Academic Programs Receive $12.5-Million
Eighteen educational institutions will receive a total of $12.5-million from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to expand the study of non-profit groups and improve the training of non-profit professionals. The 18 grants, which will be distributed over five years, went mostly to universities that already…
Health Efforts Garner $24-Million Pledge
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation have joined forces in a new $24-million grant program designed to transform state and local public-health systems. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is focusing on the state public-health agencies, said Nancy Kaufman, a…
Mott Fund Pledges Money for Child Care
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has pledged to donate up to $55-million over the next five years to support the proposed expansion of a federal program to provide before- and after-school care for children. The funds will be used to enhance the President’s 21st Century Community Learning…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Health Care and Medical Research Top Issues for European Foundations
Europe’s leading grant makers provide more support for health care and medical research than for any other field, according to a new report. The European Grants Index, based on a broadly representative sample of grants awarded primarily in 1996 by members of the European Foundation Centre, shows…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Rob Reiner Is Giving His All for the Youngest Members in Every Family
From his portrayal of the sensitive and liberal-minded son-in-law known as ''Meathead’’ on the 1970s television series “All in the Family” to his more recent direction of such films as “This Is Spinal Tap” and “When Harry Met Sally,” Rob Reiner has long had a flair for comedy. But Mr. Reiner is…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Taking the Pulse of the Planet
Along the southern tip of the Florida peninsula, where the pinelands have gone relative ly undisturbed by civilization, Earthwatch volunteers like Lisu Derungs, trek through subtropical forests to take stock of the trees. Some 4,000 volunteers participate annually in Earthwatch projects around the…
A New Focus on Infants and Toddlers
Scientific findings on the need to stimulate babies’ brains spur charities to step up efforts Over the next three months, 25 million boxes of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies will appear on grocery-store shelves bearing messages devised by Zero to Three, a Washington charity that hopes that the publicity…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service. The service reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The service cautions that it does not approve or…
Albright College (Reading, Pa.): Appointed Patricia M. Clark, a member of the development staff at the Ephrata Hospital (Pa.), to be director of alumni relations. American Cancer Society-Essex County Unit (West Orange, N.J.): Appointed Dana Anselmo, assistant manager for media relations at the…
European Grants Index Edited by Elan Garonzik and Miles Heggadon This book is the initial offering in what its compilers hope will be a regular series that sheds light on grant makers’ priorities in Europe. The European Foundation Centre in Brussels has culled information on 1,750 grants made…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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