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The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th Edition
 
In the NewsMay 9, 2008
U.S. Disaster Relief Efforts in Myanmar Hampered
Although Americans are responding to the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis with an outpouring of support to U.S. charities and disaster relief groups working in Myanmar, geopolitics is complicating their efforts....

Report Profiles High Schools With Effective Math Instruction
Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a new report finds that access to high-level math classes and knowledgeable, effective teachers is crucial to preparing high school students for college and beyond....

Kavli Foundation Awards $7.5 Million for Astrophysics Fellowships
The funds will help the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University provide fellowships for promising graduate students and young researchers....

Knight Foundation, Microsoft Provide Support for National Workforce Initiatives
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions will receive grants of $1.35 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and $2 million from Microsoft as well as software valued at up to $8 million....

RFP of the Day

Toshiba America Foundation Accepting Science and Math Education Project Proposals
Deadline: 8/01/08 (Large Grants)
Job of the Day

Program-Related Investment Officer
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, California

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TechSoup@PND
The latest article in our TechSoup series describes how nonprofits can use Flickr, the popular photo-sharing site, as a powerful tool for communications, fundraising, and more....
Connections

Health
Sick Around the World, a new film from the FRONTLINE documentary series, explores healthcare delivery in Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom....
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Jessica Flannery
The Kiva co-founder spoke with PND about starting the organization with her husband, its success and recent growing pains, and the organization’s plans for the future....
NPO Spotlight

Community Catalyst
Community Catalyst works with consumer groups, policy makers, and funders to trans- form American healthcare into a system that serves everyone, especially the vulnerable....
Off the Shelf

ROI for Non- profits
Capital Strategists Group founder Tom Ralser explains why a return on investment approach to fundraising could be a nonprofit's best friend....
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Crucibles for Leadership
Scholar Robert Thomas uses the idea of the crucible to represent the difficult experiences through which leaders develop functional strategies....

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