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Making the Right Connections With Local Food

Sheila Simon | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Healthy Food, Local Food, Grants, Farmers Markets, Farmers, Food Hub, Local Food Infrastructure, Local Food Illinois, Local Food Economy, Chicago News

Whether it's preparing local food for sale or distributing it to buyers, Illinois has a serious deficit when it comes to local food infrastructure.

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To Innovate, Look to Those Who Educate

Randi Weingarten | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: American Federation of Teachers, Grants, Aft, Teachers Union, Innovation, Teachers, Education Reform, Labor Unions, Education News

When teachers and other school employees work collaboratively with administrators and others on school improvement, students do better.

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Meet D.C.'s Dean Of 'Awesome'

The Huffington Post | Megan Arellano | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Video, Bonnie Shaw, District of Columbia, Dc Impact, Awesome Foundation, Grants, Funding, Awesome Foundation Dc, D.C., Awesome, Impact, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Bonnie Shaw holds a couple of different titles in this city; cofounder of 24 Hour City Project, director of strategy at iStrategyLabs. B...

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A Word About Taxes

Daniel Grant | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Taxes, Scholarships, Sales, New Mexico, Grants, Connecticut, Fellowships, Department of Revenue, Business of Art, Rhode Island, Maine, Maryland, Arts News

There are approximately 100 designated arts and cultural districts throughout the United States, but Rhode Island is only the second state to legislate tax-free zones for artists in them; Maryland is the other.

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ASPCA Saves 52,484 Animals, Plus Other 2011 Accomplishments

Ed Sayres | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Puppy Mill, Animal Cruelty, Retrospective, Joplin, Animal Welfare, Year-End Lists, Animals, Grants, Activism, Impact News

As 2011 rapidly draws to a close, I marvel at all the great work that has been done by animal welfare organizations this year. Throughout the country, more individuals are volunteering, adopting and advocating for animals.

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Giving Away Millions

Alex Wirth | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Youth, State Farm Youth Advisory Board, Grants, State Farm, Millennials, Impact News

You may be asking yourself, what is so hard about giving away money? One short answer: nothing. How the question should be phrased is: What is so hard about giving away money responsibly?

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In Praise of Foundations

Michael Kaiser | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Arts Management, Philanthropy, Donors, Grants, Arts, Donations, Fundraising, Kennedy Center, Foundations, Arts News

Foundations occupy a vital place in the world of philanthropy. Unlike most corporate donors, foundations are not looking primarily for visibility.

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Race To The Top Kicks Off With 37 Applicants

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Education, Charter Schools, Grants, Race to the Top, Preschool, Early Childhood Education, Funding, Barack Obama, Education News

36 states and Washington, D.C. have announced their intention to apply for a piece of the $500 million to be split amongst the winners of the Race to ...

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WASH for Life: Testing Promising Solutions and Scaling Proven Successes in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Maura O'Neill | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Clean Water, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Usaid, Development, Grants, Sanitation, Impact News

Proper access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is critical to saving lives. These failings have a profound effect on the health of people around the world.

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States Face Challenges In Early-Education Race To The Top Scramble

Education Week | Maureen Kelleher | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Education, Early Education, Arne Duncan, Early Childhood Programs, Race to the Top, Grants, Early Childhood Education, School Grants, Education Reform, Education Grants, Education News

States hoping to win a share of the $500 million in federal aid aimed at early-childhood education in the latest Race to the Top contest face this cha...

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Obama Administration Keeps Eyes on the Prize

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Public Policy, Opportunity Ceiling, Promise Neighborhoods, Equity, Underserved Communities, Education Policy, Federal Government, Grants, Politics News

What a wonderful investment in America! President Obama and his administration have seen the challenges facing young people in our country today who ...

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Walmart Family Rewards Education Reformers

Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Public Schools, New Orleans, Washington DC, Walmart, Education, Education Reform, Teach for America, Charter Schools, Grants, Education News

The numbers are in: ...

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My Trip to England: The Ministry of Culture

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Tate Modern, Royal Shakespeare Company, Ed Vaizey, Jeremy Hunt, Grants, Royal Ballet, Government Subsidy, Arts, United Kingdom Austerity, Fundraising, Royal Opera House, Department of Culture Media and Sport, Contributions, Kennedy Center, Entertainment News

The importance of cultural tourism in England is astonishing, the level of theater, opera, symphony and dance performance is extraordinary, the museums are crowded and the export of arts of all kinds is thriving.

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Getting Value From R&D Dollars

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: University, Innovation, Stanford University, Kauffman Foundation, Chaim Weizmann, Grants, Technology News

Universities want to make money, but are often clueless about the effort it takes to bring an idea to the marketplace. The problem of innovation and universities is similar to what corporations are facing today.

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Five Promising Artists Receive Grants From Alpert Foundation

Jay Weston | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Alpert Foundation, Lani Hall, Calarts, Herb Alpert, Arts, Arts Funding, Grants, Los Angeles News

Five exceptional artists have received grants from the Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). I recently had the pleasure of meeting each of these extraordinary young individuals.

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My Trip to England

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Bristol, Ed Vaizey, United Kingdom, Birmingham, Grants, Government Subsidy, Austerity, Liverpool, England, Newcastle, London, Arts, Leeds, Development, Manchester, Royal Opera House, Fundraising, Contributions, Kennedy Center, Arts News

When I was running the Royal Opera House, private fundraising was considered distasteful, at best. Now the English reticence to talk about money, let alone ask for it, is beginning to evaporate.

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Check Out What Pepsi Refresh Project Winners Have Done To Promote Art & Music -- And Vote To Fund More! (PHOTOS)

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: The Pepsi Refresh Project, Community Service, Education, Impact News, Grants, Crowdsourcing, Green, Nonprofits, Community, Corporate Social Responsibility, Csr, Pepsi, Community Action, Impact, Impact News

Since 2010, Pepsi has been on a mission to dole out $20 million in grants through its Pepsi Refresh Project to non-profits, businesses, and individual...

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Inspired By 'Giving Pledge,' Foundations Commit To Make Better Use Of Grant Money

The Chronicle Of Philantrophy | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Philanthropy's Promise, Philanthropy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grants, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Good News, Impact, Impact News

The Giving Pledge has inspired yet another pledge for big donors: Today more than 60 of the country's foundations have signed Philanthropy's Promise, ...

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Check Out Past Pepsi Refresh Project Winners -- And Vote To Fund The Next Inspiring Ideas! (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: The Pepsi Refresh Project, Community Service, Grants, Crowdsourcing, Nonprofits, Green, Community, Corporate Social Responsibility, Pepsi, Community Action, Education, Csr, Impact, Impact News

Since 2010, Pepsi has been on a mission to dole out $20 million in grants through its Pepsi Refresh Project to non-profits, businesses, and individual...

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NEA Announces Grants, Says Video Games Will Count As Art

Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Media Art, Say Si, Grants, Video Game Art, Little Rock, Video Games, Nea, Arts Funding, National Endowment for the Arts, Digital Art, University of Arkansas, Arts News

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) made two important announcements this week. Along with its annual crop of grant recipients, the agency relea...

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SBA's New Web Site Is a Clunker

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

The U.S. Small Business Administration has a cadre of talented staff whose goal is to help small-business owners succeed. Yet, if there was ever a way to tell someone to not go into business, their newly redesigned website is it.

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Grant Money for Genealogy Initiatives - Seriously.

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Government, History, Historical, Budget, Economy, Libraries, Grants, Donald Trump, Archives, Genealogy, Historic Preservation, Family History, Healthy Living News

In these difficult economic times, even the exploding field of genealogy is feeling the pinch. Libraries and archives are convenient (and regrettable)...

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INTERNET ART: A Look at the Winners of AOL's "25 for 25" Arts Grant Program

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Social Innovation, Social Change, Artwork, Aol, Grants, Artist, Artists, Innovation, Arts News

America Online, the latest international company to throw its financial heft behind the arts, has chosen not to fund an art fair (UBS) or stamp its lo...

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The New Fight Over Access to Higher Education

Robert J. Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, College, College Grants, Grants, Higher Education, For Profit Colleges, For-Profit Colleges, Politics News

No one would blame traditional private and public institutions from trying to claim as much support as possible from taxpayers. Yet, on a strict per-student basis, private for-profit institutions already receive only a small share of what other institutions receive from government.

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Responsible Philanthropy

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arts Management, Not-for-Profits, Fundraising, Grants, Philanthropy, Kennedy Center, Entertainment News

Governments and other major institutional funders across the globe are cutting arts funding as other social needs take precedence. This situation leads to a discussion of the responsibility large donors bear when they wish to cut their grants substantially.

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