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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

foundations steadily decreased their support of HBCUs, in terms of both percentage of total giving and grant dollars awarded. The number of large foundations awarding grants to HBCUs also decreased during this time. In fact, large U.S. This increase, therefore, does not reflect philanthropic trends to the broader HBCU community.

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Digital Divide Data: our Partner in Laos

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We've been a big fan of DDD, and nominated them (one of many nominations they received, I'm sure) for the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship , which they received several years ago. I was able to demonstrate what we do with the files the students help generate, using our Read2Go application on an iPad.

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Navigating Regulatory Requirements for Disaster and Hardship Relief Funds: A Guide for CSR Leaders

sgEngage

In addition to defining the fund’s charitable class, a regulatory compliant disaster and hardship relief fund must be established with specific written and objective grant criteria, which guide the nondiscriminatory grant review and award process. Grant criteria includes: What occurred to make the applicant eligible for a grant?

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

Below are the two main characteristics we are looking for in a winning story: A clear demonstration of how a donated TechSoup product benefited your organization. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

Below are the two main characteristics we are looking for in a winning story: A clear demonstration of how a donated TechSoup product benefited your organization. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor.

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Calling all Faith-Based Organizations! Think You Could Use a Free Tablet?

Tech Soup

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. This Challenge is void in the U.S.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset. This experience helped us prove the potential of Bookshare to meet the needs of students with disabilities.

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