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In the NewsMay 11, 2008
People in the News (5/11/08): Appointments, Promotions, and Departures
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

Drexel University Receives $15 Million for Law School
The university has guaranteed that it will raise or provide an additional $15 million for the newly named Earle Mack School of Law....

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Awards $6.4 Million in Grants
The first-quarter grants include more than $3.5 million from donor-advised, designated, and agency endowment funds....

America's Promise Alliance Receives $1 Million for Dropout Prevention Efforts
The funding from the ING Foundation will be used support the planning and execution of a hundred state- and city-wide dropout-prevention summits as well as critical follow-up work....

RFP of the Day

Global Child Nutrition Foundation Invites Nominations for Child Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award
Deadline: 11/15/08
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TechSoup@PND
The latest article in our TechSoup series describes how nonprofits can use Flickr, the popular photo-sharing site, as a powerful tool for communications, fundraising, and more....
Connections

Health
Sick Around the World, a new film from the FRONTLINE documentary series, explores healthcare delivery in Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom....
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Jessica Flannery
The Kiva co-founder spoke with PND about starting the organization with her husband, its success and recent growing pains, and the organization’s plans for the future....
NPO Spotlight

Community Catalyst
Community Catalyst works with consumer groups, policy makers, and funders to trans- form American healthcare into a system that serves everyone, especially the vulnerable....
Off the Shelf

Crucibles for Leadership
Management consultant Robert Thomas explores the kinds of difficult experiences good leaders use to develop effective strategies to cope with change....
On the Web

Teaching & Learning Commons
The Teaching & Learning Commons is an online community space where teachers, learners, and educational institutions share knowledge....

Recent News by Subject

Agriculture/Food

Gates Foundation Awards $21.8 Million to Catholic Relief Services to Help African Farmers 5/08/08

Asians/Pacific Islanders

Charities Begin Relief Efforts, Await Government Cooperation in Wake of Myanmar Cyclone 5/08/08

Civil Society

Knight Foundation, Microsoft Provide Support for National Workforce Initiatives 5/09/08

Civil and Human Rights

Open Society Institute Launches Program to Challenge International Drug Policy 5/07/08

Community Improvement/Development

Bush Foundation Awards $11.4 Million in Grants 5/07/08

Education

Report Profiles High Schools With Effective Math Instruction 5/09/08

Kavli Foundation Awards $7.5 Million for Astrophysics Fellowships 5/09/08

Osher Foundation Pledges $50 Million to Aid Needy California Community-College Students 5/07/08

Health

Nation's Food Safety System in Crisis, Report Finds 5/07/08

Human Services

U.S. Disaster Relief Efforts in Myanmar Hampered 5/09/08

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $5.5 Million for Anti-Poverty Initiative 5/08/08

International Affairs/Development

UN Resumes Aid to Myanmar After Government 'Seizes' Supplies 5/10/08

Philanthropy and Voluntarism

Community Foundation Update (5/10/08) 5/10/08

Nonprofits Get Help Developing Pitches for Business-Minded Donors 5/10/08

Bradley Foundation Announces 2008 Prize Recipients 5/10/08

Science/Technology

Salk Institute Receives $20 Million From Waitt Family Foundation for Advanced Biophotonics Center 5/08/08


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