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By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press AP Photo/Brynn Anderson The shift will allow Save the Music to focus more on students like 17-year-old JaMarion Hulin, from Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School in Atlanta, where he is president of the schools record company and is learning to use equipment provided by the foundation to make music.
In an interview, the philanthropist discusses sunsetting his foundation, the Giving Pledge, and recent cuts in aid. In an interview, the philanthropist discusses sunsetting his foundation, the Giving Pledge, and recent cuts in aid.
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Prest Gates Archive/Brandon Hill June Yoshinari Davis will become the new chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also, Junior Achievement USA has tapped its next leader, and Mike Geiger will step down this year as CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
By Armando Zumaya Right now, many nonprofits are asking foundations for more money, and for good reasons. Some foundations are considering stepping back from their principles and not funding those causes anymore. Too many of our organizations are overly dependent on foundation grants. Were in this for years to come.
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By Evelyne Musambi, the Associated Press Nairobi, Kenya. Evan Vucci/AP Bill Gates's new pledge will be spent over the next four years and is in addition to existing Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding to strengthen health systems across the continent.
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programs at Waverley Street Foundation. Also, the Associated Press Foundation for Journalism has named its inaugural executive director, and Georgetown U.’s Prest Courtesy of Joya Banerjee Joya Banerjee will be head of U.S. s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership will install a new director in January.
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By James Pollard, Associated Press MIAMI Marta Lavandier, AP photo Rita Breus, left, and daughter Rivly, with a photo of grandmother Erzule Paul. Rivly runs operations at the Erzule Paul Foundation, which helps refugees resettle in the United States.
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By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press John D. MacArthur Foundation Patrick Makuakāne’s choreography and dance have blended hula with contemporary influences while uplifting Hawaiian languages and histories. The 20 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend as they see fit. and Catherine T.
million to the American Camp Association for character-development programs, and the LEGO Foundation awarded $7.8 Prest Plus, Lilly Endowment has given $45.5 million to enhance creative learning experiences for children ages 5 to 12 worldwide.
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