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Spotlight: Fighting urban blight is focus of $1.1 million grant

CORRECTING and REPLACING Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Announces …

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Announces Total of $200,000 Community Grants for Iraq-Afghanistan Vets and Financial Literacy Programs - MarketWatch

Chamber Foundation establishes endowment

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Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation retools grant programs to maximize …

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Application process and funding more efficient and flexible

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa February 1, 2012 The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) has implemented a new discretionary grant program structure that supports and builds a more vibrant community by investing in innovation, sustainability and capacity building for local nonprofits. "With the help of a grant task force, the committee on grant making, the GCRCF board of directors and dozens of local nonprofits, GCRCF grant awards will continue to benefit both organizations and the community."

The grant process has been streamlined to provide nonprofits additional flexibility in choosing which of the three application deadlines work best for their planning purposes, a shorter and simplified application, an increase in multi-year and grant renewal opportunities and extending some grant awards for up to three years for organizations with significant longevity and stability.

Key changes to the grant structure includes:

The Program Grant Fund supports new and innovative programs and sustains current and/or ongoing programs with grant awards from $5,000 to $50,000 (grant amounts dependent on age of organization, operating budget and demonstration of outcomes).

The Capacity Grant Fund supports nonprofits' ability to fulfill their missions through organizational development grant awards and endowment challenge grant awards. The Community Foundation awarded $5.9 million in grants (includes all grant programs, donor-advised and donor-designated funds) and scholarships.

"We have made improvements in our grant application review procedures to keep our administrative costs low, said Twedt-Ball.

Connect with Southern Indiana spotlights Warrick County

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Connect with Southern Indiana spotlights Warrick County - Warrick Publishing, Inc.: Community News Connect with Southern Indiana spotlights Warrick County

Susan Sublett of the Warrick County Community Foundation welcomed the Connect with Southern Indiana group to Newburgh. In many ways, the leadership of Warrick County has done just that.

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Tim Cook exposes the lie that Steve Jobs ignored philanthropy

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PSEG Foundation & ANJEE Offer $45000 in Sustainability Grants

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The PSEG Foundation and the Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education (ANJEE) will be awarding a total of $45,000 in competitive grants to help increase the sustainability of New Jersey communities, through the "PSEG-ANJEE Learners in Sustainability (PALS)" grant program.

Eligible applicants can include public, private and charter elementary schools; colleges and universities with teacher education programs; informal education facilities and institutions, such as museums, zoos, nature centers and parks; after-school and early childhood education programs; and consultants, businesses and corporations.

Examples of projects that could be funded are: teacher institutes sponsored by a nature center or museum; programs introducing pre-service teachers to sustainability and environmental education and high quality science education; or partnerships between non-formal institutions and after-school programs, environmental or science clubs, or other school-affiliated programs.

Parenting skills program receives $10000 grant; other Saginaw County …

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Parenting skills program receives $10,000 grant; other Saginaw County Foundation grants awarded - Midland Daily News: News Parenting skills program receives $10,000 grant; other Saginaw County Foundation grants awarded

One of the CAN Council Great Lakes Bay Regions newest programs, Great Start University, supports parents and caregivers by improving parenting skills through a 10-week course. The Saginaw Community Foundation recently granted $10,000 to support Great Start University.

Were looking forward to growing the program to reach all corners of our county, as well as providing education and support for parents, said Suzanne Greenberg, CAN Council president and CEO.

In 2010, CAN Council started Great Start University as a pilot project.

The program utilizes the Parenting Wisely curriculum, which teaches new skills for handling typical child development phases such as parenting your child when he or she interrupts you while on the phone, taking your child to the grocery store and so much more, Greenberg said.

The program is expected to serve approximately 250 parents in 2012. Learn more at www.cancouncil.org

The Saginaw Community Foundation awarded a number of grants in December. The following organizations received funding:

Underground Railroad - $5,000; Project: Girls on the Run.

Emmaus House - $10,000; Project: Homes for Hope

Saginaw Choral Society - $5,000; Mozart Requiem and African Sanctus Concert production

Old Saginaw City - $1,627.87; Project: Saginaw River Walk

Thomas Township Parks Association - $10,000; Project: Roberts Park expansion

Covenant HealthCare Foundation - $7,500; Project: Mid Michigan Teen Safe Driving Program

Childrens Zoo at Celebration Square - $3,183; Project: Getting Children Back to Nature, Back to School

Major Chords for Minors - $3,350; Project: Establishing a performance music and instructional library

Saginaw Valley State University - $2,000; Project: Saginaw County Juvenile Detention Center mural program

Saginaw Township Community Schools - $3,000; Project: Great Lakes Bay Great Read

Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra - $3,000; Project: Art in the Concert Hall

Historical Society of Saginaw County - $5,289; Project: Let your Motto be Resistance Smithsonian exhibit

Saginaw Choral Society - $1,000; Project: Ah Tempo Senior Citizens Singing Valentines

Kankakee River Valley: Community Foundation announces grant program

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The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley has announced its 2012 Grant Award Competition.

Executive Director Rick Manuel said that the grants program is possible as a result of the generous donations from throughout the area that provide funds to the Foundation's community works program, generating income for its expanding grants program.

An information session for prospective applicants will be held by the Community Foundation at its offices located at Frank Lloyd Wright's Bradley House, 701 S.

Ford Foundation $30 Million Investment Kick-starts Effort to Expand Low-Income Families’ Access to Financial Services in California

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--> Ford Foundation $30 Million Investment Kick-starts Effort to Expand Low-Income Families Access to Financial Services in California / News from Ford / Newsroom / Ford Foundation

NEW YORK, 2 February 2012 A $30 million investment from the Ford Foundation has enabled community development financial institution Self-Help to merge with seven credit unions in California, kick-starting an effort to expand low- and moderate-income families access to responsible and affordable financial services across the state.

The investment is part of a larger Ford Foundation initiative to ensure that more of Americas low-income families can access safe and affordable financial services and productsmarketplace solutions that are essential to families ability to achieve economic security.

Access to financial products and services is as essential to the well-being of low-income families as it for any family, said Luis Ubi /a>, president of the Ford Foundation. Having access to fair and affordable financial services, such as savings and checking accounts, fair and affordable loans, and other transaction services is fundamental to economic mobility and financial security.

Across the United States, more than 9 million households do not have access to a savings or checking account and 21 million more have access to financial services only through costly payday lenders, check-cashing outlets, or other sub-prime financial institutions that deplete their precious assets.

The $30 million loan to Self-Help is part of a larger $90 million effort by Ford to help the financial services market become more accountable and responsive to the needs of low-income people. Improving the access of low-income households to responsible and affordable financial services and products helps them build and maintain assets and become financially stable and secure.

Better Financial Products: By providing risk capital to grantees, the foundation is enabling them to test and develop innovative new financial products that meet the needs of low-income families and make financial sense for the companies that offer them. Ford grantees, including Demos, National Council of La Raza, and National Peoples Action, are working under the umbrella of the Americans for Financial Reform coalition to help ensure that the bureau enforces consumer financial laws, promotes community research and learning, and protects low-income families from predatory financial products.

Foundation awards grants to 4 groups helping women, teens

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Foundation awards grants to 4 groups helping women, teens | The Republic

The grants awarded by The Women's Fund of New Hampshire are going to the Women's Information Services of Lebanon to help with domestic violence prevention programs; Arts in Reach in Portsmouth, to empower teenage girls through mentoring and the arts; Child and Family Services in Manchester, to support parenting classes for incarcerated women; and the Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network in Bethlehem, to provide education and assistance for North Country business owners.

Virginia Nonprofit Organizations Benefited From More Than $3.6 Million in …

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Virginia Nonprofit Organizations Benefited From More Than $3.6 Million in Verizon Foundation Community Grants in 2011 - MarketWatch

The Verizon Foundation supports employee volunteerism by awarding a $750 grant to a nonprofit organization when a Verizon employee volunteers 50 hours or more to the organization during the year.

Scholarship applications open at Community Foundation

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Scholarship applications open at Community Foundation - Buffalo - Business First

St. Clair County Community College gets grant

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Verizon Joins Alabama Gives Day With $5000 Grant Toward Alabama Tornado …

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Verizon Joins Alabama Gives Day With $5,000 Grant Toward Alabama Tornado Recovery Fund - MarketWatch

2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Verizon is kicking off Alabama Gives Day today with a $5,000 donation from the Verizon Foundation to the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham's Alabama Tornado Recovery Fund.

The Community Foundation is making it possible for residents to support those impacted by the April 2011 tornadoes as well as the storms that hit the state in January by texting their donation of $10 to the Alabama Tornado Recovery Fund on Alabama Gives Day.

"Our hope is that Verizon's participation in Alabama Gives Day will inspire individuals across the state to be a part of it as well by contributing to the Alabama Tornado Recovery Fund or any one of the many other deserving organizations that are participating."

Kate Nielsen, president of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, said her organization applauds Verizon for its participation in Alabama Gives Day and believes that corporate donations like this are needed in order to inspire widespread community participation.

Generous donation from foundation to help WCFHT X-ray machine go digital

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EMC News - A healthy injection of funds has helped make the dream of bringing digital X-ray to West Carleton Family Health Team (WCFHT) a reality.

June Lemmex, chair of the fundraising committee for the West Carleton Health Access Foundation (WCHAF), was thrilled to receive a cheque for $30,000 from the Community Foundation of Ottawa Jan. "With the addition of the Community Foundation of Ottawa's donation of $30,000, we now have the funds necessary to convert the unit to digital capability (Phase II) and acquire the software necessary to transfer X-ray images and reports to and from area radiologists (Phase III) by summer 2012."

HEALTH ACCESS FOUNDATION

The West Carleton Health Access Foundation was formed in 2010 to address the health needs of the West Carleton Community. By September 2011 the WCHAF had raised the funds to complete the Phase I purchase of a new analog X-ray machine which went into service in October.

The campaign's goal was to raise $350,000 to fund a high quality digital X-ray machine for the WCFHT.

Last November, with $130,000 raised, a new analog X-ray machine was purchased and replaced the 30-year-old one which was no longer functioning.

HELPING SINCE 1987

According to its website, the Community Foundation of Ottawa is a public, non-profit organization created by and for the people of Ottawa.

Student Philanthropy Program to Host GIVE Day

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Engage with students, fellow alumni, and Westminster students throughout your lifetime.

Facebook is a Form of Philanthropy

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Gaming opens door to giving

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Celia Betz, a 3-year-old with a rare disease, died this week.

SAN FRANCISCO In the mid-1990s, in his first job working for a nonprofit organization, Ken Weber realized the power of play.

It was the early days of the World Wide Web, and Weber had helped build simple games to teach people about UNICEF.

Shortly after their release, the interactive games spurred 15,000 potential donors to give UNICEF their email addresses an impressive return on investment for a relatively simple project.

Almost two decades later, Weber has returned to the intersection of gaming and philanthropy on a much grander scale. Zynga has named him executive director of its philanthropy efforts, asking the longtime nonprofit executive to dramatically expand corporate giving at one of the largest gaming companies on the Internet.

Under the umbrella of Zynga.org, executives say they want to make investments in a range of causes. Hartman helped establish Zynga.org with her brother.

Last year, Zynga began courting Weber, then the chief operating officer of the One Campaign, which promotes programs addressing global poverty.

Weber took the job in hopes of using Zyngas large global platform for gaming to spur more giving.

Essentially what were trying to develop is a new platform for giving based on our games, integrated into the daily experience of playing our games, Weber said.

As with most corporate philanthropies, a major challenge is deciding which areas deserve focus.

Within the next couple of months, executives said, the company will announce new philanthropy efforts in specific areas, including education for budding programmers and efforts designed to give children of low-income families better access to play.

To Weber, Zyngas philanthropic opportunity can be summed up in two words: speed and scale. Executives note that players regularly ask the company to give them ways to donate and that Zynga has been happy to help.

Our mission is connecting the world through games, Pincus said.

Tracy Morgan's mother and sister aren't afraid to say they've had enough of him.

Bread and Circus Theatre Company, CATCO-Phoenix and Whistling in the Dark Theatre Company were among the biggest Roundtable Award winners Sunday night when the Central Ohio Theatre Roundtable presented its 12th annual Theatre Celebration Night.

Ed Vaughan has received the Central Ohio Theatre Critics Circles Roy Bowen Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Parent preview sites are helpful when deciding if a movie is appropriate for kids, but sometimes the list of potentially objectionable material gets a little silly.

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PNC Foundation offers arts grants

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St. Clair Community College gets grant

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Arapahoe Community College receives $20000 grant from The Denver Foundation

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Arapahoe Community College receives $20,000 grant from The Denver Foundation

Arapahoe Community College has received a $20,000 grant from The Denver Foundation, as announced today by Courtney Loehfelm, Executive Director of the ACC Foundation.

The grant from The Denver Foundation is designated to be used for childcare stipends for low-income student parents who have children enrolled in the ACC Child Development Center.

"Arapahoe Community College is very thankful for this grant, and we extend our most sincere gratitude to The Denver Foundation and its Board of Trustees for their consideration and generosity," said Loehfelm. This grant will help keep childcare expenses at a minimum for our student parents as they focus on pursuing their education."

The Denver Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to improving life in Metro Denver through inspiring people and mobilizing resources to strengthen the community. Community foundations are endowments - permanent pools of money contributed by donors to benefit a specific geographic area. Additional information about The Denver Foundation can be found at www.denverfoundation.org.

The mission of the ACC Foundation is to create public awareness and secure funding resources that provide financial assistance and broad-based community support for Arapahoe Community College's students and programs.

For more information, please contact the Arapahoe Community College Foundation at foundation@arapahoe.edu or 303.797.5881.

Online scholarships available through Arizona Community Foundation

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Planned Parenthood loses Komen foundation grants, receives new donations

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According to Planned Parenthood, its health centers performed more than 4 million breast exams over the past five years, including nearly 170,000 as a result of Komen grants.

Andrea Hagelgans, a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman, said the organization was grateful for the outpouring of support since Tuesday evening, when The Associated Press first reported Komen's decision.

"People respond powerfully when they see politics interfering with women's health," she said. "These donations will continue to help expand Planned Parenthood's critical health care services nationwide, especially those affiliates impacted by the Komen cuts."

MoveOn.org launched an online petition calling on Komen to maintain its grants to Planned Parenthood.

Grant helps Christian County pantry meet demand for toilet paper

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NIXA This year, 48,888 rolls of toilet paper should go a long way something like 407 miles of 4-inch sheets, actually toward wiping out a personal hygiene need among thousands of Christian County residents.

Thanks to a grant last week from the Nixa Community Foundation, Least of These food and clothing pantry was able to purchase 8,148 six-roll packages of toilet paper at a discount from the local Walmart Supercenter.

That means that for the rest of 2012, at least, the nonprofit organization should be able to put one six-roll package each month into the shopping cart of each family it serves.

Before the grant, the organization offered bathroom tissue to clients four times a year, along with other personal hygiene products.

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Seniors Honor Mary Fegraus with 2012 Legacy Award

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Fegraus is a founding member of the Laguna Canyon Foundation and the Laguna Beach Community Foundation, as well as a trustee for the Laguna Beach High School Scholarship Foundation, a director for Laguna Greenbelt, and a past Laguna Beach Planning Commissioner.

Mary prefers to talk about the many people who are still standing shoulder to shoulder to protect Lagunas natural beauty and promote our sense of community, said Laguna Beach Seniors board president Chris Quilter. Mary also had the foresight and vision, along with the other founders, to establish the Laguna Beach Community Foundation with the mission to encourage philanthropy in the greater Laguna Beach area.

The Legacy Award honors individuals who have made a lifelong commitment and contribution to the quality of life in Laguna Beach. Among all of her other civic activities, Buckley is a Legionnaire and a member of both the Laguna Beach Post 222 and the Posts Ladies Auxiliary.

Chamber Announces Spirit Award Winners

City Manager John Pietig was awarded the Chambers Spirit of Laguna award for government official of the year.

The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce installed their 2012 board of directors last week and announced the winners of the Spirit of Laguna award winners for 2011:

Business of the Year Mission Hospital; Laguna Beach campus Volunteer of the Year Hans Scharer; Citizen of the Year June Neptune; Green Enterprise of the Year Montage Resort; Building Industry of the Year Tresor Development; Nonprofit of the Year Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach; Restaurant of the Year House of Big Fish & Cold Beer; Government Official of the Year John Pietig; Retail Store of the Year Hobie Surf Shop; Gallery of the Year Saltfineart Gallery; Professional Service of the Year Doctors Ambulance; and Board Members of the Year Chris Keller and Larry Nokes.

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Gates visitor center more than philanthropy museum – seattlepi.com

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24, 2012, Martha Choe, chief administrative officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, demonstrates at the facility's new visitor's center an exhibit that shows the weight of water buckets that people must carry in some places in the world, in Seattle. 24, 2012, curator Therese Littleton demonstrates an interactive display meant to show visitors that large problems take many solutions to solve at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 31, 2012, a man cleans exterior windows in view of towers of cards inside with messages written by visitors with their own suggestions for charity at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 31, 2012, a quote by Bill Gates is seen in a sculpture outside the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 31, 2012, restroom stall doors are covered with images of third-world bathrooms at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, a woman takes photos of a wall of quotations about philanthropy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, a "faces gallery" greets visitors as they enter the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 31, 2012, the Space Needle, right, is seen across the street from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, people who must walk to collect clean water are represented in a path of footsteps along a hallway at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, a "faces gallery," including that of Bill Gates, center, is seen at the entrance to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, a visitor stands in a theater for films and guest speakers at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, an interactive displays explains how data is used to help identify problems in things like agriculture and education and how best to help solve some of those problems at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, spokeswoman Melissa Milburn looks over an interactive timeline of the Gates family at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, a wall containing an interactive timeline is seen behind in a gallery at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle. 24, 2012, Martha Choe, right, chief administrative officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and spokeswoman Melissa Milburn walk down a hall at the facility's new visitor's center in Seattle. 24, 2012, curator Therese Littleton looks over a tower of cards with messages written by visitors with their own suggestions for charity at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center in Seattle.

SEATTLE (AP) People are already joking it's a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn't charging admission for its new visitor center, which showcases Bill Gates' multibillion-dollar philanthropy, not his computers.

But most people don't know what to expect from the glass-clad public space in front of the new headquarters of the world's largest charitable foundation.

Those who decide to peek in the windows or stop inside will find thought-provoking and even fun exhibits that encourage visitors to focus on how they can make the world a better place.

The center opens Saturday in Seattle, just steps from the Space Needle and Experience Music Project, two of the city's biggest tourist attractions. Foundation staff visited a number of others for ideas, including the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger in New York City and the CDC Global Health Odyssey Museum in Atlanta.

But the creators of the Gates project also seemed to take inspiration from modern children's museums and science centers.

Bill and Melinda Gates put their own money into building the new headquarters campus, including the 10,000-square-foot visitor center.

The Gates Foundation's $33.5 billion endowment comes mostly from Bill and Melinda Gates, but also includes about $8 billion donated by billionaire Warren Buffett. These topics and their complex solutions are explored at length in the visitor center.

The foundation moved in June to an architectural showcase in the center of its hometown. The entire project, including office and meeting space for nearly 1,000 people, cost about $500 million.

Inside the center, visitors are greeted by a room full of pictures, of the Gates family, foundation employees and people from around the world who have been touched by their generosity.

The first few galleries are focused on the foundation's projects, but visitors are also invited to sit down at a computer to say what they would do if they had their own billions to share. In another spot, visitors can also take their own pictures for display larger than life on a wall, just like the pictures of foundation staff and beneficiaries.

Kids of all ages who get bored in museums where you can look and read but not touch will see right away that this is a place where hands-on play is encouraged.

In one of the first galleries, a wall of wooden blocks with dates on them can all be flipped to reveal photographs and bits of information. They might just build a world-changing invention.

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Social Media Fuel Debate as a Big Charity Cuts Off Planned …

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February 1, 2012, 2:41 pm

By Peter Panepento

Komen for the Cure is facing a significant social-media backlash following its decision to cut off its support of Planned Parenthood.

The controversial move by the nations largest breast-cancer charity will cut hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual grants from Komen chapters to Planned Parenthood clinics, primarily for breast exams.

The charity is now facing a significant outcry from Planned Parenthood supporters in social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Planned Parenthood helped fan the flames by posting a message to its Facebook page and on Twitter late Tuesday afternoon that announced Komens decision.

Komen has been an ally and supported [Planned Parenthood] health centers to provide nearly 170,000 breast exams in the past five yearsand were determined to make sure it wont stop thousands of women from getting the care they need, it wrote on its Facebook page. Stay tuned.

The posting prompted more than 1,000 comments during its first 24 hours onlinemost of which expressed outrage about the decision.

On Twitter, one Planned Parenthood supporter got creative, making a mock greeting card from the Web site Someecards that read Thank you for cutting off funding to cancer screening programs in order to prove that you are pro-life.

Komen, meanwhile, waited until Wednesday morning to discuss the controversy on its Facebook page.

Grant-making decisions are not about politicsour priority is and always will be the women we serve, Komen wrote in its Facebook posting. Many of those who have posted comments say they have given money to Komen previously but will not contribute to the organization again because of its decision.

Because Planned Parenthood is at the center of the national political debate over abortion, Komens decision was bound to generate controversy.

But some social-media experts say Komen prompted the explosive reaction on Facebook and Twitter because it remained silent on those networks for far too long.

They took a deep dive into the hot swirling waters head first (but apparently eyes shut), writes Kivi Leroux Miller, a nonprofit expert, on her blog.

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Planned Parenthood says Komen decision causes donation spike

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Komen Foundations decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood contributed $650,000 in 24 hours, nearly enough to replace last years Komen funding, Planned Parenthood executives said Wednesday.

A House committee began a probe in September into Planned Parenthoods compliance with federal restrictions on funding abortions.

Planned Parenthood said the fund cutoff is the result of Komen bowing to pressure from anti-abortion activists.

Planned Parenthood said its Komen grants totaled about $680,000 last year and $580,000 in 2010; the funding went to at least 19 of its affiliates for breast-cancer screening and other breast-health services.

Overall, Komen invested $93million in community health programs last year, which included 700,000 mammograms, according to its Facebook page.

Planned Parenthood has been at the center of many heated political battles in recent months.

None of the Planned Parenthood affiliates in the Washington area receive any Komen funds, executives said.

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Teen recognized for philanthropy

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At age nine, Podmorrowstarted 'Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan'.

Over the past five years, 'Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan' has raised nearly $375,000.

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Wealthy philanthropic couple found dead, bound and burned beyond recognition …

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Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro found dead, bound and burned beyond recognition in their home in upscale suburb

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Community foundation changes leadership

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The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation said Wednesday that Deborah Wilkerson will succeed Laura McKnight as chief executive of the philanthropic organization.

Wilkerson, currently the foundation’s general counsel and chief operating officer, will become CEO on March 31.

“We have a terrific succession plan,” said McKnight, who said she intends to explore the field of social responsibility and philanthropy “and how that plays out at home and in the workplace.”

She said she may start a business to encourage companies to broaden their social responsibility and workplace-centered philanthropy.

McKnight, 43, has worked at the foundation — one of the nation’s 10 largest community foundations — for 11 years and has headed it for the last six.

Community foundation changes leadership

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The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation said Wednesday that Deborah Wilkerson will succeed Laura McKnight as chief executive of the philanthropic organization.

Wilkerson, currently the foundation’s general counsel and chief operating officer, will become CEO on March 31.

“We have a terrific succession plan,” said McKnight, who said she intends to explore the field of social responsibility and philanthropy “and how that plays out at home and in the workplace.”

She said she may start a business to encourage companies to broaden their social responsibility and workplace-centered philanthropy.

McKnight, 43, has worked at the foundation — one of the nation’s 10 largest community foundations — for 11 years and has headed it for the last six.

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Should the Komen Foundation Stop Funding Planned Parenthood?

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Should the Komen Foundation Stop Funding Planned Parenthood? Komen Foundation for the Cure, an organization devoted to breast cancer prevention, treatment, and research, announced Tuesday it would halt funding to Planned Parenthood. "The main factor in the decision was a new rule adopted by Komen that prohibits grants to organizations being investigated by local, state or federal authorities," said a Komen spokesperson.

The move quickly drew criticism by women's health activists and breast cancer survivors alike, arguing that Planned Parenthood's cancer prevention and detection services are especially vital for lower-income women who have no other options. Said Laura Chapin, "If social media is any gauge, Komen's foolish decision may have irreparably damaged its brand--and more importantly, irreparably damaged the health of hundreds of thousands of women."

Not long after the story broke, the Komen foundation defended its actions in a statement, "While it is regrettable when changes in priorities and policies affect any of our grantees, such as a longstanding partner like Planned Parenthood, we must continue to evolve to best meet the needs of the women we serve and most fully advance our mission."

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Should the Komen Foundation Stop Funding Planned Parenthood?

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What do you think? Komen Foundation have stopped its funding for Planned Parenthood?

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Awards 76 Nonprofit Organizations Quality …

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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Awards 76 Nonprofit Organizations Quality of Life Grants - MarketWatch Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Awards 76 Nonprofit Organizations Quality of Life Grants SHORT HILLS, NJ, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced it is has awarded 76 Quality of Life Grants totaling $450,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. Awarded twice annually, the Quality of Life Grants Program rewards nonprofit organizations who reflect the Reeve Foundation's mission to empower individuals living with paralysis. Since the Quality of Life Grants Program's inception, almost 2,000 grants totaling over $15.2 million have been awarded.

"The Quality of Life Grants Program allows us to connect with other nonprofit organizations to enable individuals living with paralysis and their families to enhance their daily livelihood," said Peter T. The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life grants program was conceived by the late Dana Reeve to address the myriad needs of children and adults with paralysis and other mobility impairments and their families.

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.

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Kranzberg Foundation awards $55K in grants to local NextGen programs

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Louis Jewish Light: Local News - Kranzberg Foundation awards $55K in grants to local NextGen programs: Local News

The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting organization of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has awarded $55,000 in grants to eight local Jewish organizations for teen and young adult initiatives in 2012. The Foundation, administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of St. Her father, Jewish Federation board member Ken Kranzberg, set up the foundation in an effort to support the next generation of Jewish life in St. This year the foundation will fund two new programs, in addition to six previously funded programs.

The two new programs fit in with our mission of supporting positive Jewish experiences for the younger generation, with the hopes that they carry it on to the next generation," said Srenco.

The two programs receiving first-time grants from The Kranzberg Foundation are Temple Israel's Jewish Parents as Teachers and Judaism Alive's Jews, Technology and Rock & Roll.

Both join the Foundation in providing innovative outreach to the next generation and promoting the importance of Judaism throughout the lifecycle.

The 2012 Kranzberg Grant Recipients(are:

Nishmah's Banot Buddies: For the fourth year, the Kranzberg Foundation will provide funding to support Banot Buddies, a program that engages 8-12 year old girls and teenage girls in programming that encompasses Jewish values and promotes leadership skills, mentorship and relationship building.

PJ Library: PJ Library is designed to deepen Jewish family relationships and connections to the Jewish community by giving free Jewish-themed books and CDs to children from 6 mos. The connection then is used as inspiration for the teens to become more involved in organized Jewish activities, like youth groups.

Judaism Alive's "Jews, Technology and Rock & Roll": A project of Jewish Rock Radio, the program is an innovative curriculum to be utilized in partnership with congregational schools and programs focused toward Jewish youth or young adults. The goal is to leverage music, media, and technology to make Jewish values, culture, and liturgical texts relevant to modern Jewish youth - both in formal and informal settings.

Maryville University Jewish Student Union/Jewish Initiative: For the second year, The Kranzberg Foundation will fund the effort to engage Maryville University with the broader Jewish community in St. Priorities include engaging students in Jewish activities and creating bonds between Jewish students, faculty and staff.

NextDor: NextDor is a post-denominational, non-institutional, urban Jewish community space for young adults in St. Louis Jewish Light's Ohr Chadash (Teen Page): Teen initiative "Ohr Chadash" provides teen news written by teen Jews. Material includes news, features, opinions and analysis of particular Jewish interest.

Temple Israel's Jewish Parents as Teachers: For the first time, the Kranzberg Foundation will fund J-PAT, a program unique to St. An ultimate goal of J-PAT is to foster a Jewish environment, leading more families to send their children to Jewish pre-school and affiliate with a synagogue.

For more information on the Jewish Community Foundation of St.

Kranzberg Foundation awards $55K in grants to local NextGen programs

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Louis Jewish Light: Local News - Kranzberg Foundation awards $55K in grants to local NextGen programs: Local News

The two new programs fit in with our mission of supporting positive Jewish experiences for the younger generation, with the hopes that they carry it on to the next generation," said Srenco.

The two programs receiving first-time grants from The Kranzberg Foundation are Temple Israel's Jewish Parents as Teachers and Judaism Alive's Jews, Technology and Rock & Roll.

Both join the Foundation in providing innovative outreach to the next generation and promoting the importance of Judaism throughout the lifecycle.

The 2012 Kranzberg Grant Recipients(are:

For more information on the Jewish Community Foundation of St.

Community Foundation board welcomes two new members

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Posted February 1, 2012 at 1:04 p.m., updated February 1, 2012 at 1:04 p.m.

VERO BEACH Two new directors have been elected to the board of the Indian River Community Foundation, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the community through donor-driven philanthropy.

The new directors are long-time Vero Beach residents Lois Appleby, a retired financial advisor with Merrill Lynch; and Andrea Thurn, a partner in the accounting firm Morgan Jacoby Thurn Boyle and Associates. Thurn is a past president of the United Way of Indian River County board of directors and also served as a founding board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Indian River County.

She has significant professional experience working with family foundations and has volunteered for three years on the finance committee for the Indian River Community Foundation.

Appleby is a Florida native, coming to Vero Beach from Palm Beach County.

Appleby said she was attracted to the Community Foundation because of the outstanding reputation of its board of directors, but also to have the opportunity to strengthen the quality of life in Indian River County through the foundations philanthropic work. For me, that is at the heart of the Community Foundations work, Appleby said.

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Scleroderma Foundation Increases Research Awards in 2012

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"Our understanding of scleroderma has increased dramatically over the past decade, thanks to the continued support of the Scleroderma Foundation's Research Grant Funding Program," said Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D., researcher and Vice Chair of the Foundation's Board of Directors.

"The Foundation is proud and honored to continue to fund stellar researchers who have both scientific and clinical expertise needed to conduct groundbreaking studies - for it is our hope that our funds will make a significant difference to researchers whose investigations may lead to a cure," said Tracey O'Connell Sperry, Director of Development and Research.

Komen breast cancer charity severs ties with Planned Parenthood

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

In what looks to be a break between two organizations dedicated to women's health, a national breast cancer awareness group said it would stop providing funds to Planned Parenthood centers for breast cancer examinations and other breast health services.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leader in fundraising for breast cancer research and famous worldwide for its iconic pink ribbon, said Tuesday that it was halting all partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates because of recently adopted criteria that forbid it from funding any organization under government investigation.

Planned Parenthood receives federal money but cannot use it to provide abortions.

Komen has a long history of providing funding to various Planned Parenthood affiliates for such services as manual breast exams and referrals for mammograms and biopsies to check suspicious lumps for cancer. Although that money is not used for abortions, the Komen Foundation may have yielded to demands from antiabortion groups to sever its ties to Planned Parenthood.

"We had the sense this was coming and that they were under pressure," said Sue Dunlap, chief executive of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. I think when women's health is more of a political conversation than a conversation about healthcare and taking care of people, then we've gone too far."

Officials for Planned Parenthood Federation of America said they learned of Komen's new stance on funding late last year and asked the Komen board of directors for a meeting to resolve any issues or questions related to funding. "Our greatest desire is for Komen to reconsider this policy and recommit to the partnership on which so many women count."

Over the last five years, Planned Parenthood has provided about 4 million breast exams and referrals for 70,000 mammograms nationwide. Although mammograms and biopsies are referred out, Planned Parenthood doctors manage their patients' cases.

Officials from the Komen Foundation could not be reached for comment. But in an earlier interview with the Associated Press, Komen spokeswoman Leslie Aun said that the decision was based solely on the Stearns investigation and did not imply wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood.

"We want to maintain a positive relationship with them," Aun told the Associated Press. "We're not making any judgment."

In Orange County, the loss of Komen grants will end programs to reach out to special groups in need of breast cancer education, said Stephanie Kight, senior vice president of the Planned Parenthood affiliate for Orange and San Bernardino counties.

One Komen grant funded outreach to Vietnamese women in which Planned Parenthood workers would provide breast health education in hair and nail salons and other gathering places for Vietnamese women. Another allowed the chapter to fund referrals for biopsies for women who had suspicious lumps discovered during breast exams at a Planned Parenthood clinic.

The $120,000 annual grants the affiliate received from Komen made up half of its yearly budget for breast health care, Kight said.

"We've been long-time partners with Komen in taking care of women's breast health," said Kight, who added that her affiliate had not yet been informed of Komen's decision to halt Planned Parenthood funding. "If this decision was brought on because of political pressure, that would be really disappointing."

Antiabortion groups lauded the decision and described it as the result of years of lobbying from Americans who oppose abortion.

"I know that hundreds, even thousands, of people reached out to Komen to request they stop giving to Planned Parenthood. Orange County's Planned Parenthood and the local Komen Foundation chapter have had a close working relationship designed to support common goals, and women's health advocates are likely to feel baffled by which organization to align with.

"Our affiliate always sponsors a team of 30 to 40 people who participate in the Race for the Cure," Kight said, referring to a major Komen fundraiser.

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Sodexo Launches Scholarship Fund Through Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

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Sodexo Launches Scholarship Fund Through Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation - MarketWatch Sodexo Launches Scholarship Fund Through Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Sodexo, Inc., leading Quality of Daily Life Solutions company, announced a $100,000 gift today to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to establish a new scholarship fund for children of U.S. Scholarship Fund will award five, $5,000 need-based scholarships to dependents of Marines each year, totaling $100,000 in scholarships over the next four years. "As the Scholarship Foundation celebrates 50 years of honoring Marines by educating their children, we are truly fortunate to receive this multi-year commitment from Sodexo that ensures present and future generations of Marines sons and daughters are able to achieve access to institutions for higher education.

"We are extremely honored to partner with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to support the dependents of our veterans through scholarship and internship opportunities," added Scanlan.

Marine Corps, also supports important programs like the Marine Corps Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon Healthy Kids Fun Run and Healthy School Award program, and the Marine Corps Community Service Youth Sports Association.

ABOUT THE MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to U.S.

Pennsville Education Foundation awards grants to eight projects

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

PENNSVILLE TWP. Eight projects by teachers in the Pennsville Township School District were awarded grants by the Pennsville Education Foundation for the 2011-2012 school year.

According to foundation President Randy Freed, the group raises money for the district through different school projects.
Eight projects by teachers in the Pennsville Township School District were awarded grants by the Pennsville Education Foundation.
The program gets money directly to the classrooms and the kids. We are excited about it and it is only part of what we are trying to do, but its a big part, Freed said.

Last year, the Education Foundation handed out seven grants.

This year, the Pennsville Township School District received eight grants totaling in an estimation of $7,430, according to Freed.

Central Park Elementary School, second grade, received $600 for TumbleBooks.

The TumbleBooks are accessed from a TumbleBooks Library online via subscription.

The Pennsville Middle School received $935 to go toward the Soaring to Success program as part of PBS (Positive Behavior Supports).

Penn Beach Elementary School received two separate grants for the fourth and fifth grade, according to Freed. The fourth grade received $1,000 and the fifth grade received $1,000.

The grants will be used for New Benchmark Literacy, which is a read-aloud program that models different strategies to the class.

Pennsville Middle School received $1,000 for the new iPad initiative.

According to Pennsville Middle School Principal Sheila Burris, 24 students were randomly selected to receive an iPad and use it throughout the day, at home and in school.

The grant will help fund specific applications to student subjects.

The Pennsville Memorial High School received $963 to go toward the high school Renaissance Program.

Penn Beach Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade classes received $882 to go toward an ELMO document camera and software.

In addition, the Pennsville Educational Foundation gave away $1,000 that went toward IXL, which is a math program. The IXL math program uses specific skills for different grade levels to help raise student scores on school standardized tests.

Freed said the grants are given to the district teachers on a year-to-year basis.

MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito to Serve on MacArthur Board

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito to Serve on MacArthur Board MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito to Serve on MacArthur Board

(Chicago, IL) Joi Ito, Director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named to serve on the Board of Directors of the John D.

Joi brings to MacArthurs Board a deep understanding of technological change and its potential to impact and enhance the Foundations work, said MacArthur President Robert Gallucci.

Addressing Inequities by Engaging Those Most Affected

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Medavie Health Foundation Launches Grants Program

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

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To apply for funding through the Medavie Health Foundation Grants

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The Medavie Health Foundation is funded by Medavie Blue Cross and our partner, Medavie EMS, as part of a long term commitment to make a lasting impact in the

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The Facebook effect: Will charities reap some of the IPO dough?

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Anyone who reads this article and gets an urge to prove the predictions wrong, check out CASA of Menominee County on FaceBook or www.menomineecasa.com for a worthy cause. :)

#1 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 8:22 AM EST

"What will a new generation of Facebook millionaires do with their wealth?" but most likely they will find loopholes lol

#2.2 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:31 AM EST

This kind of story really annoys me...these do gooders on both sides that think anytime someone strikes it rich that they need to share it with charity, their fellow citizens or churches...it's not their money and society should not be browbeating sucess, it should be browbeating the miserable failures that aren't contributing anything...

#3 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 8:48 AM EST

Don't forget to mention that spending their money creates demand and, therefore, jobs...giving to charity gives very little returns. They may effectively help way more people by not giving to charity.

#3.1 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:42 AM EST

DUH

studies have shown that entrepreneurs are about twice as generous as people who inherit their wealth, and people who are millionaires tend to give a higher share of their income and assets than those who are not.

entrepreneurs...New money; learning to dodge taxes

inherit their wealth....Old money; knows how to doge taxes

people who are millionaires tend to give a higher share of their income and assets than those who are not.....who'd thunk it?

#4 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:00 AM EST

charities are too pushy nowadays.they call me all the time and send me letters begging for money.once you donate,they hound you for more.

#5 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:09 AM EST

So the Truly Selfish have taken over the boards? I must wonder, therefore, how many of them would cajole me into re-reading my Bible to find where Jesus commanded, "Thou shall pull thyselves up by thy bootstraps"?

#6 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:37 AM EST

I would argue that pumping money through the economy by spending could be a better use of their money and may have the ability to help way more people. The privacy options are just an illusion.

#7 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:37 AM EST You're in Easy Mode.

EDUCATION CRISIS: Harry Sargeant Sees Public School Budgets Slashed as DIRE …

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

A CNN report uncovers the truth about public education budgets that are being slashed in the wake of economic tumult, prompting philanthropist Harry Sargeant to appeal for increased giving to educational causes The sobering article has drawn the attention of philanthropist Harry Sargeant, who sees the CNN report as an urgent call for individual donors to increase their giving to educational funds.

Harry Sargeant is a long-time advocate of both educational and medical giving, and has raised funds and made private donations to various education-minded charities. He says the CNN report underscores the urgent need that all young people have for educational options, and also shows that philanthropic giving might be the best and only way to make such options available.

Indeed, CNN's report notes that an "inequitable system" of public school funding leaves young people with very different opportunities for education.

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Cancer Group Halts Financing to Planned Parenthood

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The move will halt financing to 19 of Planned Parenthoods 83 affiliates, which received nearly $700,000 from the Komen foundation last year and have been receiving similar grants since at least 2005.

A spokeswoman for the Komen foundation, Leslie Aun, told The Associated Press that the main factor in the decision was a new rule adopted by Komen that prohibits grants to organizations being investigated by local, state or federal authorities.

Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, said that the decision came so abruptly in the face of a long, good, working relationship with Komen and that the change in financing criteria was written specifically to address the political pressure that theyve been under.

Anti-abortion advocates and Web sites have criticized the Komen foundations financing of Planned Parenthood for years.

Leslie Durgin, senior vice president of public policy for Planned Parenthoods Rocky Mountain affiliate, said the Komen decision would cost three of the organizations health centers in Denver and one in Glenwood Springs about $165,000. A version of this article appeared in print on February 1, 2012, on page A3 of the New York edition with the headline: Cancer Group Halts Financing to Planned Parenthood.

Junior Achievement celebrates philanthropic business leaders

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Junior Achievement celebrates philanthropic business leaders - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Junior Achievement of South Florida recently announced the honorees for the "JA South Florida Business Hall of Fame" celebration, an annual event that recognizes successful business leaders and entrepreneurs who have made a positive impact in their communities.

This year's "Dream Team" laureates are Ron Bergeron, Andy Cagnetta, Gerry Greenspoon and Mike Jackson.

"The Hall of Fame reception provides a wonderful opportunity to honor several remarkable business people," said President of Junior Achievement of South Florida, Melissa Aiello.

Paul G. Allen Foundation Grants Announced

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Allen Foundation Grants Announced | Boise arts orgs get big-name support | Arts News | Boise Weekly This year, five Idaho-based nonprofits have been awarded grants from the Paul G.

All of Idaho's grant winners this year are repeat recipients.

The Idaho Nonprofit Center will receive $150,000, which will go toward capacity-building assistance for Idaho nonprofits. Also in the arts and culture realm, the University of Idaho Foundation has been awarded $20,000 to support the 2012 Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, an annual event in Moscow for more than 40 years. Idaho nonprofits who want to plead for a bigger slice of next year's grant pie can visit pgafoundations.com for more info on the application process.

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Giving circles: Bang for the buck

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Most people don't have the bulging bank accounts of Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey, even if they share a powerful desire to change the world by donating money.

That is where a philanthropic geometry known as giving circles, groups of people who band together to get the most out of their charitable donations, is filling a niche.

"It allows me the satisfaction of knowing that my contribution is being pooled together with a lot of similar-minded individuals and helping to make a real positive impact on the Asian American community," says Michelle Gollapalli, chair of the Asian Mosaic Fund, whose members live in the Philadelphia region. Nationwide, the first count of giving circles, done in 2004 by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, found about 200, while a current estimate puts them at 550.

"Emerging across America in recent years, giving circles are typically small groups of donors who put a few hundred to a few thousand dollars (though in some cases much more) into a pool of funds, teach themselves about effective forms of philanthropy and issue areas, and decide collectively how to allocate their money," writes Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen in her book, Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World.

They are a new twist on an old concept, says Lucy Bernholz, a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.

And how long has that idea of banding together for a social good been around?

"Probably as long as people have been around, as long as there has been money," Bernholz says. Even though there were groups at the time for Asian professionals, when it came to philanthropy, "many of us felt invisible," says Walker, of Ardmore.

Its founders wanted to spread out their charitable support by addressing needs in the region's Asian community and developing local Asian philanthropic leaders.

Like other giving circles, members decided the contributions required and the grant-making process.

To be able to vote on which applicants should get grants, a member has to give at least $250 a year. Its members include lawyers and foundation executives.

For Philadelphia's chapter of the national giving circle Impact100, the idea "is for at least 100 women to donate $1,000 each and pool their contributions to make very large grants to nonprofit organizations," says Ellan Bernstein, 53, copresident of the local circle.

Bodenwein Foundation grants going to 16 groups

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Day - Bodenwein Foundation grants going to 16 groups | News from southeastern Connecticut

The Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation is distributing $25,000 in grants to 16 organizations serving southeastern Connecticut, from arts and cultural organizations to child care services and teen enrichment programs.

The foundation, created by the will of Theodore Bodenwein, owner and publisher of The Day from 1891 to 1939, awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 to the various organizations.

This year's grants were down considerably from prior years. During 2011, the benevolent foundation awarded $104,000 in grants to local nonprofits and during 2010 more than $126,000.

Gary Farrugia, The Day's publisher, said the decline in Bodenwein grants reflected a drop in advertising-related revenues. This trust arrangement ensures that The Day will remain independent and locally owned and that profits from the company will be distributed to nonprofit organizations within The Day's primary circulation and readership area.

During its long history, the Bodenwein trust has distributed more than $10.6 million in grants to nonprofits across this region.

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Local groups among recipients of Burton D. Morgan Foundation grants

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Morgan Foundation awarded $196,000 to three Hudson organizations in January, part of $600,000 granted that month to help promote entrepreneurship, education and charity. Morgan Foundation awarded $50,000 to the Hudson City Schools Foundation for the district's proposed stadium.

We feel so blessed that the foundation continues to support the church that has meant and continues to mean so much to the Morgan family."

* Entrepreneurship Education Consortium -- $80,000 for support of 2012 Entrepreneurship Immersion Week and the 2012 ideaLabs business concept competition for undergraduates;

The foundation also awarded several "proactive grants" from 2011.

Morgan Foundation is a private foundation established in 1967.

Westchester Jewish Community Services Receives Grant

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

White Plains, NY - Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) has been awarded $20,000 from the Arnold E.

Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation in top philanthropic tier nationally

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation in top philanthropic tier nationally - ObserverToday.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Dunkirk | The Observer With more than 700 community foundations nationwide, the program is designed to provide quality assurance to donors, as well as to their legal and financial advisors.

"This is critically important to our donors," said Diane Hannum, Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation Executive Director. The National Standards confirmation says our house is in order."

Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation offers a range of charitable funds, allowing donors to advance a cause such as education or the environment, support an individual organization, provide flexible support for community needs or recommend individual grants. Community Foundations program is the first of its kind for charitable foundations in the United States.

It is the mission of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation to enrich the area in which we live and work.

Modest recovery forecast for giving | Philanthropy Journal

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The decline in wealth has been a crucial factor both in the severity of the recession, and in the economy's slow recovery, Walden said.

While financial wealth always declines during a recession, he said, this recession was fundamentally different from previous recessions because of the collapse of the real-estate market following a 10-year boom.

That boom create a lot of jobs and a lot of wealth, and many people "accessed that wealth" through home-equity loans and other means, and then spent that money, helping to drive the economy, Walden said,

"Then it came to an end," he said, with "appreciation rates" for housing prices falling into "negative territory," where they remain.

"Forty percent of household wealth comes from real estate, and real estate has crashed," Walden said.

Walden said the recession hit North Carolina hard, and that the state's job market has been slow to recover, with the employment base growing 0.7 percent in the state overall, compared to 1.9 percent in the U.S.

Jewish foundation grant will add veterans at Los Alamitos base

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Jewish foundation grant will add veterans at Los Alamitos base - Press-Telegram Jewish foundation grant will add veterans at Los Alamitos base Posted:

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Paint Branch Educational Foundation awards grants

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

by Peggy McEwan, Staff Writer

The Board of Directors of the Paint Branch High School Educational Foundation announced the awarding of five mini-grants totaling $2,300 to staff at the Burtonsville school.

The four winning mini-grants will benefit programs and classes at the school. Michelle Chestnut is the Total Fitness physical education teacher who applied for the grant.

Christine Mitchell, choral teacher, was granted $500 for a Music Festival Competition trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The money will be used for financial aid for gifted music students who would not otherwise be able to attend the competition due to cost.

A $500 grant was awarded to Reading/Language Arts teacher Arjunia Oakley to be used to purchase high interest books for a new mini-library for students in the Academic Reading program.

A $300 grant went to fund school bus transportation and a substitute teacher during a Chefs on the Move field trip for students and Sandy Levine, who teaches culinary arts, international cultures and cuisines and food trends and technology.

Students will travel to Marriotts corporate headquarters in Bethesda where they will tour the Marriott Hotel Kitchen and the test kitchen for Marriott International where recipes are developed, critiqued and refined, and tour Marriott headquarters and get a sampling of the employment opportunities.

MRCF taking applications for community grants

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Meramec Regional Community Foundation (MRCF) has initiated its community grantmaking program, which is open to programs and organizations in the Meramec Region counties of Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington. MRCF was established in May 2010 through a donation from MRPC and serves Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties outside of existing CFO affiliate areas.

CFO is comprised of 40 affiliate community foundations and more than 1,100 charitable funds totaling more than $127.5 million.

The Meramec Regional Community Foundation (MRCF) has initiated its community grantmaking program, which is open to programs and organizations in the Meramec Region counties of Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington. MRCF is an outgrowth of the Meramec Regional Planning Commission and is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Springfield. CFO is comprised of 40 affiliate community foundations and more than 1,100 charitable funds totaling more than $127.5 million.

Komen Foundation ends partnership with Planned Parenthood

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Komen for the Cure Foundation, a leading charity for breast cancer, announced Tuesday that it is ceasing its partnership with Planned Parenthood in prevention screenings and education at the health centers across the nation.

According to a statement from Planned Parenthood, the Komen Foundation began informing local Planned Parenthoods in the past few weeks that their breast cancer initiatives would no longer be eligible for new grants beyond existing agreements.

Planned Parenthood said it had set up a Breast Health Emergency Fund to offset the support that 19 of its local programs are expected to lose from the Komen Foundation.

"As a breast cancer survivor, I applaud the decision made by the Komen Foundation to discontinue their partnership with the billion-dollar, abortion mega-provider, Planned Parenthood," Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr.

According to Planned Parenthood, its centers performed over 4 million breast exams in the past five years, almost 170,000 of them paid for by Komen Foundation grants.

Gates Foundation wants you: Interactive Visitor Center to open

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Local News | Gates Foundation wants you: Interactive Visitor Center to open | Seattle Times Newspaper

Walk through the Visitor Center opening Saturday at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters near Seattle Center and you'll get a sense of how the world's largest private philanthropy works at home and abroad.

A picture of Bill Gates, center, is seen among others near the entrance of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation visitors center in Seattle.

THE 11,000-SQUARE-FOOT Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center tells the foundation's story through a series of galleries intended to educate, motivate and inspire.

Family & Foundation Gallery: Highlights the history and reach of the foundation, demonstrates its approach to philanthropy and asks visitors to consider what they would do if they created their own foundation.

The football-field-size roof atop the Visitor Center and garage helps retain stormwater runoff, decreasing pollution and insulating the building.

Walk through the $15 million Visitor Center opening Saturday at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters and you'll get a sense of how the world's largest private philanthropic organization with some 960 employees and $33.5 billion in endowed assets helps humanitarian efforts at home and abroad.

The 11,000-square-foot Visitor Center is the newest feature on the foundation's $500 million campus that opened last June across Fifth Avenue North from the Seattle Center.

Visitors are welcomed in the Voices Gallery, where portraits of the foundation's three co-chairs Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and William Gates Sr.

The foundation may be best known for its global-health efforts and anti-poverty programs, but Visitor Center exhibits note it's also a major donor to local causes.

Each section of the Visitor Center acknowledges the role played by the government agencies, civic organizations and private-sector groups that receive Gates Foundation grants and put them to work.

Gates visitor center more than philanthropy museum

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE People are already joking it's a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn't charging admission for its new visitor center, which showcases Bill Gates' multibillion-dollar philanthropy, not his computers.

But most people don't know what to expect from the glass-clad public space in front of the new headquarters of the world's largest charitable foundation.

Those who decide to peek in the windows or stop inside will find thought-provoking and even fun exhibits that encourage visitors to focus on how they can make the world a better place.

The center opens Saturday in Seattle, just steps from the Space Needle and Experience Music Project, two of the city's biggest tourist attractions. We haven't had a way to invite the public in to learn about our history, what we do and how we partner with others, and to think about what they can do," said Martha Choe, chief administrative officer of the foundation.

The Gates Foundation is one of a handful of large charitable foundations with buildings open to the public. Foundation staff visited a number of others for ideas, including the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger in New York City and the CDC Global Health Odyssey Museum in Atlanta.

But the creators of the Gates project also seemed to take inspiration from modern children's museums and science centers.

Bill and Melinda Gates put their own money into building the new headquarters campus, including the 10,000-square-foot visitor center.

The Gates Foundation's $33.5 billion endowment comes mostly from Bill and Melinda Gates, but also includes about $8 billion donated by billionaire Warren Buffett. The entire project, including office and meeting space for nearly 1,000 people, cost about $500 million.

Inside the center, visitors are greeted by a room full of pictures, of the Gates family, foundation employees and people from around the world who have been touched by their generosity.

The first few galleries are focused on the foundation's projects, but visitors are also invited to sit down at a computer to say what they would do if they had their own billions to share.

Strong Holiday Giving Suggests Rosier Picture for 2012 …

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A soo-weet collaboration between entrepreneurship, philanthropy …

michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

However, whenHogs for the Causefounders Becker Hall and Rene Louapre met Ben Sarrat, Jr., they were inspired to use their pig roast at the Fly to raise money for a family friend in need.

With that newfound motivation and drive, the duo has turned what was an idea for a small, pork infused gathering with friends into a highly anticipated festival that continues to triple in size each year.

In true New Orleans form, Hall and Louapre go back to childhood. At that point, we decided to do whatever we could to help Ben have the happy childhood he deserved.

In their first year, Hall and Louapre, along with 250 friends, raised $10,000 to help support Bens family with their expenses. In 2011, Hogs for the Cause moved from the Fly to City Pork, where they raised $100,000 for their cause, along with the help of 45 teams battling it out with their pork creations and 7,000 attendees.

And that was only year three.

This year, within three weeks of registration opening, 60 spots were filled with teams of pork enthusiasts, amateur cooks, award-winning BBQ experts, and renowned chefs and restaurant owners. After winning last years Porkpourri category, Chef Adam Biderman credited his participation in Hogs for the Cause for the inadvertent loyal following he built before opening The Company Burger last August.

This year, Biderman will be back to defend his title and continue his support to the cause, along with other local chefs, including Aaron Burgau of Patois, Drew Dzejak of The Windsor Courts Grill Room, Chefs Allison and Slade Rushing from MiLa, and Le Petite Grocerys Chef Justin Devillier, just to name a few.

Six bands have also been confirmed to perform on theNOLA Brewingstage this year, includingTrombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue,Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, 2012 Grammy nominated artistMarcia Ball,The Stooges Brass Band,Mississippi Rail Company, and Austin, TexasThe Gourds.

While the event now launches the beginning of festival season in New Orleans and continues to grow significantly each year, Hall and Louapre still find that the greatest reward is being able to help their grant recipients.

The greatest feeling in the world is walking into a room and delivering to a family a sign of hope, said Louapre about his motivation to continue the growth of the annual cook-off. And, when asked about where they see Hogs for the Cause in five years, they both agreed on being at the forefront of funding sources for pediatric brain cancer outreach services.

Louapre added, The cook-off will have 125 teams, there will be two stages of live music, and Becker and I (who have known each other our whole lives and are almost brothers) will still be fighting over minor details as we continue to make Hogs better.

Halls vision includes taking the fundraising to a national level with cook-offs across the country.

While they might already be sparring about the exact coordinates of their five-year benchmark, its unmistakable that their brotherly dynamic has helped them surpass even their own expectations.

Dispatch from Davos

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Rockland Education Foundation awards grants to teachers and administrators

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Rockland Education Foundation awards grants to teachers and administrators - Rockland, MA - Rockland Standard This year the Rockland Education Foundation is proud to announce the awarding of $23,501 to Rockland Public School teachers and administrators who submitted grant proposals for consideration. Those teachers and administrators receiving grant awards were:

Esten School Meghan Byrne, Karen Duffey, Kathleen Ferry, Diane Hayes, Emily Kidd, Melinda Learning, Susan Lonergan, Linda McFarland, Carol McGrath, Paula Pelissier and Susan Wells.

Jefferson School Marcia Adams, Kristin Butler, Marian Camirand, Jean Page and Wendy Savage-Caprio.

Memorial Park Michele Bissonnette, Monica Babcock, Kerri Blake, Caitlin Carey, Maria Castagnozzi, Kelsey Cooley, Patricia Fallon, Richard Gattine, Elizabeth Jagiela, Ruth Ann LoScuito, Rachel Mack, Karen Nee, Caitlin Oakley, Erin ODuggan, Jennifer Roback, Theresa Walsh, Mary Wells and Lisa Whelan.

Rogers Middle School Lisa McNamara, Patricia Netto and Rachel Zalocha.

Rockland High School Steven Casagrande, Christopher Neal and Amy Woodward.

This is just a sample of the many wonderful programs that have been made available to the students of the Rockland Public Schools by the Rockland Education Foundation. This year the Rockland Education Foundation is proud to announce the awarding of $23,501 to Rockland Public School teachers and administrators who submitted grant proposals for consideration. Esten School Meghan Byrne, Karen Duffey, Kathleen Ferry, Diane Hayes, Emily Kidd, Melinda Learning, Susan Lonergan, Linda McFarland, Carol McGrath, Paula Pelissier and Susan Wells.

This is just a sample of the many wonderful programs that have been made available to the students of the Rockland Public Schools by the Rockland Education Foundation.

Susan G. Komen foundation defunds Planned Parenthood

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Why Komen defunded Planned Parenthood And when private institutions move to cut off Planned Parenthoods funding theres not much Democrats can do.The only possible backstop here might be pressure from Planned Parenthood supporters pushing back in the opposite direction.

Allen Foundation awards Oregon grants

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Allen Foundation awards Oregon grants - Portland Business Journal Syndication

Dr. Phillips Center receives $1 million anonymous gift

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has received a $1 million gift from an anonymous supporter, through a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation of Central Florida.

That brings the total raised for the center, expected to open in downtown Orlando in 2014, to $94 million, a spokeswoman said.

"This gift represents the importance of the project to a donor who has a history of engagement in the arts community and a passion for the center," said Mark Brewer, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Central Florida.

The anonymous donor had established a fund with the Community Foundation a number of years ago, and money from the fund has been used to support other Florida organizations.

In a donor-advised fund, the donor recommends beneficiaries for the fund's assets, but the Community Foundation board of directors has the final say on disbursements.

"We sincerely appreciate the Community Foundation's gift, and we thank the Foundation for getting our fundraising year off to a strong start," said Dr. Phillips Center broke ground in June on its first phase, which includes an amplified theater for touring shows and a smaller theater leaders hope will be used by community groups.

Construction totals $201.6 million for phase one, not including another $72 million from private donations for the land and design of both phases.

Arts-center chairman Jim Pugh has said he is confident construction on the second phase of the center, a 1,700-seat theater for ballet and orchestra performances, could get started within 18 months though it will require raising $60 million more.

The center also needs to raise money for an endowment to support future operating costs.

"We are very grateful to be a recipient of the Community Foundation's gift," Pugh said. "This gift has provided additional financial support to our local arts community."

The Community Foundation of Central Florida, established in 1994, is a public grant-making foundation that manages nearly 400 charitable funds established by individuals, families and corporations.

Foundation award nominations sought

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Keokuk's Daily Gate City Online > News Recipients will be announced at a foundation banquet in April.

A nominee can be an individual, business, corporation or foundation.

Those nominated must live or work on the Tri-State Area, which includes Lee County, Clark County, Mo., or Hancock County, Ill.

The awards are given in honor of George Eichacker and Richard Lofton to those who have made a sincere commitment to volunteer service and charitable giving with non-profit organizations, churches, charities and educational institutions, according to Roger Ricketts, executive director of the Keokuk Area Community Foundation.

The Eichacker Award for Philanthropy and Charitable Work honors sustained commitment to service and financial giving in Keokuk, Iowa and the nation, Ricketts said. The Lofton Award for Community Leadership honors sustained commitment to volunteerism and service to Keokuk, the state and the nation.

The recipient has demonstrated commitment and active leadership with non-profit organizations through committed volunteer service.

Recipients of these awards will select a Tri-State Area non-profit organization to receive a grant of at least $1,000 awarded by the foundation.

Statement from Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, on Startup America …

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Statement from Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, on Startup America Partnerships One Year Anniversary | EON: Enhanced Online News Statement from Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation, on Startup America

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Seattle tech event aims to connect businesses, philanthropy with Palestinian youth

michael — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Seattle tech event aims to connect businesses, philanthropy with Palestinian youth - Puget Sound Business Journal Syndication The latest local business news delivered to your inbox every afternoon.

Community groups receive mid-winter boost from Lander Community Foundation

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Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Announces Total of $200000 …

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Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Announces Total of $200,000 Community Grants for Iraq-Afghanistan Vets and Financial Literacy Programs - MarketWatch Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Announces Total of $200,000 Community Grants for Iraq-Afghanistan Vets and Financial Literacy Programs

Tucker Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2012 Scholarships

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Tucker Community Foundation (TCF) is now accepting applications for the 2012 scholarship cycle, according to a news release from TCF.

The General Application is for high school seniors and college students, the Non-Traditional Application is for those returning to school after an absence and the Gary Wilson Applications is for k-12 students following a Christian-based curriculum, according to the news release.

Community Foundation of C. Fla. gives $1M to arts center

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Local foundation hands out $5 million in grants

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by Victoria Rose Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 1:12 pm Posted in Community>News

The Windsor Essex Community Foundation announced today that they have surpassed $5 million in handing out grants since the community trust was founded in 1983.

While this milestone is significant, what makes itnoteworthy is the fact that these funds have gone to adiverse array of initiatives which have made Windsor-Essexa more vibrant and vital community states SusanEasterbrook, Chair of the Foundation Board.

What difference have these grants made? The WECF gave us a list:

A couple strolls along Riverfront parks that were once abandoned railway tracks(Community Development 1983 2007). Children with disabilities have their needs met at an expanded John McGivneyChildrens Centre (Donor Directed 2009 2011). Grade two students develop plans for their community caring days (KidStart 2011). New Canadians experience ice skating for the first time at Charles Clark Square(Community Impact 2005 & 2009). A child sits proudly on a horse, leaving her wheelchair behind at WETRA (CommunityImpact 2008). A family experiences history by walking through heritage buildings during OpenDoors Windsor (Community Impact 2004 2007 & 2010). Children perform in their first theatre production through Little Tomato Theatre(Community Impact 2010). Seniors in Leamington reclaim their gathering space after having the Half CenturyClubs roof repaired (Fast-Track 2010). Members of the Little River Enhancement Group protect our fresh water by cleaningup rivers and streams (Community Impact 1992 2007). You can see more examples online of how the foundation has connected with the community.

The funding is allocated through endowments and the recipients are determined by donors, scholarships and agencies.Individuals, organizations, and corporations have partnered with the WECF to create these opportunities in an effort to strengthen Windsor-Essex.

In a recent editorial, Dr. Victoria was the Marketing & Promotions Chair for the 2009 Special Olympics Provincial Summer Games, and currently volunteers as the Marketing & Promotions Coordinator for the Downtown Windsor Farmers Market.

NFC Foundation Grants and Donations Totaled $469000 in 2011

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Grants help Van Wezel offer more access to the arts

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Grants help Van Wezel offer more access to the arts | HeraldTribune.com

A Schooltime Performances grant came from from the Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation, and a Senior Access to the Arts grant was given by the Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation.

Grants also were received from the Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation and The Community Redevelopment Act, which both contribute to funding for the Schooltime Performances Program and the Total Access to the Arts Program.

While the performing arts hall operates mostly on revenue from patrons who regularly attend performances, it also serves to create opportunities in the arts for those people who cannot otherwise afford theater experiences.

The grants will help Van Wezel opening its doors to less-fortunate people.

The Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation provided $10,000 for Schooltime Performances to give access to the arts for 1,428 low-income children. The program teaches literacy through the arts and fosters teacher development through professional workshops.

Grants from the the Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation and The Community Redevelopment Act contribute to funding for the school program and Total Access to the Arts Program, making it possible for low-income children and families in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto and Charlotte counties to participate in the arts.

The Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation has also provided $10,000 which will allow 250 senior citizens to attend one of 20 performances of their choice. Grants help Van Wezel offer more access to the artsJanuary 31, 2012 9:26 AM

In the past several months, the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has received several grants.

A Schooltime Performances grant came from from the Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation, and a Senior Access to the Arts grant was given by the Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation.

The grants will help Van Wezel opening its doors to less-fortunate people.

The Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation has also provided $10,000 which will allow 250 senior citizens to attend one of 20 performances of their choice.

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announces $6.6 million in grants

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Allen Family Foundation announces $6.6 million in grants | Seattle Times Newspaper Allen Family Foundation announced this morning that it will be handing out some $6.6 million in grants, more than $3.3 million of which will benefitgroups in Washington state.

The scope of the grants were widely varied from$500,000 to Seattles Museum of History and Industry to support a new museum at Lake Union Park to$150,000 to Seattle public defense agency, The Defender Association to support a research project focused on employment and housing for ex-offenders.

Grantsto groups in Washingtonalso include:$400,000 to the Lake Washington School District,to supporta capacity building project for the development of science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum; $100,000 to Washington State Bar Foundation to support legal services for families facing foreclosure; $80,000 to the Icicle Creek Music Center in Leavenworth to support a project focusing on audience research and marketing;and $50,000 to Rotary First Harvest,to support a project dedicated towards strengthening the operating capacity and expansion of food banks.

Funds will also go to museums, the Seattle Opera Association, a Capitol Hill dance studio, radio station KEXP, schools, Habitat for Humanity and other groups. Grants will also be given out in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and internationally.

Of the$6.6 million in grants, close to $1 million was be given to innovative projects in Native American communities across the Pacific Northwest.

Weve seen over the years that Native American and tribal communities face challenges that defy ordinary approaches, Susan M. To support them, The Foundation looked for programs that were working across the sectors, trying to better the lives of tribal community members.

The Foundation has dedicated $240,000 to assist an Ilwaco, Pacific County, program designed to offer loans to Native American entrepreneurs.

The Foundation was launched by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. About The Today File

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CRTC Approves Broadcasting License for The Philanthropy Channel

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CRTC Approves Broadcasting License for The Philanthropy Channel - MarketWatch

Philanthropy and Small Business: A Win-Win Situation

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Philanthropy and Small Business: A Win-Win Situation | Fox Small Business Center

These numbers prove that affiliating yourself and your business with a cause makes good business sense. Patrons connect with your mission by supporting your business, and they benefit from the halo effect of being an integral part of your giving back by buying your products or using your services.

As with any decisions you make in your business, affiliating your business with a cause should be strategic decision.

Involve your employees in your philanthropic work. Everyone in your business is your brand ambassador, and owners should encourage employees to get involved on some level with the cause.

CampusBookRentals.com Helped Hundreds of People Smile a Little Brighter in 2011

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A soo-weet collaboration between entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and BBQ

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At that point, we decided to do whatever we could to help Ben have the happy childhood he deserved.

In their first year, Hall and Louapre, along with 250 friends, raised $10,000 to help support Bens family with their expenses. In its second year, Hogs for the Cause drew in 2,500 people and raised $30,000, with a large portion of it going to support families like the Sarrats.

Hogs for the Causes mission is to alleviate some of the financial burden families face when their child is being treated for pediatric brain cancer. In 2011, Hogs for the Cause moved from the Fly to City Pork, where they raised $100,000 for their cause, along with the help of 45 teams battling it out with their pork creations and 7,000 attendees. I recommend you do the same.)

The participants all compete in several categories including Ribs, Whole Hog, Butt, Porkpourri, Grand Champion (must Compete in 3 of the 4 aforementioned categories), Best Booth and Presentation, Fundraising Champion, Best Sauce, and Fan Favorite, which gives the fans a voice and opportunity to vote through the Hogs for the CauseiPhone app.

While Hogs for the Cause founders are grateful for the genuine loyalty and enthusiasm of all the competitors, the team members continue to gain recognition for their participation in the competition as well. After winning last years competition, Chef Adam Biderman accredited his participation in Hogs for the Cause for the inadvertent loyal following he built before opening The Company Burger last August.

This year, Biderman will be back to defend his title and continue his support to the cause, along with other local chefs such as

Aaron Burgau of Patois, Drew Dzejak of The Windsor Courts Grill Room, Chefs Allison and Slade Rushing from MiLa, and Le Petite Grocerys Chef Justin Devillier, just to name a few.

The greatest feeling in the world is walking into a room and delivering to a family a sign of hope, adds Louapre on his motivation to continue the growth of the annual cook-off. And, when asked about where they see Hogs for the Cause in 5 years, they both agreed on being at the forefront of funding sources for pediatric brain cancer outreach services.

Louapre added, The cook-off will have 125 teams, there will be 2 stages of live music, and Becker and I (who have known each other our whole lives and are almost brothers) will still be fighting over minor details as we continue to make Hogs better.

Halls vision includes taking the fundraising to a national level with cook-offs across the country.

While they might already disagree on the exact coordinates of their 5-year benchmark, its unmistakable that their brotherly dynamic has helped them surpass even their own expectations.

Whatcom Community Foundation Gives Grants To Local Red Cross

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Whatcom Community Foundation Gives Grants To Local Red Cross

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What news projects are community foundations funding? Here are 10 examples

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Local foundations are becoming key players in the emerging local news ecosystem by funding news and information projects or creating their own. Heres a look at some of the projects that have attracted community foundation support through the Knight Community Information Challenge. The challenges focuses on community or place-based foundations because Knight believes these foundations are well positioned to help meet core community needs. As traditional news media has diminished, community and other place-based foundations are stepping in to help assure healthy information flows in their communities. For example, Grow Western New York is a project of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and it is seeking to connect people with volunteer opportunities and other ways to help improve and enjoy the local environment. Three foundations in the latest round of Knight Community Information Challenge winners are working with data and experimenting with ways to engage people in data about their neighborhoods and their cities - These are the Denver Foundation, The Piton Foundation and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.

Incourage Community Foundation, formerly the Community Foundation of South Wood County, has formed a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to test digital tools to help residents share information about key concerns, including jobs.

The News Outlet, a project of Youngstown University supported by the Raymond John Wean Foundation has proven to be an important source of investigative journalism.

The Alaska Community Foundation also partners with a public broadcast organization, Alaska Public Telecommunications. For example, Oklahoma Watch, sponsored by the Tulsa Community Foundation and several other foundations, as well as New Jersey Spotlight, sponsored by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, are having significant impact.

In general, Knight is looking for projects that help fill community information needs, foster community engagement and help residents participate in the creation and sharing of news and information.

(Note: As a Knight circuit rider, I help foundations hone and implement their news and information projects.)

Education Foundation Provides Grants to Peters Township Teachers

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Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts issues $717800 in grants

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Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts issues $717,800 in grants | masslive.com

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts recently awarded $717,800 in grants to 86 nonprofit groups in the Pioneer Valley.

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts administers over 500 funds with more than $100 million, and gives out about $9 million each year in grants, scholarships and loans.

Grant Will Provide for Healthy Foods at Community Park Pool

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30 F Hi:57 Lo:40 Current weather TODAY Related Topics: community park pool and healthy menus Read More in The Neighborhood Files Stuart Launches Group to Help Conquer "Girl Gap" in Education Share This Article Grant Will Provide for Healthy Foods at Community Park Pool

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The Arthritis National Research Foundation Receives a Record 70 Grant Applications

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The Arthritis National Research Foundation has received a record 70 grant applications this year from research scientists across the United States.

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The Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) received a record 70 applications from hopeful arthritis research scientists across the United States. The Arthritis National Research Foundation commits all of its efforts to funding research to help the estimated 50 million Americans suffering with arthritis.

The Arthritis National Research Foundation, a tax deductible charity based in Long Beach, CA, has supported outstanding young scientists who have become innovators and leaders in the field of rheumatic disease research, autoimmunity and inflammation. ANRFs approach is to fund the next generation of researchers to encourage their continued commitment to research in arthritis and related diseases.

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Erica Moffatt [left], Aspen Heights sales and marketing manager, presents a $200 check to the Kappa Delta sorority Monday at their weekly meeting. Facebook news feeds have blown up recently as thousands of University students rush to join online competitions for Aspen Heights and other housing communities that award winners with cash.

The Aspen Heights Facebook page made posts mentioning every sorority, and participants were asked to "like" the post that mentioned the sorority they wanted to win.

Erica Moffatt, Aspen Heights sales and marketing manager, said the idea for the competition was a way for the housing community to show support for University Greeks, who make up a large of portion of Aspen Heights' residents.

Moffatt said the strong reaction and Aspen Heights' desire to continue to give back has lead to plans for more competitions involving different University organizations. Future possibilities are still in the works, she said, but Aspen Heights has some ideas, including promoting student involvement with Aspen Heights Africa, a project aimed at providing housing for the impoverished.

The Cottages of Baton Rouge has also become involved in Facebook competitions, offering $1,000 to both a University fraternity and sorority who get the most comments and "likes" on The Cottages' page by Friday.

Giant of philanthropy

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Phillips County non-profits eligible for grants from White Foundation

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Phillips County non-profits eligible for grants from White Foundation - Helena, AR - Helena Daily World All organizations in Phillips County that have a 501-C certificate are eligible to receive grants from the J.J. White came to Phillips County in the mid-1930s as a county agent. Last year the foundation presented grants for eight organizations in the county. All organizations in Phillips County that have a 501-C certificate are eligible to receive grants from the J.J. White came to Phillips County in the mid-1930s as a county agent. Last year the foundation presented grants for eight organizations in the county. They were CASA, Humane Society of the Delta, King Biscuit Blues Festival, KIPP School, Main Street Helena, Marvell Civic Club After School Program, Open door Food Pantry and the Phillips County Library.

Holy Name School to Stay Open

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Holy Name School to Stay Open Posted: 6:29 PM Jan 30, 2012
Reporter: Chase Moffitt
Email Address: Holy Name School
Last week the Archdiocese drafted a proposal that calls for the closing of six Omaha Catholic schools, including Holy Name.

As part of Catholic Schools Week, 2nd Graders at Holy Name are learning that no matter your age, race or gender, you can give back to your community.

Online route to philanthropy

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Opinion: Philanthropy is the enemy of justice | Humanosphere

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Heres another one that contends philanthropy can have a dark side.

The worlds poor are not begging for charity from the rich theyre asking for justice and fairness Its strange that at this weeks World Economic Forum the designated voice of the worlds poor has been Bill Gates, who has pledged 478m to the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, telling Davos that the world economic crisis was no excuse for cutting aid.

Community Foundation of Southern Arizona Names Chief Operations Officer

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Community Foundation of Southern Arizona Names Chief Operations Officer - Hot Off The Press (Release) Community Foundation of Southern Arizona Names Chief Operations Officer 30) Mari Diffley has been appointed Chief Operations Officer for the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA).

She is responsible for managing finance, IT and work flow systems for the organization said Clint Mabie, President and CEO.

Diffley has more than 25 years experience in operations and finance including CPA work in the state of New York. Her experience also includes information technology financial systems.

She earned a MBA from the University of Arizona and a BBA in Business and Accounting from Pace University in New York City.

The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona founded in 1980 has more than $100 million in assets and is engaged in community collaborative initiatives, affiliations and partnerships involving over 30 nonprofit organizations.

WKU Receives Grant to Begin 14 Initiative

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of Madisonville, Ky., have made a lead gift of $150,000 to support the program.

The Center for Gifted Studies, the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky and the Honors College at WKU are collaborating on this project, said Amanda Lich, the Director of Development for the three related areas. The i4 Initiative seeks to promote a culture of innovation through a series of outreach and programming opportunities that instill a sense of the importance of STEM exploration, inspire Kentuckians to foster excellence and growth in STEM, and increase the capacity of high-ability students from middle, secondary and postsecondary populations to engage in these fields.

The i4 Initiative comprises three main components. The Center for Research and Development, home to the WKU Small Business Accelerator, will be hosting the WKU Innovation Incubator.

The i4 Initiative is designed around the concept that students should be mentored to take charge of their future, said Dr. We are eager to embark on the i4 Initiative and to explore ways to make innovation important in Kentucky schools and communities as well as at The Center for Gifted Studies, the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, the Honors College at WKU and Western Kentucky University.

We are so pleased to partner with WKU and the Brown Foundation to invest in the next generation of innovators in Kentucky, lead donor Brown Badgett said.

Lich said WKU is excited for the opportunity to leverage the remarkable human and intellectual resources of The Center for Gifted Studies, the Gatton Academy and the Honors College in implementing the i4 Initiative through the support of the James Graham Brown Foundation, Sue and Brown Badgett and others.

Hurley Medical Center receives $10000 grant from Community Foundation of …

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Hurley Medical Center receives $10,000 grant from Community Foundation of Greater Flint | MLive.com View full sizeFlint Journal File Photo FLINT, Michigan The Community Foundation of Greater Flint gave Hurley Medical Center a $10,000 grant to help fund the hospital's Substance Use and Addiction Disorders Project.

The project provides specialized treatment services for patients with substance use and addiction disorders and complications, according to a press release.

It will serve patients that are uninsured or underinsured who otherwise would not be able to obtain similar resources.

The goals of the project are to connect patient to community resources and treatment providers after discharge, provide education to care providers of addiction disorders and treatment, provide feedback and data and assist in the development of graduate medical education lectures related to the diagnosis of addiction and withdrawal issues, according to the release.

Fidelma McGinn Joins The Seattle Foundation as Vice President of Philanthropic …

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Fidelma McGinn Joins The Seattle Foundation as Vice President of Philanthropic Services - MarketWatch

30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Fidelma McGinn has joined The Seattle Foundation as vice president of philanthropic services, announced Norman B.

McGinn will also guide the Foundation at the senior leadership level, particularly around exploring new opportunities to drive the Foundation's growth and increase partnerships throughout the philanthropic sector.

Prior to joining the Foundation, McGinn served as executive director of three nonprofit organizations: Artist Trust (Seattle), Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco), and 911 Media Arts Center (Seattle).

Application deadlines approaching for Community Foundation grants

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Ed. officials floating foundation proposal

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officials floating foundation proposal

The department says the last time Kentucky had such a philanthropic foundation was in the 1980s, prior to the Kentucky Education Reform Act, and that foundation dissolved in 1993.

Department spokeswoman Lisa Gross says Education Commissioner Terry Holliday came up with the idea. She says such a foundation would support his goal of finding additional revenue for Kentucky's public schools.

Gross says the department is using the Colorado Legacy Foundation as its model for the proposal.

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Bill Gates Talks Business, Philanthropy With Prince Alwaleed In Riyadh

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Bill Gates, Princess Ameerah, and right, Prince Alwaleed

Saudi billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal hosted Bill Gates at the princes "resort" on the edge of Riyadh on Saturday, according to a release from Alwaleed's Kingdom Holding Company. Forbes estimated Gates' net worth at $59 billion in November 2011.

Kingdom Holding CFO Shadi Sanbar, Alwaleed, Gates, Princess Ameerah at Alwaleed's Riyadh Resort

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Lincoln Financial Foundation Awards Million-Dollar Grant to Teach For America

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Lincoln Financial Foundation Awards Million-Dollar Grant to Teach For America - MarketWatch

30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Today Lincoln Financial Foundation announced a $1 million grant over three years to Teach For America that will expand efforts to recruit new teachers with math and science expertise, and fund preparation and support to enhance these teachers' effectiveness. The grant will benefit Teach For America's national science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teacher-recruitment initiative, and includes grants for Teach For America's sites in Connecticut and Philadelphia, where Lincoln Financial has major offices.

"We're grateful to Lincoln Financial for their support of Teach For America corps members and alumni who are working alongside so many others to end the disparities that exist in math and science education," said Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America.

EQT Helps Accelerate the Use of Natural Gas Vehicles by Awarding Grants to Non …

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EQT Helps Accelerate the Use of Natural Gas Vehicles by Awarding Grants to Non-Profit Organizations - MarketWatch

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Winona Community Foundation Launches Auctori Website

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Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) January 30, 2012

The Winona Community Foundation (WCF) in southern Minnesota anticipates a successful New Year with a website redesign that will allow them to strengthen community through philanthropy. In late 2011, the WCF reached out to The Net Impact, the web design, web marketing and web development division of Unidev to implement a full website redesign for the WCF. This new website and content management system will allow us to more effectively communicate and share information with the community around us.

WCFs custom website design utilizes three standard Auctori modules; the content module, form builder module, and the navigation module with additional modules available upon request. For more information on The Winona Community Foundation, please visit http://www.winonacommunityfoundation.org, or call (507) 454-6511

Oshkosh Funding Consortium currently accepting grant proposals

michael — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Oshkosh Funding Consortium is seeking grant proposals from local non-profit organizations for the 2012-2013 funding year.

The Consortium is made up of four funding partners - the City of Oshkosh Department of Community Development, Winnebago County Department of Human Services, the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, and the Oshkosh Area United Way.

Examples of programs funded during the past funding cycles include: ADVOCAP Nutrition Program, American Red Cross Bridges Emergency Assistance program, Arc of Winnebago County Advocacy program, Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Emergency Shelter and Advocacy programs, Oshkosh Area Community Pantry programs, Family Services Parent Connection Home Visitation program, Reach Counseling Services Sexual Abuse Treatment program, UW Extension/United Way Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, UW Oshkosh College of Nursing Living Healthy Community Clinic, and Mediation Services of Winnebago County Conflict Resolution Center.

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Carter Center gets $40 million pledge from donors to wipe out Guinea worm disease

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It said the grants, along with $31 million committed last year by the United Kingdom, will help eradicate the disease by 2015.

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Carter Center gets $40 million pledge from donors to wipe out Guinea worm disease

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It said the grants, along with $31 million committed last year by the United Kingdom, will help eradicate the disease by 2015.

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Iowa Star, Aurora award finalists are announced

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An Iowa business icon who founded a faith-based addiction treatment center and an organization that cares for the homeless are among the finalists for The Des Moines Registers 10th annual Iowa Star and Aurora awards.

Top fundraiser Johnny Danos, service-learning guru Cheri Doane, Caseys General Stores founder Donald Lamberti, community volunteer Mary OKeefe and philanthropists Janis and John Ruan III are all in the running for the Iowa Star. These individuals and organizations have had an incredible impact and are what make central Iowa a great place to live and work.

The Iowa Star winner will take home a Steuben Star Stream crystal sculpture, while the Aurora winner will receive a plaque and a $1,000 contribution from Des Moines Register Media.

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Dave Willems column: Showcasing proven results should be priority

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Norwalk Education Foundation receives funding from JPMorgan Chase Foundation

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Norwalk, CT - The Norwalk Education Foundation (NEF) has recently been awarded a $25,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation that will help the organization to fulfill its mission of improving education for Norwalks public school children through advocacy initiatives and education programs. In addition, NEF provides grants to individual teachers who offer creative, hands-on, classroom projects that reinforce the curriculum.

As a local affiliate of the national Public Education Network, NEF is focused on bringing strategic innovations to the teachers and students in the Norwalk Public Schools, said Troy Jellerette, a long-time Norwalk resident and a Vice President of Chase Commercial Banking in Connecticut. extended - Jan 13, 2012 - 2:09 PM
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Your philanthropy dollars at work | Spectrum

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But what would you say if I told you this fountain is slowly prying away thousands of dollars from the wallets of his so-called beloved students?

Because of the structure, those walking to Hamilton from EC and Wien cant merely walk across Amsterdam between Hartley and Hamilton to get to the buildings front doors. Multiply this by two for the round trip to and from Hamilton, and thats 3:08.

Now if there are 901.1 student trips from EC/Wien to Hamilton each day, thats a total of 47 hours, 14 minutes of time wasted. Its basically a glorified outdoor urinal without a cake at the bottom.

This lion is literally barfing at all the time he's wasted

So the next time you take a lap around Hamilton, remember why, and then go kick one of those shrubs George paid to have planted on College Walk.

JimPagels is a Columbia College junior majoring in English and American Studies. Anonymous January 29, 2012 at 5:57 pm Reply ssk2146 January 29, 2012 at 6:17 pm Reply J-Pizzle / My favourite lying cheat, January 29, 2012 at 6:32 pm Reply Pesca January 29, 2012 at 11:26 pm Reply Bro January 30, 2012 at 1:45 am Reply

Inside Philanthropy: Funders should exit their comfort zones

michael — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

By Todd Cohen

Despite their seemingly endless evangelizing about the need for change, foundations sure seem slow to embrace it.

But if they expect to have even a prayer of making change happen on the causes and issues they care about, grantmakers first need to change the way they themselves do business.

Many foundations are disconnected from the nonprofits they fund and the communities those organizations serve.

Tone deaf to what nonprofits say about the operating and financial problems they face, and the kind of support they need, many foundations prefer to push their own pet ideas or those of consultants and other hangers-on who seduce them with management jargon and philanthropic-correctness.

Foundations drone on about the need for collaboration, evaluation and diversity, but they shun true partnerships, reject criticism, and dismiss ideas that differ from or challenge their own.

To help nonprofits and the people and places they serve cope with unprecedented challenges in the face of social and global crises and change, foundations need to use a lot more common sense about how they work.

The need for foundations to embrace change is the focus of the year-end statement for 2011 by Kathleen Enright, founding president and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

After 10 years of working to help funders work smarter, GEO still sees big gaps between the needs of nonprofits and the way funders operate.

While a new study from GEO will show pockets of progress, particularly among its members, Enright says, broad-scale change remains elusive.

On the whole, she says, the study finds that general operating support remained static, evaluation remains predominantly an exercise in accountability rather than learning, and most grantmakers do not seek input on strategy or specific proposals from grantees or recipient communities.

And instead of getting the operating and program support they need, she says, many nonprofits have been hollowed out by accepting funds that are too rigidly restricted or do not cover the full costs of programs, operations or overhead.

So GEO has been working to help make philanthropy smarter so that nonprofits can grow stronger and deliver better results in communities, she says.

Change, however, is coming slower than wed like, she says.

A 2008 survey by GEO found a persistent gap between nonprofit needs and grantmaker practices, with foundations making slow progress on adopting the practices that they and their grantees say are essential to supporting nonprofit health and vitality, Enright says.

While the lack of progress across the field is disappointing, she says, funders have a critical opportunity to focus on areas where they do have the power to make changes to better serve grantees and recipient communities and to invest grant dollars more effectively.
Enrights recommendations for funders include changing the way they give grants and changing how they relate to others.

On their grantmaking, she says, funders should provide flexible funding, increase multi-year support and streamline their requirements

And in their relationships, she says, funders should foster deeper connections and tap the wisdom of grantees and representatives from communities they support; learn together with grantees and community members; and collaborate to have greater impact.

The only way for philanthropys response to match the complexity of the issues we hope to address is if we consciously shift the focus away from our individual interests and resources and instead look at how best to solve problems in combination with others, Enright says.

By supporting networks, focusing on collective action, being willing to follow as well as lead, and bridging diverse perspectives on the ground, she says, grantmakers will start to play a more vital role in creating positive change.

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NCCF bequests totaled nearly $1.2M in 2011

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NCCF bequests totaled nearly $1.2M in 2011 - ObserverToday.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Dunkirk | The Observer Through the generosity of these community members, each and every year, in perpetuity, the bequests will provide grants to local charities, educational scholarships and other community enhancements.

"We are grateful that these remarkable individuals chose to remember the community through the NCCF" says NCCF Executive Director Diane Hannum. Anyone can be a philanthropist by leaving a gift, small or large, to the community through his or her will or estate plan."

The citizens of Northern Chautauqua County give generously to support the community. Not only do you create a legacy through your bequest, you also have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift will be impacting the community for generations to come."

Of those who do make charitable bequests, more than 90 percent do so due to their desire to support charity.

Harrison County Foundation Awards Grants for the Arts

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Harrison County Foundation Awards Grants for the Arts - WBOY.com: Clarksburg, Morgantown: News, Sports, Weather By Alex Hines, General Assignment Reporter - email Harrison County Foundation Awards Grants for the ArtsMore>> Alex Hines Wednesday, January 4 2012 3:59 PM EST2012-01-04 20:59:46 GMT Reporter ahines@wboy.com I joined WBOY in September 2010, and am looking forward to working here in Clarksburg!

Community Foundation awards $100K in work force grants

michael — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Community Foundation of southeastern Massachusetts recently awarded $100,500 in work force development and early literacy grants with funding from the Polaroid and Acushnet Foundation funds.

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School/Adult ESOL Program, $5,000 to provide ESOL services to non-English-speaking parents of GNB Voc-Tech students.

Catholic Social Services, $5,000 for the Early Literacy Program to offer ESOL, ABE and parenting classes at the Donavan House family shelter.

PACE Family Center, $7,000, which will enable the Family Center Literacy Program to provide ESOL and family literacy services for 10 to 15 families at Dottin Place and Satellite Village.

City of New Bedford Community Literacy Project, $1,500 to provide transportation and child care services for the Shining Lights/ESOL: Community Literacy Project, as well as off-site education programs at sites such as the public library and city hall.

PACE Family Center, $7,000, which will enable the Family Center Literacy Program to provide ESOL and family literacy services for 10 to 15 families at Dottin Place and Satellite Village.

Plan tackles Porter County homelessness

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Plan tackles Porter County homelessness - Post-Tribune

VALPARAISO A 10-year plan to end homelessness in Porter County will be unveiled to the community Monday night.

No Place Like Home, developed by the Social IMPACT Research Center with input from community service providers, will be presented from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Ivy Tech Auditorium, 3100 Ivy Tech Drive.

The complete plan will be available online by Tuesday from the Porter County Community Foundation, www.portercountyfoundation.org, and the United Way of Porter County, www.unitedwaypc.org.

Were just really asking people to come out and hear about it, said Caroline Shook, executive director of Housing Opportunities, which oversees Spring Valley homeless shelter in Valparaiso and transitional housing in the area.

The county has had a coalition for affordable housing for the past five or six years, which included several service providers, but the agencies all had a different picture of homelessness in the county, said Sharon Kish, president of the United Way, which, with the community foundation, helped fund development of the plan.

The plan is meant to assess what services are available, where the gaps are in those services and how to move forward.

Its not just housing. Its jobs, its transportation, its health care that enter into that homeless picture, Kish said, adding the county also is looking at best practices in communities of similar sizes.

The plan will include demographics on the homeless population as well, so we really can start to develop services around that, Kish said.

Spartanburg Regional Foundation seeks nonprofits to apply for grants

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Spartanburg Regional Foundation seeks nonprofits to apply for grants | GoUpstate.com

This spring, the organization intends to award the money to nonprofit groups working to improve community health in the Upstate, but few organizations have applied, according to Chad Lawson, spokesman for Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

To apply for a grant, organizations need to RSVP by Feb. Grant proposals must be submitted by March 23, and the foundation will announce its selections June 12.

Organizations that send representatives to the grant-writing workshop are not required to apply for the foundations grants.

The workshop is really excellent training, and it lends itself well to any grant to which you may apply, said Sheila Breitweiser, the foundations executive director.

According to a Regional Foundation news release, presenters at the workshop intend to explain the grant process, guidelines, the online grant application, tips for publicizing a grant award and program, the importance of completing evaluations, and tips for writing applications.

After the workshop, organizations are free to apply for any sum of money, but the Regional Foundation might not award every dollar that an organization requests, Breitweiser said.

Last year, the foundation received about 65 applications and funded about 26 programs, she said.

The foundation has a 16-member grant committee that reviews applications, conducts site visits, and ultimately determines the number and dollar amount of grant awards.

Generally, funds are not available for endowments, operating expenses for existing programs, salaries, programs not clearly related to improving health in Spartanburg and recurring requests.

The Spartanburg Regional Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to support the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System through direct financial support. This year, the foundation intends to award $406,168 to programs within the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, and it has made the additional $77,042 available for community groups, Breitweiser said.

For more information, contact Grants and Stewardship Coordinator Stacey Dulin at 864-560-6827 or sdulin@srhs.com.

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Tinker Bells take over Disneyland

michael — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

A winged runner checks her time after finishing the Tinker Bell Half Marathon Sunday. MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.

Letters: W.K. Kellogg Foundation lauds student philanthropy efforts

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Letters: W.K. Kellogg Foundation lauds student philanthropy efforts - West - The Boston Globe

The Foundation for MetroWest deserves praise for its impressive efforts to teach Concord high school students about philanthropic giving. These students offer more proof that adults can and should trust young people to be partners in making philanthropic decisions, and that preparing young people to be effective philanthropists is one of the best things we can do to help meet our common challenges now and in the future.

Letters: W.K. Kellogg Foundation lauds student philanthropy efforts

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Letters: W.K. Kellogg Foundation lauds student philanthropy efforts - West - The Boston Globe

Letters: Sillerman Center at Brandeis applauds teaching teens about philanthropy

michael — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Letters: Sillerman Center at Brandeis applauds teaching teens about philanthropy - West - The Boston Globe

The article by Kathleen Burge (Studies in Charity, Globe West, Jan. And learning that you dont have to be a Warren Buffett (though his grandson and nephew manage the Learning by Giving Foundation that supports 27 college giving programs) or a Bill Gates to be a philanthropist opens up the satisfying experience of philanthropy to everyone.

Whether one gives $10 or $10 million, sharing ones own financial resources with others to redress some of the imbalances in society is as important for the donor as it is to the organization who receives.

Letters: Sillerman Center at Brandeis applauds teaching teens about philanthropy

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Letters: Sillerman Center at Brandeis applauds teaching teens about philanthropy - West - The Boston Globe

Editorial: Economic divide in Marin must be addressed

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Editorial: Economic divide in Marin must be addressed - Marin Independent Journal

ON ITS SURFACE, the findings of a new report by the Marin Community Foundation states the obvious: Marin's wealthiest households live in Ross and its poorest live in areas such as the San Rafael Canal area, Marin City or parts of Novato and West Marin.

The report also serves as a reminder that even in Marin, one of the most affluent counties in the nation, there's a wide and troubling economic disparity. The report shows that there are people who need help, those who Beryl Buck wanted to assist when she dictated that helping "the poor and needy" be one of the primary goals of her bequest.

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Jane Burke, Marin's elected superintendent of public instruction, says the report's findings are another reminder that Marin has "achievement gaps" that have to be addressed.

Philanthropy is the enemy of justice (Guardian) | MyFDL

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I suggest an open thread to discuss it at length:

Its strange that at this weeks World Economic Forum the designated voice of the worlds poor has been Bill Gates, who has pledged 478m to the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, telling Davos that the world economic crisis was no excuse for cutting aid.

It reminds me of that dark hour when Al Gore, despite being a shareholder in Occidental Petroleum, was the voice of climate change action because Gates does not speak with the voice of the worlds poor, of course, but with the voice of its rich.

9 Local nonprofits receive Cow Creek Foundation grants

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Nine Jackson County nonprofit groups have received a total of $77,500 in grant funding from the Canyonville-based Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation.

ACCESS Inc. $10,000 to purchase food, pick up daily donations of perishable food, operate food share gardens, and distribute food to food pantries and agencies throughout Jackson County. CASA of Jackson County Inc. $10,000 to support the recruiting, training, supervising, and support of CASA volunteers as they advocate for abused and neglected children. Health Care Coalition of Southern Oregon $10,000 to provide prenatal care of low-income mothers in Jackson County who would not otherwise receive care. Jackson County Sexual Assault Response Team $10,000 to provide operational funding for the pediatric, adolescent and adult sexual assault response team. Providence Community Health Foundation $7,500 to provide advocacy, referrals and support for parents of disabled children Jackson County. St. Mark's Episcopal Church $5,000 to provide whole foods for those in need in west Medford. The Salvation Army $10,000 to help provide emergency energy and housing assistance in Jackson County. WinterSpring $5,000 for children's grief support groups. Rogue Valley Family YMCA $10,000 to provide financial assistance for low-income families to participate in youth sports, child care, swim instruction, summer camps and other YMCA programs in Medford.

Tourism falls off at Texas parks hit hard by drought, wildfires, funding woes

michael — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Tourism falls off at Texas parks hit hard by drought, wildfires, funding woes Abilene Reporter-News Tourism falls off at Texas parks hit hard by drought, wildfires, funding woes

AUSTIN Texas parks and nature-based tourism suffered in numerous ways because of drought and wildfires, adding to an already difficult financial picture, the state parks leader is warning legislators.

"Very difficult times," said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director Carter Smith, summing up the plight of the state agency.

Fewer visitors went to state parks last year because of heat, low lake levels and wildfires; meanwhile, fewer fishing licenses and boat registrations were purchased, Smith said.

Already, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is facing a $4.6 million budget gap this fiscal year. Parks officials made a plea to the public in December to donate money or to come visit parks and pay user fees.

In a development last last week, park agency staff told the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission that more than $1 million in contributions has been received since the appeal for donations began Dec.

Public-private partnerships are an option for adding to the state park system, which needs even more land near major cities, said George Bristol, founder and president of Texas Coalition for Conservation.

Of $125 million coming in, only $26 million is going toward state parks, Larson said.

After wildfires tore through Bastrop State Park in September, the foundation donated $900,000 to assist the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Forest Service.

Smith estimates that drought and wildfire damage and replacement costs in state parks total about $10 million. But he said some tourist sites are significantly affected by the drought and water use reduction, including theme parks, water parks and zoos.

Tinker Bells take over Disneyland

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A winged runner checks her time after finishing the Tinker Bell Half Marathon Sunday. MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.

Nature of Words Awarded Foundation Grants

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These grants follow a banner year for foundation grants in 2011.

As a result, NOW starts 2012 in good standing, with a portion of the funding necessary to refine and expand its creative writing programs for youth and adults, and for the annual November literary festival.

The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation (CCUIF) awarded $5,000 to The Nature of Words in support of NOW's year-round creative writing programs for youth: The Storefront Project and Words Without Walls. Page Turner: Autzen Foundation, Bend Radio Group, The Bend Foundation, Brooks Resources, Central Oregon Radiology Associates, Devores Good Food Store, Facebook Prineville Data Center, The Sue and Mike Hollern Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Steve and Sandra Miller, Oxford Hotel, Beth Patterson, Pepsi-Cola Company of Bend, Phoenix Inn and Suites, Robberson Ford, Jeff and Margie Robberson, Sally Russell, Samuel S. Johnson Foundation, Pauline Caine Shelk, Stephen Thompson, Tate and Tate Catering, Matt and Diana Tomseth, Margaret and Jim Wood.

The Nature of Words is supported in part by an award from the Oregon Arts Commission.

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Nature of Words Awarded Foundation Grants

The Nature of Words (NOW) is pleased to announce two 2012 grant awards in support of its year-round creative writing programs for youth.

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Letters: W.K. Kellogg Foundation lauds student philanthropy efforts

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Letters: W.K. Kellogg Foundation lauds student philanthropy efforts - West - The Boston Globe

Letters: Sillerman Center at Brandeis applauds teaching teens about philanthropy

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Letters: Sillerman Center at Brandeis applauds teaching teens about philanthropy - West - The Boston Globe

Philanthropy is the enemy of justice | Robert Newman | Comment is …

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Growing a passion for plants in others

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Carolyn Stanko is hopeful about horticulture program.

Q&A:Carolyn Stanko

Growing a passion for plants in others

Updated: January 29, 2012, 7:01 AM

SANBORNA new effort to attract students to a little-known horticulture program has included a scholarship collaboration with a foundation and Buffalo- based green nonprofits.

As part of it, the 10 students who won agreed to intern with an assortment of nonprofits that have gardening or a green element in their missionfrom the Massachusetts Avenue Project with its push to train people to grow vegetables in the city to the tree planting of Re-Tree Western New York.

This year, Stanko will reapply to the foundation in hopes of continuing the scholarships for another two years and drawing in more new people.

What is your background?

I am a plant geek.

What led you to teaching?

When I first got out of school, I went to work for an ag-chemical company.

What kind of plant projects have you done with your students?

We have a courtyard.

How did you get so interested in plants?

Its my Grandmas fault.

What was your grandmothers garden like?

Giant citrus trees that had to be two to three stories tall.

What is your garden like?

It is a plant collectors dream.

Any winter wisdom?

As a horticulturalist, Im planning out what seeds Im going to start.

Know a Niagara County resident whod make an interesting question- and-answer column? Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240, or email

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Editorial: Economic divide in Marin must be addressed

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Editorial: Economic divide in Marin must be addressed - Marin Independent Journal

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Jane Burke, Marin's elected superintendent of public instruction, says the report's findings are another reminder that Marin has "achievement gaps" that have to be addressed.

Philanthropy and style: TOMS to launch ballet flats

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He decided to do something about this issue and created the one for one concept for every pair of shoes sold, the company donates another to a child in need.

Despite lacking the obvious look of high fashion, the rubber and canvas shoes that TOMS are known for have become the latest trend amongst fashionistas. The popularity of the brand is due largely to its charitable efforts, as well as its numerous celebrity endorsements fans of the brand include Demi Moore, Jessica Biel and Keira Knightley.

The concept is a laudable one and, yes, our classic TOMS are amazingly comfy and do good to boot, but now TOMS are giving us even more reasons to buy their shoes. And dont worry, they are just as comfortable as the original, featuring the signature TOMS cushioned sole.

These latest offerings are sure to be seen on the feet of TOMS lovers everywhere as soon as they hit stores in March.

Mattioli left a remarkable legacy of philanthropy

michael — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Financial records of the Mattioli Foundation from 2007 to 2010 show an ever-increasing, diverse list of donations that run the gamut from local, statewide and national organizations aimed at helping children, education and service organizations.

In that time, the foundation, the Mattioli family's philanthropic arm, gave out $2.4 million in charitable donations and college scholarships. The foundation handed out its highest amount in its 2009-10 giving year, $1.6 million to charitable organizations.

Mattioli was the president of the foundation, Rose is the treasurer and his daughter, Marilouise McNally, is the vice president.

In those three years, according to the tax records, none of them took a salary from the foundation.

But those charitable contributions were just what people knew about. There were other still-not-publicly known contributions from Mattioli to people and organizations that needed it when no one else could or would help.

"You can't possibly be around it and not be impacted by it," said Stroudsburg lawyer Ralph Matergia, Mattioli's attorney for more than 37 years. Two hospital wings, one at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg and another at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, bear his name.

Sixth Street in Stroudsburg from Main Street to Courthouse Square is now Mattioli Circle in honor of the $1 million trust he established for the downtown's beautification.

And the Mattioli Recreation Center in East Stroudsburg University's Recreation Center will always bear his name thanks to a $1 million gift.

But further tax records show a long line of organizations the foundation helped without fanfare.

It donated $10,000 a year to the United Way of Monroe County, and Mattioli famously added another $50,000 in October 2010 after the nonprofit hosted a roast of him.

In addition to the $1 million he gave to the university, he gave $18,000 to the school's foundation and added donations to other university organizations.

The education of local children was obviously a theme of the foundation's gifts. The fund is a nonprofit organization that supports the Monroe County Conservation District's Environmental Education Center.

The Minsi Trails Council, the regional Boy Scouts chapter that covers Monroe County, received $24,000 over the three years, and the Pennsylvania State Police's Camp Cadet program received $18,000.

From April 2008 to March 2010, the foundation handed over $500,000 to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross.

While the donation amounts from April 2010 to the present were not available, it included a $100,000 gift that launched the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Foundation.

"We had a great relationship, and his generosity goes far beyond the raceway and NASCAR," Chief Harry Lewis said. Kanjorski, D-11, received $19,100 during his numerous campaign runs, according to campaign finance website OpenSecrets.org.

Records show more than 260 individual donations.

What Mattioli always will be known for is his local donations that will benefit the Poconos and much of eastern Pennsylvania for years.

"In each instance, Doc and Rose drew great joy in gifting and sharing their good fortune with others not so fortunate," Matergia said.

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9 Local nonprofits receive Cow Creek Foundation grants

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Nine Jackson County nonprofit groups have received a total of $77,500 in grant funding from the Canyonville-based Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation.

Making up for lost funding

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The board was purchased with funds from a $100,000 technology grant given by the Sylacauga city schools foundation. The board was purchased with funds from a $100,000 technology grant given by the Sylacauga city schools foundation. These items are essential in the classroom now, and we absolutely would not have been able to purchase them without the foundation grant.

In an effort to standardize classroom technology, the Sylacauga city schools foundation awarded the school system a $100,000 technology grant in April 2011.

The grant was the largest awarded by the foundation since it began in 1988.

We want to give our children the same opportunities to learn that children in larger school systems have, and today that means having updated technology, Laura Strickland, president of the foundation said. Now each classroom ideally has a mounted projector, document camera, microphone system and laptop computer.

Strickland said the foundation awards grants that impact the greatest number of students.

Everything we do, our goal is to benefit the most students in that school and to provide opportunities that our standard methods of funding would not allow for, she said. The interest from those investments is used to fund the grants, so the principal balance is never touched.

Scott Munroe, president of the Talladega city schools foundation, said CDs are a low-risk, insured investment.

They are a safe investment vehicle, Munroe said. Fortunately, we have a large principal balance that allows us to continue awarding grants, but we want to help in any way to get more money to the students.

Talladegas foundation, which awards $9-10,000 each year, is also looking at things in a different way. Munroe said most grants are given for technology, but they also support athletics and fine arts.

Last year we awarded a grant for open-field tackling equipment for football, which was a first for us, Munroe said.

Tourism falls off at Texas parks hit hard by drought, wildfires, funding woes

michael — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Tourism falls off at Texas parks hit hard by drought, wildfires, funding woes Abilene Reporter-News Tourism falls off at Texas parks hit hard by drought, wildfires, funding woes

"Very difficult times," said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director Carter Smith, summing up the plight of the state agency.

Fewer visitors went to state parks last year because of heat, low lake levels and wildfires; meanwhile, fewer fishing licenses and boat registrations were purchased, Smith said.

In a development last last week, park agency staff told the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission that more than $1 million in contributions has been received since the appeal for donations began Dec.

Of $125 million coming in, only $26 million is going toward state parks, Larson said.

After wildfires tore through Bastrop State Park in September, the foundation donated $900,000 to assist the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Forest Service.

O.C. Community Foundation Fills JoyJars With $2500

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

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Taking Root project to focus on tree plantings on gateways into Oshkosh

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Some major gateways into Oshkosh will be spruced up this year with tree plantings that officials said should give the city a little more eye appeal to visitors.

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Joas leaves Community Foundation its largest endowment

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Gerald Samaza presents Joe Joas with a sign that will be posted at the new Joas Park Nature Preserve in Lake Hallie in this 2011 file photo.

Joe Joas did a great deal for the Chippewa Falls community that he loved so dearly during his long lifetime, and friends and family recalled much of it in paying him tribute when he died Dec.

The Joas family and the Community Foundation of Chippewa County announced Friday that the bulk of Joas estate will be donated to charity, in the form of the creation of two endowment funds.

Tom Joas, nephew of Joe, who is handling the estate for the family, said an exact amount of the donation has not yet been determined, as assets, including personal effects and considerable investments, are still being liquidated.

Tom Joas said the gift is a reflection of Joes undying love for Chippewa Falls.

Joes compassion and desire to give back to the community in such a meaningful way is very humbling and inspiring, said Melinda Haun, executive director of the Community Foundation of Chippewa County.

The Community Foundation of Chippewa County is the trusted steward of over 140 funds created by individuals, families, organizations and businesses for charitable investment in our regions communities.

Joas leaves Community Foundation its largest endowment

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Gerald Samaza presents Joe Joas with a sign that will be posted at the new Joas Park Nature Preserve in Lake Hallie in this 2011 file photo.

Joe Joas did a great deal for the Chippewa Falls community that he loved so dearly during his long lifetime, and friends and family recalled much of it in paying him tribute when he died Dec.

The Joas family and the Community Foundation of Chippewa County announced Friday that the bulk of Joas estate will be donated to charity, in the form of the creation of two endowment funds.

Tom Joas said the gift is a reflection of Joes undying love for Chippewa Falls.

Joes compassion and desire to give back to the community in such a meaningful way is very humbling and inspiring, said Melinda Haun, executive director of the Community Foundation of Chippewa County.

O.C. Community Foundation Fills JoyJars With $2500

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Youths can apply for GLI-funded scholarships

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The Community Foundation of Louisville is accepting applications for the 15,000 Degrees Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to eligible African-American students attending eight local universities and technical colleges.

The fund was created by a gift from Greater Louisville Inc., the metro chamber of commerce, to the Community Foundation.

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DL AREA COLLEGE FOUNDATION Helping students reach their goals

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It existed, as the Detroit Lakes Area Community Foundation does, for the M State Detroit Lakes campus, said Catie Herman. Thats Hermans position now.

I work for the college, but my primary roll is working with the foundation and its board of directors, she said.

Since its inception, the DLACF has given out more than $221,000 in scholarships to more than 535 students. It was a lot more expensive than just taking my generals through M State.

She said she wasnt working full-time because she had her daughter and was attending school, and with the scholarship, its that much less shell have to pay back after graduation.

Hutchinson has graduated with her LPN degree, and she working to finish up her generals through an AA degree at M State, and then she plans to eventually get her RN degree.

Being a single mom, my job was just a little over minimum wage that I was getting paid, that kind of struggle, she said.

The scholarship monies come from the DLACFs major fundraiser A Night in New York, happening March 2 an endowment fund and a Founders 500 group.

It was a group of business people who served on the Founders 500 committee that went out into the community and ask business people and individuals to give a pledge of a minimum of $500 over a period of a few years to help support scholarships, Herman said.

A lot of businesses in our community utilize students and graduates in their businesses because the majority of the students that attend (M State-Detroit Lakes) stay within a 30-mile radius of our campus, Herman said.

Wind farm grants now available

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

A Trust has been set up as a result of the development which can award up to 5,000 for volunteer-led, non-profit making community groups.

The Lincolnshire Community Foundation has announced that the Grange Wind Farm Community Fund is now accepting applications.

Examples of fundable projects include diversionary and educational activities for young people, workshops, intergenerational projects, support for meeting places (community centres, village halls, playing fields), energy efficiency schemes such as ground source energy schemes, rain harvesting, solar panels and cost effective heating systems, including top up grants.

We look forward to receiving applications to fund projects that can improve facilities and create opportunities for local residents.

Planning permission was granted last year for seven turbines on land at Grange Farm, Tydd St Mary Marsh between Tydd St Mary and Sutton Bridge.

The application sparked several objections at the time including concerns that the land was not suitable.

Foundation will distribute grants to help improve communities

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Causecast takes corporate philanthropy beyond the Fortune 500 …

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But at smaller companies that dont have the same infrastructure in place, employees often dont have the same opportunities to give back, on-the-job.

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Thats where a new software platform built by Los Angeles-based startup Causecastcomes in. This week Causecast debuted its Employee Impact Platform, a web-based program that connects companies and their employees with non-profits and charitable causes.

Mesmerized by Metrics: Is Philanthropy … – The Nonprofit Quarterly

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It focused on building up the modern research university, with its emphasis on the physical and social sciences; on the modernization of professions like medicine, public heath, and social work, through the introduction of science into their work and building codes of professional conduct based on it; and on constructing new institutions like think tanks and civic research bureaus, to begin to reshape public policy on the basis of science.

Instead of a handful of large foundations calling the shots for American philanthropy, we have tens of thousands of foundations. Where once the nations leading universities and research institutions were critically dependent on foundations for funding and so for guidance, today some of them possess endowments that dwarf those of most foundations, and pursue academic programs without heed to philanthropys concerns.

Given the collapse of any hope for an all-embracing, widely accepted social science metric, Wallace and other knowledge-generating foundations can no longer trust that their findings will fit neatly into larger frameworks containing widely accepted findings, because these simply havent emerged.

Foundations simply cannot face that fact that the old politics of interest and ideologywhich numbers were meant to tamein fact still rages beyond the tiny, fragile metric oases so painstakingly and evanescently carved out of the howling political wilderness.

Will Miller, President of the Wallace Foundation, responds to Schambra's remarks:

To understand Bills critique, you have to understand how Wallace, with a number of other foundations, does philanthropy. We agree, too, that foundation emphasis on metrics can force potential grantees to shoehorn their work into metrics buckets.

In the world of policy, there are many other cases early childhood education and welfare reform, to name two where foundation-funded evidence was crucial.

In the public sphere, we know evidence alone is insufficient. (Will Miller is president of The Wallace Foundation in New York City.)

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Taking Root project to focus on tree plantings on gateways into Oshkosh

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Some major gateways into Oshkosh will be spruced up this year with tree plantings that officials said should give the city a little more eye appeal to visitors.

Indicted developer continues philanthropy

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Marines needed storage space to house about 8,000 toys, which were late donations during the holiday season, to be distributed to children in need this Christmas, said Sgt.

Mericle had donated space for the Toys for Tots program on multiple occasions over the years, spokesman Jim Cummings said. When the Marines asked for space through January of this year, Cummings said Mericle was "more than happy" to donate space in a flex building at 145 CenterPoint Blvd.

"Fortunately, we have several companies that are showing strong interest in our various available flex spaces in CenterPoint, including the space now occupied by Toys for Tots," Cummings said.

Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services officials hope to have the specific space selected for the Marines to house the toys fairly quickly, Cummings said.

"They will be able to utilize that space at no cost on a long-term, year-round basis and we will make sure the new space has been made completely ready for them before we transition them out of the space they now occupy on CenterPoint Boulevard."

Philanthropy briefs

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High-Net-Worth Social Network Launches Innovative Social Philanthropy

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The high-net-worth social network Affluence.org has announced a corporate collaboration with The Charity Splits Company, a leader in socially beneficial interactive promotions.

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This collaboration positions Affluence.org as an innovator and first mover in the rapidly growing social philanthropy landscape. While social philanthropy is nothing new, the model offered by Charity Splits allows Affluence.org to directly and exclusively connect their wealthy member base to a long-term and high impact campaign dedicated to a specific charity.

The collaboration of the three organizations enables an innovative digital fundraising model that encourages high-net-worth social network members to direct philanthropic dollars toward specific Global Impact initiatives. With the Charity Splits platform, our members can gain the highest degree of satisfaction by supporting the mission of Global Impact and simultaneously gaining the chance to win a desirable prize.

Community group names director of community engagement

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Foundation seeks project applications

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

ALBANY The Trustees of the New York Newspapers Foundation are seeking applications for funding of projects that foster the development of literacy, with particular emphasis on innovative programs which involve networks of community organizations, and which can be replicated in other communities.

Grants are issued on a one-time basis.

Study finds growth in California philanthropy — but is it real?

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Blank is taking a wait-and-see approach with the results of the report's findings given that Atlas of Giving, an upstart in the charitable giving research field, is using a new analytics and algorithmic approach to crunching data and forecasting.

Blank believes any significant rise in giving may be the result of donors seeking to help sustain programs that have lost government funding. "There are a lot of programs that are not supported in public schools anymore, so private dollars are going there," Blank said.

Morever, the national increases identified in the report may not be readily reflected in the Sacramento metropolitan area as the region lags behind the nation in giving, Blank said.

A recent study by SCRF found that the average annual contribution per donor household in Sacramento was $1,990 compared to the national average of $2,355, a rate that would translate into an extra $250 million for charitable organizations locally.

In the Atlas report, one of the most significant gains was made in the education sector an almost 10 percent increase.

Last year, the University of Southern California received a $200 million gift and Stanford University a gift of $150 million, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Closer to home, UC Davis saw a $10 million gift from Clos Pegase winery owner Jan Shrem and friend Maria Manetti Farrow toward construction of a new art museum on the Davis campus.

Such large gifts may have a skewing effect on averages for yearly giving, said Stacy Palmer, editor with the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

"Education has always been successful at getting money, whether in good or tough times," said Palmer.

She said that some philanthropy was tied to economic conditions and that last year's stock market gains may have been a factor.

"Some fundraisers are saying that people that have held back for a long time, and had been planning to give really big gifts before the recession, are feeling ready to go ahead and give money," she said.

Like Blank, Palmer feels the overall national gain of 7.5 percent stated in the Atlas of Giving report may paint too rosy a picture.

"What we have found is a mixed picture.

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Causecast takes corporate philanthropy beyond the Fortune 500

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

But at smaller companies that dont have the same infrastructure in place, employees often dont have the same opportunities to give back, on-the-job.

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Technology and Philanthropy Merge at Davos NYTimescom

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Technology and Philanthropy Merge at Davos - NYTimes.com Technology and Philanthropy Merge at Davos By NICK BILTON | January 27, 2012, 6:51 pm

DAVOS, Switzerland Saying there are a lot of rich people in attendance at the World Economic Forum is like noting that there is a lot of water in the ocean. Chelsea Clinton, a special correspondent at NBC and the daughter of former President Bill Clinton, said 50 percent of American households had donated to the Haiti program through mobile phones.

The panelists all agreed that one of the problems with philanthropy and nonprofit groups was the publics lack of understanding of where the money people gave was being used.

Sean Parker, a founder of Napster and former president of Facebook, cited Charity Water, a nonprofit group that focuses on the need for clean drinking water around the world. Schmidt concluded:We dont need much regulation aside from shame.

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Technology and Philanthropy Merge at Davos

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Technology and Philanthropy Merge at Davos - NYTimes.com Technology and Philanthropy Merge at Davos By NICK BILTON | January 27, 2012, 6:51 pm Nick Bilton/The New York TimesA panel on e-philanthropy at Davosdiscussedtheintersectionof technology and giving.

The panelists all agreed that one of the problems with philanthropy and nonprofit groups was the publics lack of understanding of where the money people gave was being used.

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Philanthropic award for Lucky Cement

michael — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan PESHAWAR: Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) has recognized Lucky Cements philanthropic contribution for social development in Pakistan by ranking it among top 10 out of 532 public listed companies in terms of total volume of donations in year 2010.

Educational Foundation Awards Teachers $6000 in Grants

michael — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

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Greater Greer Foundation awards grants to four District 5 schools

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Greater Greer Foundation awards grants to four District 5 schools | GoUpstate.com Greater Greer Foundation awards grants to four District 5 schools

The Greater Greer Foundation has awarded grants to four Spartanburg County District Five Schools:

Hill Middle School was named the recipient of a $1,500 grant. Greater Greer Foundation awards grants to four District 5 schoolsJanuary 27, 2012 3:29 PM

The Greater Greer Foundation has awarded grants to four Spartanburg County District Five Schools:

The first-grade team at Reidville Elementary School was named the recipient of a $900 grant. Hill Middle School was named the recipient of a $1,500 grant.

District 113 hands out $25000 in classroom grants

michael — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The District 113 Foundation this month handed out $25,000 to select Deerfield and Highland Park innovative high school programs.

Each year, a foundation member goes through teachers requests and selects those the group feels most worthy to fund, said Dean Weinberg, the foundations president. Itsmade up of 18 community volunteers who began rising money for District 113 schools in 2007.

Here is a full list of programs that the foundation funded this year:

Endangered Species Plant Garden: Deerfield High School students and elementary feeder school children will plant, raise and study endangered plants in the schools courtyard.

Beyond Deerfield: Global Challenges Summit: Students will study global social, economic and political issues and attend presentations that address divergent world views.

Anti-defamation League Names Program: A Highland Park forum discusses prejudice, racism, bullying and bigotry.

Interactive White Board System: Highland Park teachers will buy a Promethean Activeboard and full set of ActivExpression Learner Response Units for the computer lab.

Spanish and French Libraries: This Highland Park program creates reading libraries in Spanish and French classrooms.

BizCafe Computer Simulations: Highland Park teachers will purchase Interpretive Softwares BizCafe computer simulations. The software allows students to run a simulated coffee shop, controlling all aspects of the business including: staffing, marketing, branding, inventory, menu and pricing.

HP^3 Salsa, Soul & Spirit: (The Highland Park program is designed to address racial equality goals.

Latin Dance: (The Highland Park program will pay for costumes and choreographers for performances in the schools and community.

Bilingual Childrens Books:Highland Park teachers will buy books for language students who will learn about plot developments, perspectives, authors crafts genres and vocabulary analysis.

Young Journalists at Work: (The Highland Park program helps struggling readers using photographer and writing.

Beyond Homework: Economically disadvantaged students in the Highland Park High Schools Homework Club will be offered enrichment activities in art, music and athletics.

Player2Player: The Highland Park students help low-income kindergartners through eighth graders with arts and athletics that they wouldnt have been introduced to otherwise.

Community Foundation Welcomes New Coordinator of Partnerships

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Long Beach Community Foundation to Host Panel for Latin American Politicians …

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The Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports are Here!

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Philanthropy is the enemy of justice

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Friday 27 January 2012 17.00 EST Gates's voice is loud, but the model of development it proclaims is the wrong one because philanthropy is the enemy of justice'.

Corporate Benchmarking Leaders Coming Together to Strengthen Annual Reporting …

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Corporate Benchmarking Leaders Coming Together to Strengthen Annual Reporting of Giving Trends - MarketWatch Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy's Annual Survey and Report to Be Conducted in Association with The Conference Board 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) and The Conference Board are joining forces to promote one survey to capture the full scope and scale of annual contributions by leading global companies. CECP, now in association with The Conference Board, produces an annual benchmarking report, Giving in Numbers, which is corporate philanthropy's premier report focusing on giving and is a resource to assess the trends in corporate initiatives. This association will further strengthen the repository of giving data, building upon the more than $85 billion in corporate cash and non-cash giving collected by CECP since 2001. "CECP is committed to continuing to invest in the development and expansion of Giving in Numbers and its source, the Corporate Giving Standard (CGS) survey, including work currently underway to create a global definition of what constitutes a charitable gift." "This association leverages the pioneering 60-year history of The Conference Board as an advocate for accurate corporate philanthropy measurement and valuation alongside CECP's robust work in defining, reporting on and benchmarking the field," said Jonathan Spector, President and CEO, The Conference Board. "As The Conference Board brings its The Corporate Contributions Report and Corporate Contributions Survey to a close, we reflect back on our proud legacy of data collection and thought leadership, and see this collaboration with CECP as a crucial next phase of work to inform the corporate giving community." CECP releases Giving in Numbers each year, and in the fall of 2012 will release the eighth annual report on corporate giving trends with the benefit of support and insights from The Conference Board. The Conference Board will further support the collection and dissemination of corporate giving data among its 500 largest corporate members, increasing the resulting data set, and continue to provide insight into the creation of the survey. About CECPThe Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) is the only international forum of business leaders exclusively focused on raising the level and quality of corporate philanthropy. About Giving in NumbersCECP, in association with The Conference Board, provides corporate philanthropy's annual premier report focusing on trends in giving, Giving in Numbers, which is an invaluable resource for corporate philanthropy professionals to assess the scope of their corporate contributions initiatives.

Panther Foundation fund-raisers announced

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Panther Foundation fund-raisers announced

By Elyse Kaner
Staff Writer

The Panther Foundation, an organization that funds creative and innovate projects and grants to benefit students in Spring Lake Park School District 16, has announced three fund-raising events.

Chris Hasling, chairman of Spring Lake Park District 16s Panther Foundation, last spring presents a check on behalf of the foundation to Schoolboard Chairwoman Colleen Vranish. Photo submitted

The foundation has awarded nearly $500,000 in funds to the district since its inception in 2004.

The groups mission is to enhance the education of all students, empower innovations and to bridge the community, staff and students.

The following Panther Foundation fund-raisers are slated for this year:

Eighth annual Hear the Roar Gala, Feb. For ticket information, visit www.pantherfoundation.org.

Unique opportunities

The Panther Foundation grants and special projects allow students unique opportunities beyond what the districts general fund budget affords, according to Chris Hasling, chairman of the foundation board.

Foundation funds also give teachers a chance to generate creative activities and pass enhanced opportunities onto the students, he said.

Grants can range anywhere from $200 to $8,000, he said.

Among special projects, the foundation has matched district funds to bring smart boards to about one-half of the classrooms in the districts K-5 schools.(Half of the classrooms already had smart boards.)

Another project funded book purchases for the district libraries.

Foundation grants have paid for anything from the partial start-up funding for the districts first robotics team to a student project last year in which students built two canoes.

Another grant also purchased a class set of iTouches to allow freshmen students at SLP High School an opportunity to solve math problems in small groups. They learned in an innovative way as opposed to text book or paper (and pencil), Hasling said in an interview with the Life.

One of the biggest financial goals of the foundation is growth, Hasling said.

Currently, the organization has an endowment fund of about $50,000, assets set aside not to be touched and to generate income, he said.

I think the students are getting an incredible benefit from the foundation, Hasling said. I think the foundation is the best way to do that.

The foundation is seeking cash donations or items for its upcoming silent auction for the Hear the Roar Gala.

One can become a member of the Panther Foundation for a donation of $25, $50 or $100 or whatever amount he or she chooses.

For more information, call Colleen Pederson at 763-785-5533.

Elyse Kaner is at elyse.kaner@ecm-inc.com

Phillips Charitable Announces Second Year of Grants

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Emmaus House receives $10000 grant from Saginaw Community Foundation

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Emmaus House receives $10,000 grant from Saginaw Community Foundation | MLive.com Emmaus House receives $10,000 grant from Saginaw Community Foundation View full sizeFile | For The Saginaw NewsVolunteers work on one of the Emmaus House homes for troubled women in May of 2011. Emmaus House recently received a $10,000 grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation for its "Homes of Hope" project.

SAGINAW The Saginaw Community Foundation recently granted the Emmaus House with $10,000.

Emmaus House is a home for more than 40 guests, particularly women coming from jail, prison or rehab. Its purpose is to provide women with a family-like atmosphere while they are building new lives for themselves.

Emmaus House owns 13 homes, mostly in Saginaw and recently started a project called Homes of Hope, which restores the homes, making living conditions better for the women.

The recent grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation will enable us to continue our improvement program, said Sister Marietta Fritz, Emmaus House director.

Charlie Wargel, who is one of the Homes of Hope organizers said that the goal of the Emmaus House is to raise $150,000 for improvements.

Although significant work has been completed the past year, much work remains to be done, he said.

Donations to the Homes of Hope project may be sent to 714 S.

Announcing New Grants Resource for Essex County Nonprofits — The EBSCO …

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Mesmerized by Metrics: Is Philanthropy Engaging in Magical Thinking?

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Will Miller, President of the Wallace Foundation, responds to Schambra's remarks:

In the world of policy, there are many other cases early childhood education and welfare reform, to name two where foundation-funded evidence was crucial.

In the public sphere, we know evidence alone is insufficient. (Will Miller is president of The Wallace Foundation in New York City.)

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Verizon Foundation Awards $80000 to Alabama Non-profits

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The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon, uses its technology, financial resources and partnerships to address critical social issues, with a focus on education and domestic violence prevention. In 2011, the Verizon Foundation invited Alabama non-profits working in the area of domestic violence and dating education to submit proposals for programs that addressed one of the following challenges:

Jefferson County Coordinated Community Response (in care of The Women's Fund of Birmingham) -- Funding will be used to build upon previous successes of CCR, now entering its fifth year as a collaborative effort engaging courts, law enforcement, and social service agencies to work together across disciplines to ensure safety for domestic violence victims, accountability for perpetrators, and to change the climate in the community to reduce domestic violence.

Montgomery Area Family Violence Program - Funding for outreach and prevention targeting children and teens with school-based violence prevention education program "Safe Dates," which addresses sexual assault and dating violence.

Burton D. Morgan Foundation grants $660000

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The grants promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education in Northeast Ohio and support programs in Hudson and local charitable organizations.
Three grants were made to Hudson organizations. The Hudson grants included $50,000 to the Hudson City Schools Foundation for the districts new stadium, $30,000 to the First Congregational Church of Hudson for 2012 operating support and $116,000 over two years to Western Reserve Academy for the Burton D. $28,500
Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron for the 2012 BEST Medicine Engineering Fair for youth - $5,000

Canton Regional SCORE - $5,000)

Gilmour Academy - $5,000

Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network - $10,000

North Union Farmers Market - $5,000

Prepared 4 Life Lemonade Day 2012 - ($5,000

Hudson City Schools - $1,500

Hudson Community Foundation, Destination Hudson Visitor Center - $4,650

Newborns in Need Hudson chapter - $3,000

ACCESS Health Dept. Receives $65K Breast Cancer Awareness Grant

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Community Action Partnership names new members to Board of Directors

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Dee Lacey of Paso Robles, Mary Anne Reiss of Pismo Beach and Gary Jordan of Paso Robles have been named to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO) Board of Directors. She has served on the boards of the Paso Robles City Library and recreation foundations, as well as the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation and the Paso Robles Childrens Museum. She has a long-time commitment to community education that extends back to the early 1980s when she was a member of the Paso Robles Public School Board. In that capacity, Lacey served on the 2006 Economic Strategy Task Force of Paso Robles and she was a founding member of the Paso Robles based non-profit, Recreation Enhances Community (REC) Foundation.

In addition to service as President of the Board of Directors for the San Luis Obispo Community Foundation, she also serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the California Mid-State Fair. While working in local government, she was awarded a resolution of appreciation by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) and San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA) for her an advocacy role on the SLOCOG & SLORTA Boards as a member of the Rails Committee, Coast Rail Coordinating Council, and the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN) since 2005.
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Inyathelo Philanthropy Symposium has top US speaker

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Inyathelo Philanthropy Symposium has top US speaker The Inyathelo Philanthropy Symposium, which takes place in Cape Town on 13 February 2012, will feature Chris Page, senior vice president for donor services at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) in New York. He will address South African banks and wealth management services companies on how best to support their clients' philanthropic activities. The aim of the Inyathelo symposium is to discuss the new global culture of giving, philanthropic trends and encouraging clients to become active in philanthropy.

RPA is one of the world's largest philanthropic service organisations and manages over US$ 200 million in grants each year to nearly 70 countries.

IPS foundation receives $20K grant from Verizon

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Bucyrus Area Community Foundation finally has a home | Bucyrus Telegraph Forum | bucyrustelegraphforum.com

BUCYRUS -- The Bucyrus Area Community Foundation finally has a home of its own.

After five years of searching and operating out of various extra spaces, the BACF cut the ribbon on its new home Thursday, taking over the former library Annex and KFC at the corner of East Mansfield Street and North Lane Street.

"This has been a long process," said BACF Director Janet Pry. "They are just such a great source of funding for various community endeavors."

The BACF, which contributed about $400,000 to Crawford County last year, was conceived through the Timken Foundation.

Pry said Timken plant manager Bob Gulling challenged the community in 1984 to raise $150,000, and said he would donate $200,000.

"It took until 1986, but by then it had $400,000 and the BACF gave its first grant out in 1987," Pry said. "In the first 10 years, 70 if not 80 percent of the grants we were giving out was going to the schools.

"(Timken) got tired of dealing with all of the requests for the $500 grants, so they wanted to give that over to the BACF so they could deal with the bigger grants. Right now all five schools that we work with have endowments of more than $100,000, so they all have $4,000 they can use each year how they want to."

The BACF is geographically limited to Crawford County, with a few exceptions.

It has donated grants to the library, Bucyrus Community Hospital, Crawford 20/20 Vision, the Bucyrus YMCA, the Humane Society and more. BACF also donated money for the new building at the fairgrounds, five of the six county schools, the American Red Cross and the Crawford College Connection.

"The BACF is more than a source of very important funding," said Crawford County Economic Development Director Dave Williamson. "Everyone has heard stories of people invading their endowment when the company gets into trouble with every intention of paying it back, but with us that doesn't happen."

The BACF is not just for the very rich.

"If someone wanted to start a scholarship fund, they can come to us and we will make it part of our investments and we will pay it out for them," Pry said.

The BACF has a competitive grant cycle that runs twice a year.

Nonprofits Receive Grants from Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation

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Nonprofits Receive Grants from Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation - MarketWatch

27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Western Division announces over $127,700 in community grants will be awarded to twenty-seven outstanding non-profit organizations across California.

About the Insurance Industry Charitable FoundationThe Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation was established in 1994 and is completely directed and funded by the insurance industry. The Industry Foundation helps communities and enriches lives by uniting the collective strengths of the industry to provide grants, volunteer service and leadership.

New Date Announced for International Community Foundation “Teen International …

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New Date Announced for International Community Foundation Teen International Giving Forum New Date Announced for International Community Foundation Teen International Giving Forum

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2012

The International Community Foundations Youth International Philanthropy Council is hosting the Teen International Giving Forum in an effort to engage more teens in becoming philanthropically engaged internationally.

This Teen International Giving Forum is for high-school students who are looking for innovative ideas and projects to support globally. The forum will also include a youth panel discussion featuring local teens that have successfully undertaken charitable projects in Mexico: Morgan Hicks, founder of the Youth International Philanthropy Council at the International Community Foundation; Caitlin Hird, founder of the Teens Against Cervical Cancer Fund; and Akash Patel and Ian Torbett, co-project leaders for San Ignacio Project Bus Fund.

The Building Blocks of a Philanthropic Career – RE:Philanthropy

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Philanthropy Daily® » Not a big revelation

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Area athletes mix fun, philanthropy

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The game benefits the American Cancer Society, Regional Cancer Center and the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.

Although the Cureage Cup might be the most renowned cancer fundraiser among area high school athletics, many other schools and teams have joined the fight.

Another prominent event was the one-person fundraiser conducted by Mercyhurst Prep soccer player Kendal Schaetzle. The junior won her own battle with thyroid cancer and then, after a season-ending knee injury, still raised funds for cancer research at a Mercyhurst Prep-McDowell girls soccer game. Each team wore a different colored warm-up shirt to represent types of cancer.

Volleyball players Dig Pink: Each of the past three seasons, the Harbor Creek and Iroquois girls volleyball teams have faced each other in a "Dig Pink" assembly game while raising funds for breast cancer research. The teams sold ribbons, wristbands and rally towels, and proceeds went to the American Cancer Society of Erie.

McDowell will Spread the Wave: In an upcoming event, "Spread the Wave to Cure Cancer", the McDowell athletic department and girls basketball boosters will conduct a fundraiser Feb. Have Varsity Letter delivered to your email inbox every Friday.Click here to subscribe today!

Gates Foundation gives $750 million to Global Fund

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His foundation had previously contributed $650million to the fund over a decade.

A fund spokesman, Andrew Hurst, said the Gates donation will pay for 164,000 people to continue receiving AIDS drugs, buy 11.4million bed nets and treat 427,000 cases of tuberculosis if their costs remain what they have averaged since the funds inception.

Also in Davos, former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan said his country would contribute $340million to the fund this year. In November, the funds board announced that it would appoint a general manager to help run the organization, which has its headquarters in Geneva.

Kazatchkine, who has held various roles since the funds creation 10 years ago this month, said he concluded that I should not continue as executive director in these circumstances.

In addition to paying for antiretroviral drugs for 3.3million people, the Global Fund has underwritten 8.6million tuberculosis treatments and provided 230million insecticide-treated mosquito nets for the prevention of malaria. Some programs from the funds early years have exhausted five years of support and begun the process again; others have been taken over by national governments and no longer need the funds help.

The funds director of external relations, Christoph Benn, said that when the Gates donation is added to the $10billion on hand and pledged from other sources for 2011 through 2013, there should be enough money to keep all worthy programs running uninterrupted.

Joanne Carter, a former member of the Global Funds governing board and head of the anti-poverty organization Results, said she and other advocates are calling for an emergency replenishment meeting before the global AIDS conference meets in Washington in July.

She said she hopes the meeting will raise $1.5billion in new pledges from countries, enough to fund a new round of grants.

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Associa Cares Donates Nearly $20000 to Families in Need

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Associa Cares Donates Nearly $20,000 to Families in Need | EON: Enhanced Online News Below is a list of the Associa companies that helped families in need in local families whose homes were damaged from an earthquake. local family who lost their home due to a fire. helped a local family who lost their home in a fire. a family whose home was damaged by a fire. family who lost their entire home in a fire just one week after moving provided help to a family whose home was destroyed by a fire.

Freeport Community Foundation accepting Youth Advisory Council grant applications

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Freeport Community Foundation accepting Youth Advisory Council grant applications - Freeport, IL - The Journal-Standard Applications for the Youth Advisory Council grant are now being accepted by the Freeport Community Foundation.

Stephenson St., is a nonprofit organization, run by community leaders dedicated to providing financial solutions for current and future community needs through cooperative philanthropy, according to the foundation website www.freeportcommunityfoundation.org.

Applications can be downloaded by calling 815-801-3035 or visiting www.freeportcommunityfoundation.org.
Applications for the Youth Advisory Council grant are now being accepted by the Freeport Community Foundation.

Stephenson St., is a nonprofit organization, run by community leaders dedicated to providing financial solutions for current and future community needs through cooperative philanthropy, according to the foundation website www.freeportcommunityfoundation.org.

Applications can be downloaded by calling 815-801-3035 or visiting www.freeportcommunityfoundation.org.

Briefly: Verizon pulls away from AT&T, Apple philanthropy

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Product Philanthropy – Good for Business

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The research, from Indiana University, concludes that product philanthropy the donation of business goods to charitable organisations can actually help corporate bottom lines, reduce waste in landfills and provide relief for people in need.

A spokeswoman for Wesley Mission, Paula Gething, said that product philanthropy could definitely benefit charities providing the donations were needed.

Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council to hold presentation on philanthropic …

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Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council to hold presentation on philanthropic advisors - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star The Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council will hold a presentation titled "The Role of Philanthropic Advisors" from 7:30-9 a.m. The Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council will hold a presentation titled "The Role of Philanthropic Advisors" from 7:30-9 a.m.

JustFilms Shows the Power of Good Storytelling

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Justmeanss corporate social responsibility blog highlights Fords JustFilms initiative, which supported five feature films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this month.

Last year, a day before the start of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the Foundation launched JustFilms to focus on film, video and digital works that show courageous people confronting difficult issues and actively pursuing a more just, secure and sustainable world. Besides, an additional nine films in the festival are receiving funding through Just Films partnerships with the Sundance Documentary Film project and the Independent Television Service (ITVS).

Hartford Foundation For Public Giving Awards $28 Million In Grants In 2011

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The <a href="http://topfoundationgrants.com/foundation_display.php?foundation=Hartford Foundation for Public Giving">Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded more than $28 million in grants last year to nonprofits and educational institutions, foundation officials said.

More than one-third of the grants about $10 million went to programs supporting education and workforce development, officials said.

Kelly said in a statement.

Altogether, more than 1,600 grants were awarded in 2011.

2011 grants included:

$1.3 million to the Greater Hartford Arts Council for regranting to more than 100 local arts, heritage, cultural and community groups. $700,000 in support of programs at three agencies that provide emergency and permanent housing for the homeless in Hartford. $450,000 for programs at 66 Greater Hartford agencies providing basic human needs, including $335,000 from the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund. $400,000 for iQuilt, an arts-based economic development plan to establish a quilt of pathways weaving together downtown Hartfords key cultural sites and institutions. $375,000 to MARC of Manchester for its new home for programs for people with developmental disabilities. $250,000, in collaboration with

Moline Foundation announces scholarship application deadline

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Since 1985, over 100 students have received the Hanson Scholarship Funds as a result of an endowment fund established through the generosity of Clem T. Hanson Memorial Scholarship Fund was established with the Moline Foundation by his family, following the death of Mr. The Moline Foundation, founded in 1953, is a community foundation which provides grants to health, human services, education, community development, the arts and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of Moline and the surrounding area. 40 are eligible to apply for the four year college scholarship based on scholarship, financial need and extracurricular activities. Since 1985, over 100 students have received the Hanson Scholarship Funds as a result of an endowment fund established through the generosity of Clem T. Hanson Memorial Scholarship Fund was established with the Moline Foundation by his family, following the death of Mr. The Moline Foundation, founded in 1953, is a community foundation which provides grants to health, human services, education, community development, the arts and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of Moline and the surrounding area.

Philanthropy report, Jan. 29, 2012

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The Community Foundation Littler Youth Fund Grant Application Deadline

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Northern Colorado Business Report | From Online | The Community Foundation Littler Youth Fund Grant Application Deadline

Jack Litzenberg: Business ownership as anti-poverty tool

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WHO Foundation Grants $24500 to Doctors Without Walls

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Doctors Without Walls, a non-profit organization that provides medical care to unsheltered homeless people, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $24,500 from the W.H.O. Board President, Nancy Lapolla, who attended the event for Doctors Without Walls, said, The Board of Directors, the Womens Clinic Medical Director and the premed intern along with all of our amazing nurses and students who volunteer at the Womens Free Homeless Clinic were filled with gratitude that W.H.O. understands the awesome work and critical need of our underserved homeless womenspopulation.

Established in 1993, the W.H.O. Foundation is committed to encouraging women everywhere to help others through community service, supporting organizations dedicated to the needs of women, children and families in crisis. DWW strives to deliver healthcare to vulnerable populations in their own reality, leading to clinics in parks, on the streets, in the Womens Free Homeless Clinic (WFHC), and in partnerships with community warming shelters.

Beautification grant to improve landscaping

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Grant funds were directed to the NJC Beautification Project, a joint venture between NJC and the NJC Foundation initiated in 2011. It has awarded more than $4.5 million in scholarships and grants during the past 23 years using proceeds from the annual Colorado Garden and Home Show and the Colorado Fall Home Show. In addition to the Colorado Garden Show, the project is supported by the Sterling Rotary Club; Johnson and Associates, CPAs; Jackson Insurance; Wells Fargo Bank; Sterling Monument; Tennant Funeral Home and Crematory; Pizza Hut; Country Gardens Nursery and the NJC Associated Student Government.