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Two Foundations Join Forces for Women Veterans
Every day, women in the military are willing to lay down their lives for our country. But when they return home, they often are misunderstood, underutilized and sometimes forgotten. Research reveals that, as a nation, we somehow are missing the mark when it comes to supporting women veterans during a difficult and challenging transition in their lives. … Read entire article »
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Skoll Foundation Commits $10 Million to Support Social Innovation Fund
The Skoll Foundation announced today it is committing $10 million over two years to support the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a new competitive grant program housed at the Corporation for National and Community Service. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising, Human services
Detroit Tigers Foundation Awards Nearly $250,000 in Grants
The Detroit Tigers Foundation, an affiliate of Ilitch Charities, will present nearly $250,000 in grants to 18 organizations during an on-field, pregame ceremony prior to the 1:05 p.m. game on Sunday, May 30. These grants will directly support extraordinary organizations that serve thousands of children and families throughout the state of Michigan. … Read entire article »
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Survey Finds Public Divided Over Increasing Offshore Oil Drilling
Americans are divided over whether to increase offshore oil drilling, and a majority believes the risks outweigh the benefits, according to a new nationwide survey released today by Virginia Commonwealth University. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment
2009 Household Charitable Giving Down; 2010 Projected to Rebound
Individual charitable giving in 2009 amounted to $217.3 billion, a decline of $11.2 billion or 4.9 percent from the estimated $228.5 billion total in 2008, according to the latest report by researchers at the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College and published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. … Read entire article »
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Jim Joseph Foundation Announces $33 Million in Grants
As part of a continued concentrated effort to increase the number of credentialed future Jewish educators and to improve the quality of professional preparation and Jewish education they receive, the Jim Joseph Foundation has announced that $33 million in grants have been awarded to the three leading training institutions for Jewish educators. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), General fundraising
Guest Column: Do You Have What it Takes to Be THE Recognized Expert in Your Field?
You might see yourself as only one of a million people who are knowledgeable in a particular area, but your friends, family and colleagues may see you as the reigning expert on the subject, the go-to guy or gal with the answers. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guest columns and features
Top Fundraising Research Prize Awarded to Harvard’s McCleary
The Association of Fundraising Professionals has awarded its top research award, the Skystone Ryan Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy, to Rachel McCleary for her book, Global Compassion: Private Voluntary Organizations and U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1939. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, General fundraising
LGBT Entrepreneurship Organization Opens Trading Day to Celebrate Pride Month
StartOut, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering and developing entrepreneurship in the LGBT community, will ring The Opening BellSM to begin trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday, June 7. The bell-ringing will celebrate StartOut’s efforts to educate, inspire and support LGBT business leaders, timed to coincide with June’s Gay Pride Month festivities. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Public works and advocacy
California Receives $10 Million More for Wetlands Conservation
More funding is now available for California’s farmers and ranchers to voluntarily restore and enhance wetlands. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is receiving an additional $10 million for the Wetlands Reserve Program this year. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment
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