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Duke Endowment Awards $75 Million to 3 Universities in North and South Carolina

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

million to back programs for homeless New Yorkers with serious health needs, and the new Adobe Film & TV Fund will award $6 million to help filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds find careers in entertainment. Also, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gave $17.6

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Can Ordinary Citizens Solve Our Toughest Problems?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

backed by big funders looks for answers to youth homelessness. By George Anders Oregon State University – Cascades Erik Nelson, a housing program specialist with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, talks with citizen delegates. backed by big funders looks for answers to youth homelessness. An effort in Bend, Ore.,

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Ballmer Group Commits $43 Million to Train More Early-Childhood Educators of Color

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Cultivate Learning, University of Washington Fueling a pipeline of early-childhood educators in Washington state, Ballmer Group is investing $43 million in the UW College of Education and other partners.

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Community Foundation Lands $100 Million From Late Clarinetist and Entrepreneur Jay Kahn

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Jay Kahn’s gift will support the Young Lions Jazz Conservancy, among other music-education groups, as well as nonprofits that help people experiencing homelessness.

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Housing and Homelessness: Breaking Down Silos for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

America’s homeless response system has been called “the emergency room of society,” conjuring images of a space where the focus is on urgent intervention—finding shelter or managing encampments—rather than trying to prevent crises from happening in the first place. Housing is the solution to homelessness.

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Learning That Changes Lives: Local Leader Shares Journey to Nonprofit Success

NonProfit Leadership Center

when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. Now the capital campaign director at the University of Tampa where she spent 18 months earning this prestigious certificate, you might add the word ‘remarkable’ to Erin’s list when you understand her story.

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J.B. Hunt Foundation Pledges $100 Million to U. of Arkansas for Scholarships

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest University of Arkansas, Whit Pruitt A launch event for the Land of Opportunity Scholarship at the University of Arkansas, which will offer tuition support to low-income students. million to 40 organizations to address homelessness, and the Hellman Foundation pledged $2.5 Plus, the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund gave $110.5