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In the NewsSeptember 6, 2008
Community Foundation Update (9/06/08)
News and personnel announcements from community foundations around the country....

Universities Facing More Pressure to Use Endowment Funds
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) have announced they will convene a group of university administrators, education officials, and financial analysts to discuss the relationship between endowments and tuition costs....

Mint Museum Receives $5 Million From Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation
The largest grant in the foundation's history will be used to cover the increase in costs since the $54 million budget for the new facility was finalized in 2005....

Michael Phelps Establishes Foundation to Promote Healthy Lifestyles, Inspire Dreams
The fourteen-time Olympic gold medal winner will donate the $1 million bonus he received from Speedo for winning eight gold medals in Beijing to the foundation....

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Qwest Foundation Invites Minnesota Teachers to Apply for Technology Grant Program
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The Northwest Area Foundation's chief program officer argues that hope- fulness is a critical ingredient in community efforts to reduce poverty and improve economic stability....
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Philanthropists and Foundation Globalization
Historian Joseph C. Kiger argues that the breadth and depth of American philanthropy abroad is seldom appreciated and often misunderstood....
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Recent News by Subject

Animal Welfare

Harold Simmons Foundation Awards $5 Million for African Savanna Exhibit 9/05/08

Arts and Culture

Smithsonian to Slash Executives' Pay 9/04/08

Children and Youth

First Year of Center for Afterschool Excellence Program a Success, Report Finds 9/05/08

Community Improvement/Development

Louisiana Oil Industry Association Asked to Raise $2.4 Million for Generators 9/05/08

Ford Foundation Support for Gulf Coast Revitalization Passes $75 Million 9/03/08

Daniels Fund Awards $8.2 Million in Third-Quarter Grants 9/02/08

Education

Eli, Edythe Broad Pledge $400 Million to Endow Biomedical Research Institute 9/05/08

Coca-Cola Foundation Awards $3 Million to Emory University 9/04/08

National Science Teachers Association Receives Funding for Academy Fellowships 9/02/08

Texas Tech Receives $15 Million to Endow Petroleum Engineering Department 9/02/08

Environment

Aid Agencies Launch Carbon-Offset Program to Benefit Poor Communities in Developing World 9/03/08

Health

Google.org Leads Effort to Use Weather Data to Fight Disease 9/03/08

International Affairs/Development

Kofi Annan Calls for Global Effort to Feed African Poor 9/04/08

Minorities

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Awards $1.2 Million to Support National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 9/02/08

Philanthropy and Voluntarism

Jeff Raikes Takes Over as New Gates Foundation CEO 9/03/08

Public Affairs

Most Charges Dropped in Case Against Muslim Charity 9/04/08


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