NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Hongjun Wang, PhD, associate professor of chemistry, chemical biology & biomedical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, has received a $50,000 Innovation Grant from New Jersey Health Foundation to advance research that may improve the quality and efficacy of dental implants, announced James M.

The New Jersey Health Foundation Innovation Grants Program provides awards of up to $50,000 each for promising ideas to advance intellectual property toward commercialization. Faculty and staff from organizations affiliated with New Jersey Health Foundation are eligible for funding (Kessler Foundation, Rowan University, Rutgers University, Princeton University and Stevens Institute of Technology).

About New Jersey Health Foundation
New Jersey Health Foundation (www.njhf.org) is a not-for-profit corporation that supports biomedical research and health-related education programs in New Jersey through its matching program, its Grants Program and its affiliate, Foundation Venture Capital Group (www.foundationventure.com) which makes private equity investments in life science start- up companies in New Jersey headed toward commercialization.

About Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University , is a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, N.J. overlooking the Manhattan skyline. New Jersey Health Foundation Announces An Additional $1 Million To Fund Innovation and Research Grants in New Jersey New Jersey Health Foundation and the Office of Technology Licensing at Princeton University Team Up for Biomedical Research and Technology Projects New Jersey Health Foundation Endowments Exceed National Investment Returns

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Why Every Business Should Also Get Into the Business of Good | Suzanne Lerner But instead, I’ve chosen a dual career: one as a business leader, and one as a leader in philanthropy. My husband and I co-founded Michael Stars, where I am now President and oversee the Michael Stars Foundation to carry out our true passion of giving. The Michael Stars Foundation is now ten years old and has embraced organizations like Women Thrive Worldwide, Joyful Heart Foundation, Children Mending Heart, and a host of organizations that focus on women’s empowerment and global education. Here are a few things to make your business more attuned to benevolence, and what being philanthropic as a business leader can do for you.

Partner with other organizations. The Michael Stars team works together, but we also count some of our best successes to have come from outside of the company’s walls.

Philanthropy makes you a better leader.

While the Clintons have clearly made a hash out of philanthropic accountability with their fundraising and disclosure practices at the Clinton Foundation, it is philanthropic hypocrisy for Gingrich to declare the foundation’s behavior illegal, with his clearly stated implication that these governments were engaged in bribing a former Secretary of State and potential presidential candidate. It is no less objectionable than it was in 2006 when Gingrich, not many years after being dressed down in Congress for ethics charges, was also recruited as a plenary speaker for the Council when the Council was led at the time by former Republican congressman and Gingrich protege Steve Gunderson.

(You can read our coverage of their interaction here.) It’s a good show to get the articulate Gingrich and Jones to close the COF conference, but Gingrich’s track record in philanthropy makes him unsuitable, no matter how good a public speaker he might be.

That the IRS ultimately let Gingrich off the hook, which Gingrich’s people read as a clean bill of health and his critics read as a highly unusual IRS maneuver, can’t be taken as the end of the story.

“Although the IRS didn’t specifically find Gingrich himself guilty of tax-exempt misbehavior, the IRS did revoke the tax exemption of the Lincoln Foundation in 1998 because of the obvious role the foundation played in ‘how GOPAC captured and dominated ALOF, using it to raise funds and pay costs for an ambitious cable television show featuring Gingrich. Callaway’s people presented their evidence to the IRS, but the review office made no attempt to contact the House ethics committee that investigated Gingrich and ALOF and uncovered the partisan nature of the foundation’s operations. PFF was directed by GOPAC Executive Director Jeffrey Eisenach, who was recruited out of GOPAC to the foundation (though GOPAC paid a chunk of his initial salary) to initially raise tax-exempt money for Gingrich’s multipart ‘renewing American civilization’ course at Kennesaw State College and then, when questions arose about doing the political fundraising of tax-exempt dollars through the university’s own foundation, shifted the fundraising and funding burden to Progress and Freedom.

Pablo Eisenberg also wrote about Gingrich’s appearance at the Council on Foundations at that time, noting that knowledgeable foundation people had said Gingrich was going to be paid $30,000 for his talk, though the Council declined to disclose his exact fee. From the website of Newt Gingrich Productions, a link goes to the Worldwide Speakers Group which claims Gingrich as an exclusive speaker reports that his speaking fee is between $40,000 and $60,000.

In other words, the vagaries of how nonprofits and foundations navigate the political process were exactly how Gingrich used the two foundations to slide into the Republican Party’s partisan politics. The Council could have found speakers just as conservative as Gingrich and just as eloquent (and Gingrich certainly is) who could easily hold their own with a liberal as articulate as Van Jones and talked just as effectively about the importance of collaboration.

Benton County Community Foundation is RESCHEDULING The Lunch Hour event – Events+and+Activities – Vinton Today, A News Cooperative :: Vinton Iowa

The Benton County Community Foundation (BCCF) is rescheduling the luncheon for professional advisors.

Jamar Thompson, Affiliate Development Director, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, will discuss a variety of topics including transfer of wealth statistics, Endow Iowa 25% state tax credit, types of funds, ways to give and general community foundation background. at Kirkwood Community College, Benton County Center, 111 W 3rd St, Vinton, IA 52349.

The Benton County Community Foundation is a local organization making grant investments to organizations that create a stronger and more vibrant quality of life in Benton County, and helps people establish permanent endowment funds for the causes they care about in their community. The Benton County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, a nonprofitcommitted to creating long-term impact in 19 counties in northeast Iowa.

Vardy family recognised for philanthropy

The family was honoured with a Beacon Award for Philanthropy at a ceremony in London which recognised “extraordinary and transformational” individuals who “have brought about lasting social change through conviction, determination and generosity”.

Following his successful sponsorship of academies and his programme for helping men leaving prison, the accolade in particular recognised Sir Peter’s growing Safe Families for Children (SFFC) initiative, which was launched in the North East and is about to rolled out to five other regions across the UK.

It allows strangers to do what they would for a friend, offering simple acts of kindness that make all the difference in stopping problems escalating.”

Safe Families is based on a highly successful initiative started in Chicago and provides early intervention for struggling families with the help of army of volunteers.

Following interest from Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith, SFFC has attracted 2m from the Department for Education’s Children’s Social Care Innovation Fund to expand its public social partnership initiative into Merseyside, Greater Manchester, East and West Midlands and the Solent area.

Local authorities are confident that by joining forces with Safe Families, thousands of children will be kept out of the care system through early intervention by SFFC’s qualified social workers and its volunteers who befriend families, act as mentors and open up their homes as temporary safe havens.

NEW YORK, April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Ford Foundation today announced it was making $500,000 in grants to support disaster relief and recovery in Nepal, where the foundation has supported development work for over 60 years.

“We are deeply concerned for the well-being of millions of Nepalis whose lives have been so profoundly affected by this disaster,” said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “With these grants we express our solidarity with the people of Nepal, and with the courageous organizations working to help them.” $100,000 to Save the Children for immediate relief work, especially focused in remote areas of Nepal where aid is hard to reach
$250,000 to The Asia Foundation for grants to local Nepali partners responding to longer-term rebuilding efforts, with a special focus on psychosocial and education support for marginalized and vulnerable communities
$150,000 to the TEWA Foundation for its work across Nepal in support of grassroots women’s organizations who will be on the frontlines of community recovery

For over 60 years, the New Delhi office of the Ford Foundation has supported some of the core institutions of Nepali society from Tribhovan University, to women’s groups including Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) and the Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resource Management Association, to indigenous philanthropic efforts like TEWA.

“The New Delhi office has been proud to work with remarkable Nepali colleagues and we look forward to continuing that relationship in the years to come,” said Kavita N. Ramdas, Ford Foundation‘s Representative in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. “We have no doubt that despite the scale of this current tragedy, civil society in Nepal will continue to be a resource, not just for rebuilding the country physically, but to ensure social justice in Nepal’s future.”

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Clinton Foundation reportedly failed to disclose identities of 1,100 donors | Fox News

A charity tied with the Clinton Foundation reportedly failed to reveal the identities of at least 1,100 donors, in the latest detail to emerge about the group’s finances following days of intense public scrutiny.

The Canada-based Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership could be a potential gateway for anonymous Clinton Foundation donations from foreign business leaders because Canadian law prohibits charities from disclosing individual donors without their permission.

The Washington Post reports the partnership sends much of its money to the Clinton Foundation, and reported the latest information about undisclosed donors.

A Clinton Foundation spokesman for the Clinton Foundation told the paper the agreement with the Obama administration did not apply to the Canadian organization.

The concerns about the foundation’s contributions and finances are being raised as Clinton’s wife, Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, makes a 2016 White House bid.

Miles for Smiles, Press Uncuffed place first in Do Good Challenge – The Diamondback : News
Miles for Smiles, Press Uncuffed place first in Do Good Challenge

Miles for Smiles, a team working to get better dental care for children in rural Honduras, and Press Uncuffed, a group raising awareness about imprisoned journalists around the world, each took home the $5,000 grand prize in their category at the Do Good Challenge on Tuesday.

Miles for Smiles won in the projects track and Press Uncuffed placed first in the ventures category.

Grigg Lewis Foundation names new leader – Buffalo – Buffalo Business First
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Smith joined the Lockport-based nonprofit in 2002 and served as program coordinator for 10 years before moving up to assistant executive director last fall.

According to a news release posted on the foundation’s website, Smith will serve as the foundation’s main spokesperson, concentrating on the impact of projects related to grantmaking and assisting board members in the grant review process.

With $45 million in assets, the foundation made gifts of $2.4 million in fiscal 2013, the most recent year for which data is available. 10 for asset size among the 30 largest foundations in Western New York.

The foundation focuses on Eastern Niagara County charities and causes, with special interest in youth, elderly, human service, community development and arts and culture.

Smith has been active within the grantmaking community, previously serving on the grants committee of the East Hill Foundation; and on the board and program committee of the former WNY Grantmakers Association, which merged this spring with the Grantmakers Forum of NY in Rochester to form the NY Funders Alliance.

Smith is also a graduate of Leadership Niagara.

RIDGEFIELD a The Ridgefield Public Schools Foundation invites residents of the greater Ridgefield community to play in a golf tournament on Sat., May 16.

Since its formation in 2010, the Foundation has provided more than $60,000 to support Ridgefield schools.

a Youth Arts Month a The Foundation was one of many organizations that helped make Ridgefieldas first Youth Arts Month a success.

a Mini grants a This spring, the Foundation awarded 13 mini-grants totaling $6,300 to Ridgefield teachers.

a Annual classroom supply grants a Through a generous donation from a local family, the Foundation provided each teacher in Ridgefield School District with the opportunity to apply for a $100 grant to pay for classroom supplies.

a Career Month and College Month a In 2014-15, the Foundation provided a grant to the Ridgefield High Schoolas High School and Beyond program to help fund Career Month and College Month activities.

a Student scholarships a The Foundation is are partnering with Ridgefield High School Alumni to provide scholarship opportunities for Ridgefield seniors in the class of 2015 who plan to continue their education beyond high school.A

a Cispus Program a Through a designated fund, the Foundation collected donations from the community to support this valuable outdoor education program made available each year to all Ridgefield fifth graders.

a Principalas checkbook a The Foundation provides each principal with a checkbook they can use on a case-by-case basis to pay for items students need to come to school ready to learn.

a Employee Appreciation Awards a The Foundation and local businesses team up to provide an array of gift cards for each of the employees recognized at the end of the school year by the school district.

aWe hope people will come out to have fun and support the Foundation as the money we raise goes directly to support Ridgefield schools,a said Paul Lewis, Foundation president.

aI canat think of a better way to support your community schools as the Foundation is one of our most important community partners,a said Dr.