Global Polio Eradication Initiative Launches Emergency Action Plan
Developed in coordination with new country national emergency plans, the plan builds on successes in India and outlines a range of new strategies to better support eradication efforts in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic....
Ford Foundation Celebrates Fifty Years in East Africa, Awards $2 Million in Grants
In addition to awarding $2 million in support of the Tukuve Initiative for Peaceful and Fair Elections in Kenya, the foundation will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its work in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania with a variety of special initiatives....
Kresge Foundation Adopts 'Creative Placemaking' Approach
Under the new strategy, Kresge will focus on the integration of arts and culture into comprehensive community revitalization efforts, an approach sometimes called "creative placemaking"....
Arts and Culture
Life Technologies Commits $3 Million to Smithsonian Museum of Natural History 5/24/12
Children and Youth
Number of Children Raised by Relatives, Family Friends Continues to Climb, Report Finds 5/24/12
Civil Society
Charles Bronfman Prize Awarded to Founder of Veterans Service Organization 5/24/12
Civil and Human Rights
Open Society Foundations Announce 2012 Soros Justice Fellows 5/23/12
Community Improvement/Development
MacArthur Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million for Study of How Cities Responded to Recession 5/23/12
Health
Komen for the Cure Announces $58 Million in 2012 Research Grants 5/22/12
Higher Education
UC Davis Announces $5.6 Million Grant From Templeton Foundation 5/23/12
Davidson College Receives $25 Million Gift From Alumnus 5/22/12
Human Services
Americans Have Little Understanding of Poverty in U.S., Study Finds 5/21/12
Goodwill Receives $1 Million From Walmart to Assist Returning Vets 5/21/12
Journalism/Media
NPR Sees Advertising Revenue Fall, Considers Cuts 5/22/12
Los Angeles Times Receives $1 Million From Ford Foundation to Expand Coverage of Key Topics 5/21/12
Philanthropy and Voluntarism
Newman's Own Foundation Will Award $30 Million in 2012 Grants 5/24/12
Questions Raised by Report That Nonprofits Claim Zero Fundraising Expenses 5/23/12
Billionaires Hold Second Meeting to Discuss Their Giving 5/22/12
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