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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. As the sector evolves, students aren’t always sure which available resources are the most sound to support our studies. Philanthropy News Digest . GuideStar . Candid’s GuideStar platform includes over 2.7

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Carnegie Corporation of New York. Areas served: Worldwide.

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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. The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

Bloomerang

They award five scholarships, yearly, of up to $2000 to deserving caregivers who wish to further their education in a care-related field. The AARP® Purpose Prize award is a national award in the United States that celebrates people 50 and older who are using their life experience to make a difference. AARP Purpose Prize.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

They award grants for educational innovations that prepare youth to become the socially responsible leaders of the future. They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Boston, Hartford, New York City, Providence, Washington, D.C.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world. We want to see that students with disabilities have equal opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. This first grant allowed us to pilot a Bookshare outreach project in the New York metro area, with a de facto focus on senior citizens with vision loss.

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