The Mat-Su Schools Foundation is now accepting proposals for $500 teacher grants, focusing on creative ways where teachers can excite and motivate students during the 2012-13 school year.
An additional $1,000 grant, funded by Gorilla Fireworks, goes annually to a Houston-area school. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that show how a project will serve the needs of Mat-Su Borough School District students.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”