July 30, 2010

Ford Foundation Commits $85 Million to Advance Rural Land Rights, Reduce Climate Change
Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Caroline Preston
7/28/10
Through a new initiative, the Ford foundation will work to help low-income populations in rural Brazil, Indonesia, China, Eastern Africa, Mexico and Central America, and India invest in and protect their natural resources.
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Nike and Ashoka Foundation’s Changemakers [...]

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July 29, 2010

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Community Foundation National Standards
RE: Philanthropy
By John Colgan
7/28/10
The president of the Yakima Valley Community Foundation shares his perspective on the value of national standards accreditation.
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Poll Shows Opposition to Health Care Overhaul Declining
The Washington Post
By David Hilzenrath
7/29/10
Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to [...]

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July 28, 2010

Good News Bad News on US Children
Washington Post
By Valerie Strauss
7/28/10
Even before the U.S. economic troubles of the late 1990s, the child poverty rate had increased in this decade, affecting nearly one-fifth of American kids, according to the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book compiled by the nonprofit Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Tobacco Funds Dwindle as [...]

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July 27, 2010

Cal Poly Pomona Receives $42-Million Cash Grant, Largest in Cal State History
The Los Angeles Times
By Carla Rivera
7/27/10
Cal Poly Pomona announced that it has been awarded a $42-million cash gift — the largest such donation in the history of California State University — by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, whose cereal magnate founder established an Arabian horse [...]

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