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VisionLink Supports the National Academy Foundation’s Work-Based Learning Fellows

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Members of the NAF WBL Fellows 2014 The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is a leader in preparing high school students for college and career success. VisionLink’s Strategic Advantage department supported the kick-off of the 2014 cohort of NAF Work-Based Learning (WBL) Fellows.

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Weekly update from PND

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September 7, 2021 The Kresge Foundation has announced that in the wake of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, it would award emergency grants through its American Cities Program to the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Foundation for Louisiana to help provide relief services.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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“Whenever I walk on a campus at an HBCU, I feel like I’m home.” – Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO, ABFE After the session ended, the Shaw band played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (also known as the “Negro National Anthem”). At Howard University, we used to sing the song during convocation.

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

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This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When she ran the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, 200,000 acres were set aside. All of southern Louisiana had been hit. It was not an easy road for Nancy. It as a lucky thing they did.

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Your Official #18NTC Local's Guide to New Orleans

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The Audubon Zoo is located in historic Uptown New Orleans, eaturing an exotic mix of animals from around the world take a break and visit award-winning exhibits such as the Louisiana Swamp and Jaguar Jungle showcase. The bar itself carries as much history as the famous beverage; once a favorite haunt of Famed Louisiana Governor and U.S.

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Funding Faith: Raising Money For Religion-Based Organizations

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said Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We Government Relations committee for AFP International, a board member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (and past president of the Houston chapter), a.

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Your Official #NN18 Local's Guide to New Orleans

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Considering our team is obsessed with all that is NOLA, we thought we'd share some favorite local spots to eat, drink, party, and enjoy the sights while visiting for the Netroots Nation 2018 Conference. The bar itself carries as much history as the famous beverage; once a favorite haunt of Famed Louisiana Governor and U.S. Willa Jean.

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