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Kellogg Foundation Invests $3 Million in Community Health Workers
HealthConnect One is launching a national project which expands the community health worker (CHW) workforce to provide support for thousands of vulnerable families during pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting.
The three-year...
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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards $6.6 Million in Grants
The Seattle-based Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has announced fourth-quarter grants totaling $6.6 million to fifty-eight nonprofits serving the Pacific Northwest region.
Grants were awarded in the areas of arts and culture, asset building...
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Komen official quits breast cancer charity
A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood , according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press ....
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YouTube’s DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards Now Taking Submissions
YouTube and See3 Communications are now accepting submissions for the 2012 DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards , an annual event to showcase and reward some of the best video work from nonprofits.
The awards will honor nonprofits in four...
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Business Support for Communities Could be Waning
Harvard Business School just released its first study of U.S. competitiveness , reporting that almost two-thirds of U.S. businesses will locate their new plants outside the U.S. None of this is surprising. But for me, one finding was...
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Private Equity Fundraising on the Rise, According to Study
The majority (63 percent) of private equity fund managers — regardless of fund size — are receiving new commitments from Limited Partners (LPs), according to the third annual PErspective private equity study by BDO USA , one of...
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Students featured in documentary for fundraising for African women
Six young women in East Stroudsburg Area School District's U.N. Aspire group found themselves part of a real-life "Pay it Forward" after reading the award-winning book " Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women...
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Prokhorov Plans $17 Billion Charity Giveaway If He Beats Putin in Election
Mikhail Prokhorov , Russia’s third richest man, said he’ll give $17 billion of his $18 billion fortune to charity if he defeats Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and three other candidates to win the Russian presidency next month.
...
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Alabama Gives Day raises more than $743,000 for nonprofits
Alabama Gives Day , which ended at midnight Thursday, raised $743,985 for nonprofit agencies around the state. The event encouraged people to make online donations to an array of nonprofit agencies. More than 1,000 organizations...
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'Buffett Rule' Tax Bill Would Preserve Charitable Deduction
Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to require the richest Americans to pay a minimum share of their income in taxes, but allow them to continue claiming a deduction for charitable giving.
The bill , introduced by Sen. Sheldon...
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"Music for Champions" Benefit Concert to Feature Major Music Acts
The first-ever Music for Champions concert will take place on March 19 at Hard Rock Live Orlando . Proceeds from the concert will jointly benefit Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS...
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Foundation for the National Archives Receives $100,000 GM Foundation Grant
Press release (Feb. 3, 2012) — The General Motors Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Foundation for the National Archives in support of the National Archives Experience's upcoming exhibition exploring the life and...
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The Facebook effect: Will charities reap some of the IPO dough?
What will a new generation of Facebook millionaires do with their wealth? It’s a good bet that many will splurge on a fancy new car , purchase a new home or perhaps even plan a trip to space . But it's also likely that...
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Getty Images Rebrands Grants for Good as Getty Images Creative Grants
Press release (Feb. 2, 2012) — Getty Images announced the rebranding of the Grants for Good as Getty Images Creative Grants , with an increased emphasis on the innovative use of creative and conceptual imagery and film. Fostering the...
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Lowe's Awards $1 Million to Keep America Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) announced a major gift in support of KAB’s mission to engage individuals in local community improvement and environmental projects.
The...
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CureDuchenne Launches 'Text 2 CureDuchenne' Campaign at Super Bowl XLVI
Press release (Jan. 31, 2012) — CureDuchenne , a nonprofit that raises awareness and funds research to cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is launching its Text 2 CureDuchenne campaign at the Style Icon Celebrity Lounge during Super Bowl...
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Training mandate proposal riles N.H. nonprofits
Does the live free or die philosophy of the New Hampshire Legislature pertain only to organizations making a profit? That's what officials at many of the state's nonprofit organizations are beginning to wonder after the Senate passed...
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Kauffman Foundation to Run Ad During Super Bowl
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is paying for a 30-second television ad to be aired during the Super Bowl. Kauffman will be pitching “entrepreneurship.” The ad, to be run three times surrounding the Super Bowl (once before...
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Kennedy compound on Cape Cod donated for charitable use
The main house at the Kennedy family's famous waterfront compound on Cape Cod in Massachusetts has been donated for use as an education center aimed at teaching leadership and inspiring public service, the institute receiving the...
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Factbox: Spending, fundraising in presidential race
U.S. presidential campaigns and political action committees, or PACs, filed financial reports on Tuesday that showed how much they had raised and spent as of Dec. 31.
The filings to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) also...
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