Community Foundation Update (5/17/08)
News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
Yeshiva University's Einstein College of Medicine Receives $25 Million
The gift will be used to support research projects and faculty recruitment and to establish the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research....
AmeriCorps Alumni Outpace Others in Public Service Careers, Civic Engagement, Study Finds
Based on data collected eight years after corp members completed their year of service, a new report from the Corporation for National and Community Service found that 60 percent of AmeriCorps alumni go on to work for nonprofits or public agencies....
Starr Foundation Pledges $2.25 Million for Arts-Education Program
The grant to Young Audiences represents continued support from the foundation for the Arts for Learning Lessons program, which provides teachers with a supplementary curriculum designed to boost student achievement in reading and writing....
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....
The RAND Corpora- tion analyzes what our returning troops will need in Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery....
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....
JLC promotes juvenile justice and child welfare reform in Pennsylvania and the nation through policy initiatives, a national litigation practice, and public education....
The anti-malaria campaign's Web site provides an interactive bed net-distribution map, biographies of the campaign's "MVPs," and opportunities for visitors to network and get involved....
