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The Charter Foundation awarded $5,000 grants to three organizations after garnering the highest vote totals in the CharterBank Customer Voting program.
The grant recipients are the following: the Lee County Habitat for Humanity, the Lee County Humane Society and the Beauregard High School band.
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Kannada Koota New York Is Reshaping Diaspora Experience: Badari Ambatti 
Badari Ambatti and his wife, Roopa Hhaprakash, moved from Bengaluru, India, to Garden City Park in New York about 10 years ago, and since then, they've made a home for themselves and their daughter,...more
Badari Ambatti and his wife, Roopa Hhaprakash, moved from Bengaluru, India, to Garden City Park in New York about 10 years ago, and since then, they've made a home for themselves and their daughter,...more
Australian Entrepreneur Hailed for Cleaning Philippines' Trash-Strewn River €“ but Will It Last? 
"People used to go swimming in it, and then how grateful [they] are for the work that we're doing in conjunction with the government and other organizations," Mike Smith tells This Week in...more
"People used to go swimming in it, and then how grateful [they] are for the work that we're doing in conjunction with the government and other organizations," Mike Smith tells This Week in...more
Is Your Money Supporting Your Values? This Philly Nonprofit Helps Investments Work for Good 
"No matter how hard we work, until we get our capital aligned, we're not going to fix the problems," Cory Donovan, executive director of ImpactPHL, tells Technical.ly. That's why the nonprofit in...more
"No matter how hard we work, until we get our capital aligned, we're not going to fix the problems," Cory Donovan, executive director of ImpactPHL, tells Technical.ly. That's why the nonprofit in...more
Penn State'S College of Agricultural Sciences Honors Outstanding Alumni 
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently honored three of its alumni with 2024 Outstanding Alumni Awards.Vijay Nandula, of Overland Park, Kansas, was this year's recipient of the...more
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently honored three of its alumni with 2024 Outstanding Alumni Awards.Vijay Nandula, of Overland Park, Kansas, was this year's recipient of the...more
Starting with Place 
If you're looking for a way to boost your community's sense of place, researchers at Gustavson University in Sweden have just the thing. They've developed a set of five principles that community...more
If you're looking for a way to boost your community's sense of place, researchers at Gustavson University in Sweden have just the thing. They've developed a set of five principles that community...more
Changemakers Are Flocking to the New World of Eu Innovation
Foundation: Changemakers
The US may be the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide, but the European Union is No. 1 when it comes to researching and developing green technologies. In fact, the EU is No. 1 when it...more
Foundation: Changemakers
The US may be the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide, but the European Union is No. 1 when it comes to researching and developing green technologies. In fact, the EU is No. 1 when it...more
Strengthening Climate Finance Delivery: The Path from Brazil'S G20 Presidency to Cop30 
When Brazil takes over the presidency of the G20 in 2024, it will be the first country to do so from the developing world. But a new report from the Chatham House think tank warns that Brazil...more
When Brazil takes over the presidency of the G20 in 2024, it will be the first country to do so from the developing world. But a new report from the Chatham House think tank warns that Brazil...more
California Doubles Down on Paid Service to Meet California's Workforce Needs 
When Josh Fryday joined the California Service Corps as a 17-year-old high school senior, he never imagined he'd end up as the state's chief service officer. But that's about to change. The...more
When Josh Fryday joined the California Service Corps as a 17-year-old high school senior, he never imagined he'd end up as the state's chief service officer. But that's about to change. The...more
Navigating The Data Deluge: Privacy, Ai Governance, And The Future Of Innovation 
Google has a new privacy-related headache to deal with: its own self-driving car. In a blog post, the company explains that it plans to start testing its own self-driving car in the US next year,...more
Google has a new privacy-related headache to deal with: its own self-driving car. In a blog post, the company explains that it plans to start testing its own self-driving car in the US next year,...more
Preparing Leaders for Sustainable and Equitable Business 
If you work for one of the world's biggest companies, there's a good chance you've never heard of social enterprise. That's the concept of "social, social, and governance" that focuses on...more
If you work for one of the world's biggest companies, there's a good chance you've never heard of social enterprise. That's the concept of "social, social, and governance" that focuses on...more
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This Social Innovation Helps Prevent Bed Sores in Wheelchair Users
Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.
