Foundation awards $1M grants to several nonprofits CHICAGO (AP) -- The MacArthur Foundation has chosen seven nonprofits for grants of as much as $1 million to recognize their success and future potential in work ranging from promoting the rights of Nigerian women to researching anti-crime programs in Chicago, the foundation announced Thursday. |
Funding News Holiday Fund recipients awarded $232,000 in grantsGrants totaling $232,000 were awarded to 44 local nonprofits Monday (April 25) thanks to donations raised by the 17th annual Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund Drive. Donors numbering 430, plus support from the David and Lucile Packard, William and Flora Hewlett and Perry & Arrillaga Family foundations, raised funds for programs supporting local youths and families. Read More > AMD Foundation Awards Game Design Education Grants to Two Austin RecipientsAUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - April 12, 2011) - At Game On! Texas, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the AMD Foundation has awarded a $75,000 grant to Girlstart and a $32,500 grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area to support game design education programs for the two nonprofits. AMD also contributed funds for the creation of technology labs at both groups' Austin facilities. The grants were awarded in support of AMD's education initiative, AMD Changing the Game, which is designed to inspire students' interest in STEM skill learning by creating video games. "Students today are digital learners, and video games are their 21st-century chalkboard," said Allyson Peerman, President of the AMD Foundation. "As Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Girlstart have discovered, game design teaches kids valuable math, science, problem-solving and collaboration skills. More importantly, games have been shown to engage students in learning. We are proud to support these two organizations as they bring game design education to more and more of America's youth." Read More >TESTIMONIALS |
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