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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

In 1837 Richard Humphreys established the African Institute, now Cheyney University, in Pennsylvania making it the oldest historically Black university in the United States. As a proud alum of Howard University and Fisk University, I understand how critical HBCUs are in the professional and personal development of generations.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The Boston Foundation. They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . While most grants are made in Arizona, grants may be made nationally as well. Mellon Foundation.

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Workforce development for the nonprofit tech professionals of the future: It will be a consortium, not a building with a dome!

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Examples include Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) , Shriver Job Corps , International Institute of New England , JFYnet , Jobs For the Future , National Fund for Workforce Solutions, SkillWorks , Boston PIC , YearUp , and Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development. And that’s just UMass-Boston!

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Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

Saleforce Nonprofit

Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback. ASU became the first university to adopt Slack campus-wide, launching it across five campuses and more than 200,000 users, including students, faculty, and administrators.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . The Greater Boston Food Bank. Academic Institutions. Alnoor Ebrahim. Kimberly Mitchell.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. Our grants are awarded to schools, local music programs, and national music programs.”. Areas served: Boston, Hartford, New York City, Providence, Washington, D.C. Mazda Foundation.

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How Small & Medium Enterprises Can Support the Sustainable Development Goals

Connection Cafe

In 2015, 193 world leaders came together at the United Nations to launch the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , a universal call to action adopted by all nations to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people can enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

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