The Vera Institute of Justice recently published, “A Generation Later: What We’ve Learned about Zero Tolerance in Schools”. Vera is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit center for justice policy and practice which uses research to help leaders improve the...
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Serve on MLK Day 2014
The 2014 MLK Day of Service is almost here – and Americans across the country are rolling up their sleeves in service. Are you ready to get out and serve on Monday, January 20th? Making time to volunteer for the 2014 MLK Day of Service is a great way to engage with...
Honda Youth Education Program Grants
The American Honda Foundation accepts applications from nonprofit organizations and schools for programs or projects that support teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Applications for environmental projects, job training, and...
$100 Million Youth Career Connect Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of approximately $100 million in grant funds for the Youth Career Connect grant program. Organizations and schools promoting a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focus should check...
AmazonSmile: You Shop, Amazon Gives
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way to support charitable organizations at no extra cost. Shopping at smile.amazon.com is the exact same shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to an...
Brackets for Good Fundraising Tournament
Brackets For Good is an Indianapolis based charitable organization that has turned “March Madness” into a way to help local nonprofits. Every March, Brackets for Good hosts a single-elimination, bracket-style fundraising tournament for local nonprofits. Sixty-four...
Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Fellows Program
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is accepting applications for the WKKF Community Leadership fellowship program. Over three years, fellows will engage in shared learning experiences designed to help transform them into effective agents of social change. Fellows will...
What is Crowdrise Fundraising?
Crowdrise is an easy way to raise money online for charity and have fun while doing it (reflected in the slogan, “If you don’t give back, no one will like you.”). Based on the idea that lots of small donations can really add up, Crowdrise was named a "Top 25...
Lumina Foundation Initiative to Boost Postsecondary Education
Recently, Transform Consulting Group blogged about new research showing that by 2020, 65% of jobs will require at least some college education. This month, Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation announced that 20 communities would be the organization’s first...