Sentences with phrase «of philanthropic organizations»

If you'll remember, the Education Department last year helped organize an announcement from a coalition of philanthropic organizations in which they said they planned to donate $ 506 million toward education last year.

In recent years community colleges have gained meaningful support — from the federal government and from a good number of philanthropic organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation — to develop important initiatives geared toward helping students earn credentials that have labor - market value.

Fortunately, pioneering schools, such as Summit and LPS, are pushing the OER ecosystem to make it easier to create customized learning solutions that address students» personalized learning needs, and many of the philanthropic organizations funding OER efforts are directing that funding toward solutions that aim to improve student learning outcomes.

Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent who heads up Boston Public Schools, says large school districts get funding from a variety of philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these funders to align their efforts to support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.

She has also served as director of a philanthropic organization, directing funding toward clinical veterinary trials.

Not exact matches

Curry already makes philanthropic contributions to organizations combating the spread of malaria abroad.

His philanthropic service includes founding and serving as former chairman and current board member of the Robin Hood Foundation, director of JUST Capital Foundation, as well as current advisory, chairman, director and trustee roles with a number of not - for - profit, educational and other charitable organizations.

As the year draws to a close, there are no shortage of charities and other philanthropic organizations seeking financial support.

Bill Gates is, like many other famous entrepreneurs, also known for his philanthropic activities, donating very large amounts of money to charitable organizations and scientific endeavors.

He has spun private events for some of the world's most prominent celebrities, brands, tech companies and philanthropic organizations including Beyonce, Bravo, Cadillac, Entertainment Weekly, Gary Vaynerchuk, Hillary Clinton, HBO, Instagram, Interview Magazine, Jay Z, Jimmy Kimmel, LeBron James, Michelle Obama — and the list goes on.

Many people argue about what needs to come first in order to create an entrepreneurial community — ideas or capital — but it's a chicken - and - egg debate, says Brad Whitehead, president of the Fund For Our Economic Future, a program that pools funding for entrepreneurs from various philanthropic organizations across Northeast Ohio.

But Kwak also goes on to negatively compare Zuckerberg and Chan's move to other massive philanthropic bequests of the past such as those made by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who «donated directly to charitable organizations or to charitable foundations.»

He's been featured in a range of media including Inc. and the National Post, and his ventures have raised more than $ 1 million for a variety of philanthropic and charitable organizations.

It's all part of the pop star's BeyGOOD foundation, which was started in 2013 as the overall organization for her global philanthropic work.

Charity Navigator, an online guide to philanthropic organizations, gives the Clinton Foundation four stars out of four possible stars.

But it's also a reminder of something else: of how often philanthropic organizations like CZI are leading the charge today when it comes to championing ambitious new healthcare strategies.

She's vowed to donate much of her money to Emerson, a philanthropic organization she founded that owns media companies and supports organizations working on education and immigration issues.

But in June, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative — the philanthropic organization in Palo Alto, California, that funds the Biohub — contributed an undisclosed amount of money and software - engineering support to the Human Cell Atlas data platform, which will be used to store, analyse and browse project data.

Corzine has been active with a number of philanthropic and civic organizations.

Since 2002, Berman has built one of the world's top philanthropic service organizations, a whisperer to the wealthy that leverages the Rockefeller brand to orchestrate $ 200 million in giving a year in over 25 countries.

Since 2000, Pam has founded or co-founded all five of the organizations that she and her husband have created to carry out their philanthropic work.

An article on Friday about the philanthropic work of Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steven P. Jobs, misspelled the given name of the overseer of education grants and investments at Emerson Collective, Ms. Powell Jobs's charitable organization.

The Maria Fund receives support from individual donors throughout the world, major philanthropic organizations, and a range of fundraisers.

This suggests that donors who use this type of charitable giving vehicle are supporting philanthropic organizations and the public good with a consistent level of grantmaking, regardless of economic conditions.

Strangely, much of what the book discusses are not issues Carter's own philanthropic organization works on.

Rodney Bullard is a United States Air Force veteran, former Assistant U.S. Attorney and White House Fellow and currently serves as the Vice President of Community Affairs for Chick - fil - A and as the Executive Director of the Chick - fil - A Foundation where he shepherds the organization's extensive philanthropic and social responsibility efforts, which primarily focus on youth and education.

Andrea Bazán, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Andrea Bazán is President of Triangle Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to building a prosperous and culturally rich region across North Carolina.

All the more misplaced... are the efforts by some supposedly Jewish organizations to arouse, through their battles against Christmas symbols in public places, the ill will and resentment of Christians» at the very time when the Christian religion, more than at other times of the year, inspires its followers with irenic and philanthropic sentiments.»

Lending his talent to multiple charity events and organizations, Lindsay has supported philanthropic events such as the Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner, Children's Home Society Caring Chefs, Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund Foundation and First Coast Premier Wine Extravaganza benefiting the Children's Cancer Fund.

In addition to local community support, our company funds The McCain Foundation — a philanthropic organization, largely supporting initiatives in the Atlantic provinces of Canada where McCain Foods was founded.

The NICA Legacy Award honors an individual or organization for their tremendous philanthropic support of NICA and NICA Leagues.

This book was written with the generous support of five philanthropic organizations: the CityBridge Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the Raikes Foundation, the Bainum Family Foundation, and the S.D. Bechtel, Jr..

Helping Children Succeed was reported and written with the generous support of five philanthropic organizations: the CityBridge Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the Raikes Foundation, the Bainum Family Foundation, and the S.D. Bechtel, Jr..

Make it at some odd hour like 2:00 AM to mark it as special, provide lots of teen friendly food like pizza or chicken wings, information on philanthropic organizations of interest to kids and leave the room.

«Global philanthropic support for efforts to prevent, mitigate, and resolve conflicts totaled $ 283 million in 2013... 288 foundations awarded nearly 2,000 grants in support of more than 1,200 organizations working for peace, justice, diplomacy, and national and global security, from conducting research on the prevention of nuclear terrorism to supporting citizen journalism in Egypt.

In recent years, they've become philanthropic, donating to parent - founded charities such as The Way Home, Inc. and longer - running organizations like the March of Dimes.

The May 9 Foundation, a philanthropic organization that champions the memory and welfare of national disaster victims as well as...

Audit also finds that 10 of 30 of New York's public campus philanthropic organizations operate without required contracts.

Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote a Washington Post opinion piece in favor of natural gas development in New York state and awarded a $ 6 million grant from his philanthropic organization to the Environmental Defense Fund for work to minimize adverse environmental impacts from natural gas operations.

There is always a need for volunteers so during National Volunteer Month please consider donating your time to one of the many outstanding philanthropic organizations located in Erie County,» said Legislator Lorigo.

Bill Gates» philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is making an about - face on its education priorities to focus on networks of traditional public schools aimed at improving student achievement.

After leaving State service, Commissioner Egan will serve as president of Renaissance Corporation of Albany, a philanthropic organization.

While Mr. Bloomberg remains a figure of controversy within the Democratic base, he commands deep respect in communities where Mr. de Blasio has struggled: among upscale Manhattanites and white voters in general, and with business leaders and philanthropic organizations.

The group's efforts are being funded through the Audacious Project, a joint effort of the non-profit group TED and philanthropic organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, and the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus hosted the 90 - minute session on Dec. 1.

The endowments of major philanthropic organizations have also taken a serious hit in recent months as a result of the shrinking stock market; smaller endowments mean less money to support research.

Fortunately, industry, philanthropic organizations, non-profits, parents, teachers, and state and local governments are stepping up to the plate and working together to capture and hold the attention of our nation's youth in STEM education so they will want to pursue these careers, not be forced into them simply because we need them.

The panel discussion entitled «Closing the Language Skills Gap Among Children: It's Never Too Soon to Start» was part of the Neuroscience and Society Series, a partnership between AAAS and the Dana Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports brain research.

But there is enough awareness of the peril accompanying the promise that researchers and philanthropic organizations interested in the technology recently asked the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to weigh in on gene drives.

The House briefing was the third hosted this year by the AAAS Office of Government Relations with the support of the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, and in conjunction with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington state Republican, and Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat.