Gates Foundation Supports Study of Innovative Health Program in India
A large-scale evaluation of an innovative health care program in the Indian state of Bihar has been awarded a $3 million grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health, Human services, PNN Worldwide
Giving Made Simple Campaign Highlights Wellness, Pledges $2 Million
Sam’s Club today announced that it is raising public awareness of health and wellness issues and pledging up to $2 million to four health-focused nonprofits through its 2011 Giving Made Simple campaign. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General fundraising, Health, Human services
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Receives $23 Million Grant
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, announced today it has received a $23.2 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to expand and extend its Healthy Schools Program through 2014. … Read entire article »
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Lifting the Quality of American Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced today it will award grants of $1.3 million to 16 different health care collaboratives through its Aligning Forces for Quality initiative, continuing the foundation’s signature effort to improve the quality and value of U.S. health care. … Read entire article »
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Blank Family Announces $3 Million Gift to Child Protection Center
Arthur M. Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons, announced a $3 million gift through The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to honor his wife Stephanie Blank’s support of the Child Protection Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and her service on the Children’s Foundation Board of Trustees. The Child Protection Center will now be named The Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children. … Read entire article »
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$4 Million Gift Names Orthopaedic Center
Michigan’s Beaumont Hospitals has received a $4 million gift from Madeline and Sidney Forbes of Bloomfield Hills to name the Madeline & Sidney Forbes Family Orthopaedic Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. … Read entire article »
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Oregon’s Furman Fund Gives $5.3 Million
The Joyce N. Furman Memorial Trust announced today non-profit gifts and pledges totaling almost $5.3 million, with more than 95% of the funds going to non-profit organizations in Oregon. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education (K-12, and higher education), General fundraising, Health
Columbia St. Mary’s Foundation’s Beyond Medicine Campaign Exceeds Goal, Raising $42 Million
Columbia St. Mary’s Foundation has exceeded its Beyond Medicine campaign fundraising goal, raising more than $42 million to support Columbia St. Mary’s Health System and its state-of-the-industry treatments and technologies, programs and enhancements that create an exceptional patient experience and community benefit programs. … Read entire article »
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UCSF Receives Largest Estate Gift in its History
The University of California, San Francisco has received the largest bequest ever made to the campus. The $48 million estate gift will benefit pulmonary medicine research and care. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education (K-12, and higher education), Featured, General fundraising, Health
Piper Trust Awards $3.4 Million for Child Literacy, Valley Healthcare, Unique Older Adult Projects
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust announced grants of $3.4 million, including funding for early literacy and child tutoring, healthcare projects for people across the Valley and unique housing for older adults with aging children with disabilities. … Read entire article »
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