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Michael Saunders is Senior Editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com and TopFoundationGrants.com and a network of comprehensive sites offering information on foundation and government and grants as well as federal government programs.

He also maintains sites providing resources on social entrepreneurship and social innovation. All of the sites seek to highlight innovative approaches to improving communities across the nation and the world.

Anne P. Delo

December 11, 2020 10:45 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Connecticut Community Foundation
Anne attended Emory University and graduated from the University of South Florida.
She began a corporate career at The Travelers in Hartford in the ’70s and advanced to senior-level corporate positions in the ’80s and ’90s. Anne was a trailblazer for women in the corporate world and inspired young

Pair of Summit nonprofits receive COVID-19 grant funding from El Pomar Foundation

December 11, 2020 10:00 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: El Pomar Foundation
Pair of Summit nonprofits receive COVID-19 grant funding from El Pomar Foundation | SummitDaily.com Serving Summit County, COPair of Summit nonprofits receive COVID-19 grant funding from El Pomar FoundationDuring the third phase of El Pomar Foundation grants, the Family & Intercultural

Computer course for Spanish speakers fills need during pandemic

December 11, 2020 9:03 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Skagit Community Foundation

Note: We’ve recently updated our online systems.

After completing a computer course for Spanish speakers this fall, Ana Lilia Mendez said she is already using what she learned in her cleaning business.A On Excel, she is able to keep track of invoices, create graphs and complete

State hiring for emergency staffing jobs

December 11, 2020 8:52 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
At this time, grant amounts are still being calculated based on the final number of approved applications, but money is expected to start going out the door next week to approved businesses.
The Administration currently has a proposal in front of the Joint Fiscal Committee to add $13.2 million to

Annual holiday bike build in Clark County rolls with changes due to COVID-19 pandemic

December 11, 2020 8:49 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
An annual bike-build event normally draws hundreds of volunteers to a huge downtown warehouse for a fun, slightly crowded festival of on-site assembly but this year, sponsor Waste Connections had to come up with a new plan that avoided all that togetherness.
What shaped up was a “pickup parade,”

MaineCF's Downeast Innovation Fund awards $95000 in grants

December 11, 2020 8:41 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Maine Community Foundation
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH The Maine Community Foundation’s Downeast Innovation Fund has awarded $95,000 in grants to 11 nonprofits in Hancock and Washington counties. Launched in 2018, the Downeast Innovation Fund Grant program supports nonprofit organizations that provide programs to improve or

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Invites Hundreds of Families to Experience Selby …

December 11, 2020 3:03 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Invites Hundreds of Families to Experience Selby Gardensa Lights in Bloom – SRQ Daily Dec 11, 2020 For the fourth year in a row, hundreds of families in Sarasota County will have an exclusive opportunity to experience Marie Selby Botanical Garden’s Lights in

Ready To Bloom

December 11, 2020 3:03 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation
The first tree of its kind was planted in the city during the annual Arbor Day celebration Thursday.
A rosea autumn flowering cherry tree was planted at Baker Park, which is located between West Fourth and Fifth streets and Clinton and Jefferson streets.
Along with city officials, the Zonta Club

Dec. 11 – Foellinger Foundation, others award grants

December 11, 2020 3:03 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Foellinger Foundation
Their dedication helps improve the lives of area children and families.aa Cancer Services of Allen County $285,000, three-year operating support for Allen County programsa Center for Nonviolence $277,500, three-year operating supporta Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne

India pledges $2B philanthropy for Covid care

December 11, 2020 2:41 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Gates Foundation
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New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) India pledged $2 billion out of $20.6 billion philanthropy funds for 2020-2021 to strengthen all levels of care in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and to ensure essential public health functions with an enhanced focus on women, children