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Philanthropy In/Sight: Education

Our free, interactive mapping tool is designed to help grantmakers maximize their investments in education!

FEATURED MAP: The Morehead-Cain Foundation recently announced the latest recipients of its annual scholarship program, which provides graduating seniors a full scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Create a grant map to find out:

How much foundation funding has been awarded for scholarship funds?
  • Plot grantmaker and recipient location pins and select "All" under Grant Indicator
  • Go to Demographic Indicator, select "Bachelor's Degree"
  • Select Grant Year from 2010 to 2012 under Grant Filters
  • Type in "scholarship funds" as a Keyword Filter and click "Refresh Map"
  • Mouse over to see how your state compares to others in the amount of scholarship funding and analyze possible funding gaps
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May 4, 2012
Knowledge From the Field

Find summaries of recent education reports,
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Featured Reports

Achieving Results Through Community School Partnerships
Center for American Progress

January 2012

Outlines the importance of and strategies for building and maintaining successful partnerships for community schools that integrate academics, youth development, family support, health and social services, and community development. Makes recommendations.

Municipal Leadership for Afterschool: Citywide Approaches Spreading Across the Country
National League of Cities; Wallace Foundation

October 2011

Profiles city-led efforts to build out-of-school time systems with citywide networks, strategies, and research-based approaches to enhancing quality and access. Assesses progress on sustainability elements and impact on school attendance and performance.

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