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$1 Million Grant Funds High Demand ‘Green Collar’ Job Training, Placement
Job creation and reducing energy usage are key concerns not only in the United States, but also throughout the world. In Baltimore these two issues have come together to create an innovative green career workforce development program operated through Civic Works, Baltimore’s urban service corps. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Public works and advocacy
Lockheed Martin Pledges $1 Million to Denver School of Science and Technology
Lockheed Martin has pledged to donate $1 million to the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST), an open-enrollment public school serving middle and high school students in Denver, Colo. … Read entire article »
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Ailing Museums Seek ‘Bailouts’ From Universities
Tottering under years of budget deficits, accumulated debt, and declining donations, several of the country’s small and midsize museums are turning to the art-world equivalent of a bailout and forging partnerships with academic institutions, the Wall Street Journal reports. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, Featured
$325 Million Funding Initiative For High-Performing Charter Schools
JPMorgan Chase announced today a $325 million initiative to support the growth of high-performing U.S. charter schools in today’s challenging credit environment. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), General fundraising
$3.9 Million to Help Increase Middle School Student Reading Levels
To help increase literacy levels among middle school students, the Walmart Foundation announced $3.9 million in grants to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, City Year and WGBH Boston. Funding from the Walmart Foundation will support programs that help students who are reading below grade-level. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), General fundraising
Americans Happy With Performance of Nonprofits, Still Plan to Give Less
Despite signs that some sectors of the economy are slowly recovering, the outlook for nonprofit organizations is still grim. According to recent results from the 2010 Fenton Forecast: Leadership and Effectiveness Among Nonprofits, nearly two-thirds of survey respondents report they plan to either reduce their giving or keep it the same as last year. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, General fundraising
Nonprofit Moves to Virtual Office, Results-Only Work Environment
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation CEO Deborah L. Frett announced today that the organization has taken a major step towards its commitment to successful workplaces by moving to a virtual office and a Results-Only Work Environment. “There is the old saying- you need to ‘walk the talk’- and BPW Foundation is doing just that,” Frett said. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, PNNOnline Various
Cincinnati Museum Center Sues Local Foundation Over Disputed Grant
A legal battle has erupted over a disputed $1 million grant to the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal from a local foundation, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, General fundraising
Helping America’s Metropolitan Regions Build Prosperity, Expand Opportunity
The Ford Foundation today announced a five-year, $200 million effort to help transform the way that cities, suburbs and surrounding communities grow and plan for the future, promoting a new metropolitan approach that interweaves housing, transportation and land-use policy to foster greater economic growth. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, General fundraising, Public works and advocacy
Four-Year Grant Supports National After-School Programs, Summer Programming
The New York Life Foundation announced today a four-year, $1,000,000 grant to BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) to support the organization’s core literacy and math programming for elementary and middle school children (grades K-8). … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education)
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