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Grants
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Grants Awarded September 2009
Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationSeattle(206) 709-3140http://www.gatesfoundation.org • Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C., $8.3 million to increase the leadership capacity...
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New SAMHSA Financing Web Site Launched
The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has a new “Financing Center of Excellence” Web site with blog-style information on...
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Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and its Grantees Having a Rough Time of It
Some Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) grantees are having a tough time with their finances but aren’t getting the help...
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Safe and Drug-Free Schools State Grants on the Chopping Block
Advocates for substance abuse and violence prevention are trying to stop elimination of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) state grants,...
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Hedge Funds Suffer? Yes, You Read That Correctly.
Youth Today’s Megan A. Conlan reports that in this dire economy, even funding organizations supported by hedge funds – normally thought to...
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Grants Awarded for July-August 2009
Lincoln Financial FoundationFort Wayne, Ind.http://www.lfg.com • Our Piece of the Pie, Hartford, Conn., $30,000 for the AmeriCorps program. • Boys & Girls...
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Successful Rural Nonprofits
Nonprofits in rural areas might learn from successful youth-serving agencies whose practices are described in a new report by the Bridgespan Group,...
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New Funds Fuel Education Reform “Race”
A new education initiative called Race to the Top, which will funnel $4.35 billion in Recovery Act money to states that agree...
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Measuring Nonprofit Sustainability
Is there a tool to measure nonprofit sustainability during times of economic distress? A new report by New York-based consultancy TCC Group,...
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GAO: Recovery Act Shoring Up Distressed States
States generally are using federal Recovery Act funds “to stabilize budgets and cope with fiscal distress,” according to a new update on...
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Report: Nonprofits Financially Stressed
File this one in the “tell-me-about-it” folder: A late-June survey of nonprofits by the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins...
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New Recovery Act “Green” Training Grants on the Street
A couple of the listings today are about a new set of Recovery Act competitive grants – totaling $500 million in all...
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CNCS coverage at Youth Today.
Youth Today’s coverage of the goings-on at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNSC) has garnered a significant level of interest...
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Nonprofits and government agencies have new opportunities to tap Recovery Act dollars.
Nonprofits and government agencies have new opportunities to tap Recovery Act dollars to boost their capacity to serve disadvantaged individuals under the...
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Grants Awarded for June 2009
Nord Family FoundationAmherst, Ohio(440) 984-3939http://www.nordff.org • The Children’s Development Center, Amherst, Ohio, $40,000 for general operating support. • Boys & Girls Clubs...
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The Word: DonorsChoose.org
Stephen Colbert, of the faux news show “The Colbert Report,” recently stepped out of his Republican-pundit persona for just long enough to...
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Funding News of the Week: William “JJ” Shakespeare
Youth involved in the juvenile justice system are a target audience for recently awarded grants that will fund live performances of Shakespeare...
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Funding available for green jobs training
The Department of Labor plans to release $500 million in federal grants next month for agencies prepared to give “green job training”...
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Funding News of the Week: Public School Innovation
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) recently launched a union-led, private foundation-supported initiative to fund and implement public school innovations. One of...
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President Obama’s 2010 Budget Coverage at Youth Today
Youth Today has summarized how the budget proposal released this week by President Obama affects after-school, mentoring, juvenile justice and community service...
