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Education Success Starts with Family Involvement. Why Aren’t Donors Funding It?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Addressing post-pandemic learning loss should include far greater support for programs that involve parents and caregivers in their kids’ educations. By Ambika Kapur and Stephanie Sharp Addressing post-pandemic learning loss should include far greater support for programs that involve parents and caregivers in their kids’ educations.

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Canceling Student Debt Won’t Fix Higher Education. Donors Must Think Bigger.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

While wiping out college loans might bring short-term relief, grant makers need to get behind alternative savings and education options that could remake the entire system.

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Education Cannot Wait Commits $500 Million to Serve Refugee Students and Teachers

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Save the Children Bangladesh The Education Cannot Wait grant aims to continue the education of up to 5 million school-age refugee children worldwide, including Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. of Massachusetts at Boston received $10 million to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport.

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A Better Way to Educate the Educators

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Emily Haynes Drew Bird Photography/Drew Bird Photography An accredited program now offers classes in the evenings and on weekends to help early-childhood teachers meet the growing number of state and federal mandates that they have bachelor's degrees.

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The Importance of Public School Educational Foundations

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Each year, all former presidents of the foundation are invited to meet the superintendent of schools and receive an update on public education in the township and state of Indiana. . I recently attended a founders luncheon at Lawrence Township Schools.

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Gravyty Launches First-of-its-kind Platform for Higher Education Advancement

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Gravyty announced its fundraising and engagement software platform for higher education advancement and alumni relations teams. The platform changes how university advancement teams engage, solicit, and steward students, alumni, and donors through personalization, seamless integrations, and AI.

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 71: Finding the Right Educational Opportunities for Your Nonprofit Career

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Lauren Grow, director of development at West Chester University Foundation and Elizabeth Abel, senior vice president at CCS Fundraising, join The NonProfit Voice to explore educational opportunities in the nonprofit sector, as well as their own experiences educating nonprofit professionals at the University of Pennsylvania.

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