Maine Community Foundation New Board Members
Foundation: Maine Community Foundation
The Maine Community Foundation recently elected three members to its Board of Directors: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt of Embden, Peter Mills of Cornville and Karen W. Stanley of Castine. Foundation...more

Scottish Social Enterprises Vie for Funding Worth 3.3 million Pounds
Investment programmes, Step Up and Scale Up Challenges, are being launched to support all social enterprises across Scotland. Social Investment Scotland (SIS) created the two funding challenges...more

Mentoring grants could bring $1.6M to Read to Succeed
Foundation: AARP Foundation
A volunteer tutoring program called, Read to Succeed Buffalo, is a program designed to boost children s literacy skills. The program matches children from Buffalo Public Schools with volunteers that...more

Education Foundation to Grant $46,000 for Library Improvements
The Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF) gives $46,000 to finance the latest project at Lawrence High School. The grant will be used to make improvements in the library and media center in...more

Diverse Range of Nonprofits Nominated for Online Awards
A wide variety of nonprofits are nominated for the 16th annual Webby Awards and Webby People's Voice Awards, which recognize the best online content. Amnesty USA, Girl Scouts of the USA, and the...more

Former Marine City teachers give $2.3 million to Community Foundation
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Clair County
A generous gift of $2.3 million has been given to the St. Claire County Community College. The gift is to be used to award full-tuition scholarships to Marine City High School graduates beginning in...more

School district earns $250K to improve pre-kindergarten
Eight school districts in South Carolina were recently awarded grants to improve the education and learning of pre-kindergarten students. Jasper County School District was one of the recipients of...more

PatientsLikeMe Seeks Patients to Lead Research Projects Using Open Research Exchange
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has provided an additional $2.4 million grant to support two patient-led projects in 2014 to \"develop, test and validate patient-reported...more

Allstate Foundation Awards $55,000 Grant to Writers Theatre
Foundation: Allstate Foundation
Allstate Foundation recently issued $55,000 grants to Writers Theatre for the addition of a Tessitura Network software. The Tessitura software will enable the theatre to enhance its ticketing and...more

The Des Plaines Community Foundation Awards 27 Students
Foundation: Des Plaines Community Foundation
The Des Plaines Community Foundation threw a Pizza Party for Maine West Building Trade Students last May 23 at the Homestead House in Des Plaines. This was to honor the students for making efforts in...more