Sentences with phrase «philanthropic organizations such»

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.

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.

But all three businesses also could turn to private - sector grants from philanthropic organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Not exact matches

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.»

«We're excited to partner with an organization like Cellar Angels that has such an exemplary philanthropic mission and that gives people an exclusive opportunity to experience our winery in a personal way during the holiday season,» said Tracy Thornsberry, Sonoma - Cutrer Brand Manager.

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 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.

In the aftermath of NASA's abandonment private organizations such as the nonprofit SETI Institute in California continued programs of their own, sustained by modest research grants and occasional philanthropic donations.

What private philanthropic organization would willingly take on such a thankless and politically perilous task, and what organization would be credible to the full range of constituencies?

Hundreds of millions of philanthropic and federal dollars are flooding toward such national organizations as KIPP and Teach For America as well as to local and state - specific ventures in a hundred places.

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.

Additionally, we seek strategic partnerships with other organizations, such as the Council of Chief State School Officers, Achieve, and KnowledgeWorks, and philanthropic foundations to help support our mission of improving student learning through high quality assessment and accountability systems.

ERIN, which is currently in beta mode, provides user - friendly information in five key areas, including: education research, education policy, reform organizations, education technology, and philanthropic support across 13 key topics ranging from issues such as blended learning to teacher evaluations.

The ERIN Project gives users the opportunity to dive into important issues and questions in education reform such as, charter school effects on student performance, the laws shaping teaching and recruitment, the top 20 philanthropic organizations working to improve curriculum, and many others.

«We are very excited to partner with such an amazing organization that aligns with our own philanthropic goals here at Cloud Star,» said co-founder Jennifer Melton.

Elizabeth and Frederick Singer are the founders of the Elizabeth and Frederick Singer Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports groups such as the McLean Project for the Arts — a nonprofit visual arts center, in McLean, Virginia, that exhibits the work of emerging and established artists in the mid-Atlantic and offers instruction and education in the visual arts to adults and children.

They propose that «entities such as a law school, an innovation hub or a philanthropic organization,» [15] own pro bono clinics, and notably pro bono clinics offering services in entrepreneurship and IP.

His philanthropic and civic contributions are numerous as Mr. Shkury regularly supports dozens of professional and not - for - profit organizations such as: American Friends of the Open University, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, AIPAC, Israel Bonds, Legal Outreach, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), Bronx - Manhattan North Association of Realtors (BMAR) and many others.