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University of Oregon receives $500 million for Knight Campus

Candid

The University of Oregon has announced a second $500 million gift from Penny and Phil Knight in support of the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. The Knight Campus enrolls students who are?pursuing What would take other institutions decades to achieve is happening here in just a matter of years.".

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Funding Priority: Education. Global Fund For Children. Daniels Fund.

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10 Awesome LGBTQ Organizations You Should Support This Pride Month

Everyaction

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence The. Pride Fund to End Gun Violence is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports candidates who will act on sensible gun policy reforms while championing LGBTQ safety and equality. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Their focus lies in securing change to administrative policies at the state level.

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Corporate Philanthropy: Adapting to a Changing World

NonProfit Hub

One incentive for corporations to start their own foundations is that the funding comes entirely from their business revenue. If a national corporation makes a donation to a nonprofit in, say, Oregon, there’s a slim chance that people across the country will be aware of it. Why do corporations start their own foundations?

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

In the spring and summer of 2021, with funding from AmeriCorps, our research team held focus groups with volunteer administrators about their technology use in the pandemic. A volunteer manager at a library in Oregon explains why translation tools are not enough: A couple years ago there was a Spanish language Facebook page for the library.

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Fun Friday Facts

Connection Cafe

OK, so these kids must be in very well funded school districts that I have not heard of. Regardless, I remember playing Number Munchers and Oregon Trail (this article on OT is fascinating if you have a moment) on my Apple IIe in grade school. Facebook tops google for weekly traffic in the US.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition to the Emerging Leaders Peer Learning project, I continued to serve as the facilitator for a learning network of community foundations who are hosting Giving Days, funded by the Knight Foundation. I produced four “ Advanced Practices Webinars ” for the Knight Foundation for Giving Days hosts.

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