Partners Investing in Nursing's Future Program Awards $2 Million in Grants
Grants were awarded to nine regional funders working to develop a nursing workforce that is large enough and equipped with the skills necessary to meet the changing demands of the patient population....
Lilly Endowment Awards $15 Million to Independent Colleges of Indiana
The grant will support the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program, which provides awards covering the cost of tuition, fees, and books for four years of full-time undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree at an Indiana institution....
National Math and Science Initiative Announces Second Year of Student Achievement Gains
The initiative's Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program helped boost the number of students who passed AP tests in math, English, and science by 98 percent between 2008 and 2010....
Kresge Foundation Awards $3 Million to Free Public-Health Clinics
The second group of grants awarded through the Health Clinic Opportunity Fund will be used to build the capacity of free public-health clinics and clinics designated as federally qualified health center lookalikes that did not receive stimulus funds....
The latest column in our TechSoup series looks in detail at SharePoint, the popular knowledge-management platform from Microsoft, and how it can help nonprofits and libraries....
The president of Venture Philan-
San Francisco-based NatureBridge works to connect youth from diverse backgrounds with nature through field science education, teacher training programs, and youth leadership....
Launched earlier this year by education and literacy nonprofit 826 National, the Scholar Match site matches donors with college-bound students in their communities in need of financial aid....
On the blog, Thaler Pekar urges non-
