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Duke Libraries Receive $13.6 Million Gift
Duke University trustee David M. Rubenstein will give $13.6 million to the Duke University Libraries in support of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, President Richard H. Brodhead announced Wednesday. … Read entire article »
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Kids In Need Foundation Partners to Donate 1,600 Backpacks of School Supplies
In partnership with the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Foundation, the Kids In Need Foundation will donate 1,600 backpacks filled with school supplies to needy children in Denver Public Schools. This donation is made possible thanks to a $25,000 grant awarded to the Kids In Need Foundation by the Staples Foundation for Learning. Staples and the Staples Foundation for Learning are longtime supporters of Kids In Need. … Read entire article »
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Center for Arab American Philanthropy Announces Third Round of Grants
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy today announced 12 grants to empower grassroots Arab American organizations around the country. The grantees’ work includes assisting refugees, supporting student success and educating the public through arts and culture. … Read entire article »
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New Initiative Awards Grants to Eleven States to Transform Adult Education
Jobs for the Future (JFF) today announced the grantees of Accelerating Opportunity: A Breaking Through Initiative, which will challenge states across the country to transform adult education systems into more successful pathways leading to economic security. … Read entire article »
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Duke Donations Top $349 Million in 2010-11
Duke University received philanthropic contributions from a record 106,423 donors between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011, and their gifts totaled $349,657,667, the third highest cash total in Duke’s history. … Read entire article »
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Piper Trust Awards $4.6 Million
With nonprofit organizations facing continued pressures to increase services with fewer revenues, the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust awarded $2.6 million in grants for Community Relief in Maricopa County, Arizona, representing 55 percent of total 2nd quarter 2011 grantmaking of $4.6 million. … Read entire article »
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NY Life Foundation Announces Summer Diversity Scholars
Earlier this year, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars announced that a $45,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation would support scholarships for up to 12 college and university students in elite, semester-long internships. Five scholars have been named summer Diversity Fellows, and are working at government agencies and private for-profit and nonprofit organizations based in Washington, D.C. … Read entire article »
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Duke to Overhaul Humanities With Support From Mellon Foundation
A new endeavor at Duke University aimed at changing the role of the humanities in the undergraduate curriculum is being funded with a five-year, $6 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. … Read entire article »
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Simon Youth Foundation Awards More Than $1 Million to College-Bound Students
Simon Youth Scholarships program, an initiative of Simon Youth Foundation, has announced $1.15 million in awards to benefit more than 260 nationwide recent high school graduates, many of whom will be first-generation college students when they attend the 2- or 4-year institution of their choice this fall. … Read entire article »
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NYL Foundation Grants $600K to New York Libraries
The New York Life Foundation announced today grants totaling $600,000 to three public library systems offering educational enhancement opportunities for culturally diverse students in need of school , college and career services in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. … Read entire article »
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