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Non-profits in Boston, Hartford, Providence, New York, DC Receive Relationship Grants

Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Corp., a non-profit, tax-exempt entity established by Brown Rudnick LLP, is pleased to announce the recipients of the Foundation’s 2011-12 Relationship Grants program. … Read entire article »

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NY Life Donates $100K for Irene Relief

New York Life Insurance Company announced today it will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross to aid Hurricane Irene relief efforts. … Read entire article »

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Up to Three $100,000 Prizes Available for Advancing Positive Social Change

Grinnell College today announced the call for nominations for the 2012 Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize.  This prize program, now in its second year, honors individuals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change. … Read entire article »

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TD Charitable Foundation Donates $100,000 to Red Cross for Hurricane Recovery

The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank,  donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross to assist the victims of Hurricane Irene, which struck the East Coast last weekend. … Read entire article »

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$1 Million to National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to Fund Scholarships, Safety Training Initiatives

A $1 million grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation honors the nation’s fallen firefighters and will improve firefighter safety. Representatives from Motorola Solutions presented the grant to Chief Dennis Compton, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Ronald J. Siarnicki, executive director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, at the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department’s Fire Station 11. … Read entire article »

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American Teens Raise Their Voices for Peers Around the World

As American girls head back to school this fall, the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up campaign and its supporters are speaking out on behalf of the millions of adolescent girls in developing countries that do not have the same opportunity. Girls make up more than half of the 140 million children and adolescents that are out of school; in many countries, more than half of them drop out before they get to the 6th grade. … Read entire article »

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Junior Scientists Return to Stockholm to Share Water Project Updates at World Water Week

This week students from Ghana and the Netherlands reconvene at Stockholm World Water Week to share the results of their efforts to bring safe water to people in need. … Read entire article »

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$2 Million in Funding to Help Vulnerable Older Americans Meet Everyday Needs

AARP Foundation today announced a new grant making program that supports the organization’s commitment to changing the lives of vulnerable older Americans by meeting their everyday needs — food, housing, income and personal connections. … Read entire article »

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Council on Foundations Partners With U.S.D.A. to Improve Rural Economic Opportunities

The Council on Foundations, a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address philanthropic concerns in rural communities nationwide.  … Read entire article »

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Humless “Light the Night” Initiative Illuminates Brighter Futures

1.6 billion* people worldwide live without Electricity. Humless, LLC seeks to change that, announcing today its “Light the Night” initiative to bring hope and solar generated electricity to off-grid communities and rural medical clinics both domestically and abroad. … Read entire article »

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