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Guest column: Henderson Community Foundation example of vision, leadership
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 7 months ago
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Growing up in Henderson is among the things I give thanks for every day. The luck of getting my start in a place where strong families, good neighbors, engaged churches, fine schools and solid values meant a young girl was well prepared to make her
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Foundations taking hands-on approach to health
Detroit :: MI :: USA | 7 months ago
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Some nonprofit foundations have decided to take a hands-on approach to getting Michigan residents off their couches and into the world of active, healthy living. In addition to awarding grants, The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the
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N.J. charities establish Sandy recovery fund for long-term needs of victims
Morristown :: TN :: USA | 7 months ago
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The Record Two of the state's largest charitable foundations are establishing a New Jersey Recovery Fund to focus on long-term needs in the wake of superstorm Sandy. The fund will be maintained by the Community Foundation of New Jersey in Morristown.
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Taking early childhood learning to the streets
New Castle :: PA :: USA | 8 months ago
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Youngsters, teachers and moms gather inside Gus the Bus, a preschool on wheels, where they take part in reading-related activities each week. Kelley Cox Post Independent Wheels on the Bus has been a staple in preschool classroom song circles for
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Canada's Youth Growing Up in an Era of Rapid Change: Report
Toronto :: Canada | 8 months ago
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October 8, 2012 The landmarks signalling life transitions for youth leaving school and entering various phases of life are changinga fact that needs to be recognized in order to build better communities, according to a new report. Canada's youth are
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Foundation poised to shift city's future: Leaders gathering seed money
Madisonville :: KY :: USA | 9 months ago
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Henderson has seen many successful fund drives in the past to raise capital to construct a new public facility or to meet the operating needs of nonprofit organizations. But the community is on the verge of a breakthrough for a drive that is intended
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Ramazan Kilinc: Secularism, Nationalism and Christian Minorities in Turkey
İstanbul :: Turkey | 1 year ago
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The state itself took the responsibility to teach a Hanefi/Sunni interpretation of Islam. The motive of the secular state was to institute an official Islam. Only a limited number of non-Muslims, excluding Syriacs, were given the right to open
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Foundation gives first grants
Paducah :: KY :: USA | 1 year ago
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11 p.m. , updated April 24, 2012 at 10:11 p.m...That's why it was especially poignant when Johns, who was nearly killed in a snowboarding accident in 2003, made his way across the main floor of Ohio Valley Financial Group with his walker Tuesday to
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Foundation wants philanthropists to donate 'a little love' to city
Toronto :: Canada | 1 year ago
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On Tuesday night, a group of about 100 select Torontonians will gather in a spacious apartment at Bloor St. and Avenue Rd. to hear a simple plea: give your city a little love. The financial goal is to raise $100 million in three to five years. The
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The Summit Foundation: A unique community foundation
Frisco :: CO :: USA | over 1 year ago
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How do community foundations differ from other nonprofit organizations? Instead of specializing in certain programs or a specific need like individual nonprofits, foundations research the entire community to find the areas of greatest need. Then a
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