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Verizon Foundation Awards $1 Million for 'Gaming for Learning' P...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 23:30

The American Library Association will use the grant to track and measure the impact of video gaming on literacy skills and build a model for library gaming that can be deployed nationally....


 

Blandin Foundation Awards $1.4 Million in Grants

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 23:30

Ten percent of the total was allocated to nonprofits in Grand Rapids and Itasca County, including a $46,000 grant to Itasca Youth for Christ for its Ground Floor Youth Center....


 

New York Life Foundation Awards $3 Million to Comfort Zone Camp

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 23:30

The grant will be used to help CZC expand by the end of 2010 to five regional sites and a total of thirty-eight camps, which will serve more than 2,400 bereaved children each year....


 

People in the News (7/06/08): Appointments and Promotions

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 23:30

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....


 

Mortgages: Mortgage Brokers as Naysayers

NYT > Your Money  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 16:45

New York’s borrowers could notice a different tone in their discussions with mortgage brokers in coming months.


 

Fundamentally: A Bear Market, Mauling Not Included

NYT > Your Money  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 15:23

While you’re probably not happy with the returns of your portfolio right now, if you have been a conservative, diversified investor, you may well be doing better than the overall stock market.


 

Gas prices hold in record territory

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 06:58

The high cost of gas is one thing Americans won't be celebrating on July 4.


 

University of Texas Receives $1.5 Million From Hearst Foundation...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Fri, 07/04/2008 - 23:00

The grant will be used to establish the William Randolph Hearst faculty fellowship endowment in UT's College of Communication and renovate the 25,000-square-foot Texas Student Media building....


 

Moore Foundation Awards $3.7 Million for Marine Microbiology Res...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Fri, 07/04/2008 - 23:00

The four-year grant to Jonathan Zehr, a professor of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will fund his ongoing research as a Moore Foundation investigator in marine science....


 

Sometimes Impatiently, New Generation of Arts Patrons Look to th...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Fri, 07/04/2008 - 23:00

A small and privileged group of young adults is eager to make its mark in the world of arts philanthropy, bringing with them a fresh set of perspectives and priorities to the institutions and organizations they serve....