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		<title>Emory University recieves financial aid boost from alumnus&#8217; estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlanta-based Emory University has seen a boost in financial aid funding to students through Emory Advantage, thanks to a $14.4 million endowment from the estate of James E. Varner, Jr., an alumnus of the college who died March 6, 2010. The aid will benefit qualifying students within the college of arts and sciences. Varner graduated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complete College America launches $10 million competitive grant challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Complete College America has launched a $10 million competitive grant program, Completion Innovation Challenge. The initiative aims to boost the number of students completing college nationally and to close educational-attainment gaps. Through the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Completion Innovation Challenge invites governors across the country to submit proposals to improve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio State receives funding to benefit Medical Center and Cancer Hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio State University has announced its largest gift ever of $100 million, with $65 million from Leslie Wexner and the additional $35 million from Limited Brands Foundation. The funding will go to benefit the university&#39;s medical center and The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. A select portion of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCLA establishes Dream Fund with $200 million endowment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of California at Los Angeles will establish a community-based fund to support medical research and academic programming at the university and a variety of charity work across the country. The endeavors are being funded by a private foundation&#39;s gift of $200 million. Las Vegas-based Lincy Fund will finance the Dream Fund. The Lincy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berkshire Community College receives $1 million for lifelong learning program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Berkshire Community College has received a $1 million endowment for its Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which supports non-credit bearing educational programs for lifelong learners above the age of 50. This is the second $1 million endowment that the institute has seen from The Bernard Osher Foundation and sets the program apart from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports New Tech Network with $2.1 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has extended a $2.1 million grant to the New Tech Network, which is a subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks, in an effort to help the high school development organization expand its capacity to focus on teaching that is more relevant and aligned with the Common Core State Standards. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School receive $6.5 million to launch leadership and innovation prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School are receiving a $6.5 million charitable gift from Barry Lipman to establish the Lipman Family Prize. The prize will be annually awarded to an organization committed to having a positive social impact and creating sustainable social solutions. Lipman is a Wharton School alumnus, class of 1970 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charitable giving to U.S. colleges and universities sees increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charitable contributions to higher education institutions reached $28 billion last year, marking, a 0.5 percent increase for the year. When the figure is adjusted for inflation, though, it shows a drop of 0.6 percent, according to a report by the Council for Aid to Education. Additionally, the Voluntary Support of Education survey found that, although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE team up to launch four-year scholarship program</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2011/01/ronald-reagan-presidential-foundation-and-ge-team-up-to-launch-four-year-scholarship-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to provide up to 200 four-year scholarships to students who have similar values and vision as President Ronald Reagan, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE have teamed up to launch the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program. The scholarships will span the length of the next ten years. GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship applicants must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University of California, Riverside announces $10 million in support of clean energy research</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winston Chung has committed $10 million to the University of California at Riverside in support of clean battery power, solar energy and sustainable transportation research at the school&#39;s Bourns College of Engineering. Chung is a battery technology scientist, inventor of the rare earth lithium yttrium battery and an entrepreneur. He is the founder of Winston [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teach for America receives $100 million in funding to launch endowment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teach for America, an educational organization that places recent college graduates in low income public schools nationwide, is slated to be the recipient of $100 million in order to launch its first endowment, enabling the organization to become consistent in its educational initiatives. Four philanthropists collaborated on the endeavor to establish a long-running source of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UConn donor pulls funding, demands return of $3 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major donor to the University of Connecticut, Robert G. Burton, is demanding the university return his $3 million donation. Citing disagreements with the athletic director and the hiring of the new football coach, Burton wants his donation returned and his family name taken off the Burton Family Football Complex. Additionally, he plans to and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UConn donor pulls funding, demands return of $3 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major donor to the University of Connecticut, Robert G. Burton, is demanding the university return his $3 million donation. Citing disagreements with the athletic director and the hiring of the new football coach, Burton wants his donation returned and his family name taken off the Burton Family Football Complex. Additionally, he plans to and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Generation Learning Challenges initiates development of educational skills via call for proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new round of funding from the Next Generation Learning Challenges will help seventh through ninth grade students develop math and literacy skills. The funding provides up to $10 million to technologists, educators, entrepreneurs and institutions working to create technology tools for education. Next Generation is partially supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duke University Libraries receives $1.25 million donation for conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to create a senior conservator position for the Duke University Libraries, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has donated $1.25 million to the libraries institution. Over the next three years, the libraries must raise $1 million to fully endow the position, with $250,000 being used to appoint a new person to fill the position [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Negro College Fund and Capital One partner up to offer financial literacy program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Negro College Fund and Capital One Financial Corporation are teaming up to offer a financial education money management programs to more than 50 historically black colleges and universities nationwide. The programs are expected to reach more than 50,000 students in its first year and build on UNCF&#39;s financial literacy initiative. Capital One Financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgetown University religious freedom project receives $2 million grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C.&#39;s Georgetown University has received a $2 million grant to establish a project at the University&#39;s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, that will explore religious liberty and its relationship to democracy and the struggle against extremism. Funding for the project comes from the John Templeton Foundation, the mission of which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business community gives county schools a hand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private businesses in one Virginia county are helping increase funds to the local public school system, thanks to a partnership between the local chamber of commerce and the public schools. The Washington Post reports that the newly established Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Public Schools Education Foundation will give the public schools in the county [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacArthur Foundation announces $5 million grant to three Nigerian universities</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/macarthur-foundation-announces-5-million-grant-to-three-nigerian-universities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $5 million to three Nigerian universities, intended to help education centers prepare their graduates to address the nation&#39;s challenges. Nigeria, located in western Africa, is home to more than 120 million people who belong to approximately 250 distinct ethnic groups and speak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teach for America receives $1.8 million gift from Amgen Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/teach-for-america-receives-1-8-million-gift-from-amgen-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/teach-for-america-receives-1-8-million-gift-from-amgen-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Amgen Foundation, a division of the Thousand Oaks, California-based biotechnology firm Amgen, has announced a $1.8 million commitment to help high-achieving math and science graduates enroll in the Teach for America corps. Each year, the foundation supports 100 new new Amgen Fellows, selected from the top math and science degree-holders in the Teach for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Alfond Foundation donates $10 million to new sports complex at UNE</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/harold-alfond-foundation-donates-10-million-to-new-sports-complex-at-une/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/harold-alfond-foundation-donates-10-million-to-new-sports-complex-at-une/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of New England has announced a $10 million commitment from the Portland, Maine-based Harold Alfond Foundation to help the school construct a new sports complex. The university, which has its main campus in Biddeford, Maine, will use the gift to construct a 105,000 square foot athletics complex featuring an ice hockey rink, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students and parents at Ross Global Academy fight closure recommendation</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/students-and-parents-at-ross-global-academy-fight-closure-recommendation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/students-and-parents-at-ross-global-academy-fight-closure-recommendation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ross Global Academy in East Village, New York, is one of 12 schools in the state slated for closure in 2011, to the dismay of parents, educators and students who have relied on the school to provide guidance and education &#8211; and they aren&#39;t taking it sitting down. The kindergarten through 8th grade charter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broad Foundation donates $1 million to Rocketship &#8216;hybrid&#8217; charter schools</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/broad-foundation-donates-1-million-to-rocketship-hybrid-charter-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/broad-foundation-donates-1-million-to-rocketship-hybrid-charter-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eli and Edyth Broad Foundation has announced a $1 million grant to an innovative K-5 education program, called Rocketship Education, that combines online learning with in-classroom experiences. Based in Palo Alto, California, Rocketship schools serve more than 1,300 students, many of whom are low-income, immigrant or at-risk. Nearly 90 percent of the schools&#39; students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kaiser Permanente donates $10.5 million to Oakland schools and community</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/kaiser-permanente-donates-10-5-million-to-oakland-schools-and-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/12/kaiser-permanente-donates-10-5-million-to-oakland-schools-and-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente, the largest healthcare provider in Northern California, is giving back to the region that it serves by making a $10.5 million investment in the Oakland community. The generous sum is designed to help school children in the Bay Area city stay healthier in school, increase their attendance rates and academic performance, and teach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart Foundation donates $1.9 million to continuing adult education program</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/walmart-foundation-donates-1-9-million-to-continuing-adult-education-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/walmart-foundation-donates-1-9-million-to-continuing-adult-education-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jobs for the Future, a national nonprofit organization that works to improve career pathways for underserved youth and adults through its Breaking Through program at community colleges throughout North Carolina, will be able to expand its popular initiative thanks to a two-year, $1.9 million grant from The Walmart Foundation. &#34;These colleges promote student success through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major grant to fund early childhood development efforts in Virginia</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/major-grant-to-fund-early-childhood-development-efforts-in-virginia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/major-grant-to-fund-early-childhood-development-efforts-in-virginia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children in one region of Virginia will soon see the benefit of a landmark grant for education. This week, it was announced that the Danville Regional Foundation had given a grant totaling more than $5.4 million to Smart Beginnings Danville-Pittsylvania County. The announcement was made on Monday by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. The grant, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rice University receives $15 million alumni gift</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/rice-university-receives-15-million-alumni-gift/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/rice-university-receives-15-million-alumni-gift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston&#39;s highly-regarded Rice University has received a generous donation of $15 million from local philanthropist Rich Kinder and his wife, Nancy. The money will fund a number of research initiatives in 2011, including the 30th annual Houston Area Survey, a detailed look at the metro area economy, population and culture, as well as similar surveys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado College receives $10 million from Walton Family Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/colorado-college-receives-10-million-from-walton-family-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/11/colorado-college-receives-10-million-from-walton-family-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado College, an innovative university located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the recipient of a $10 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation. The money is intended to help first-generation and low-income students who may need additional financing to make their dreams of a college education come true. In fact, the college&#8217;s goal is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown University receives $2 million to establish Visiting Professor of Islamic Humanities position</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/brown-university-receives-2-million-to-establish-visiting-professor-of-islamic-humanities-position/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/brown-university-receives-2-million-to-establish-visiting-professor-of-islamic-humanities-position/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islam is one of the most poorly understood religions in America &#8211; but a $2 million grant by the Aga Khan, the hereditary title given to the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili branch of Islam, to Brown University aims to change that. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced the establishment of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunt Family Foundation donates $10 million to establish nursing school at Texas Tech</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/hunt-family-foundation-donates-10-million-to-establish-nursing-school-at-texas-tech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/hunt-family-foundation-donates-10-million-to-establish-nursing-school-at-texas-tech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing: It&#39;s one of the oldest professions in the world, and is still extremely popular among students today seeking a rewarding career in the health services industry. Many universities offer four-year nursing degrees, and now, thanks to a $10 million gift from the Hunt Family Foundation, Texas Tech University will soon be among them. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard receives $12.3 million from widow of alumnus</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/harvard-receives-12-3-million-from-widow-of-alumnus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/harvard-receives-12-3-million-from-widow-of-alumnus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvard University is the recipient of a generous gift from the widow of a late alumnus. Lily Safra has made a $12.3 million gift the university in honor of her late husband, Republic National Bank of New York founder Edmund J. Safra. The money will be used to create a permanent endowment for the university&#39;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Packard Foundation rewards 17 professors with $875,000 each in grant money</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/packard-foundation-rewards-17-professors-with-875000-each-in-grant-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced 17 faculty members as recipients of the 2010 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering, each scheduled to receive an unrestricted five-year grant of $875,000. &#34;Each year, we are inspired by the early career science and engineering faculty we are able to support through these fellowships,&#34; said Lynn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USC receives two gifts totaling $100 million</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/usc-receives-two-gifts-totaling-100-million/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/usc-receives-two-gifts-totaling-100-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Southern California has received $100 million &#8211; half from a grateful alumnus, and half from a grant from the Annenberg Foundation. Ming Hsieh, a USC alumnus and founder of Cogent Systems, gave his alma mater $50 million to aid in the construction, staffing and operations of a new institute of cancer research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Foundation donates $2.8 million to area nonprofits, aids in creation of charter school</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/boston-foundation-donates-2-8-million-to-area-nonprofits-aids-in-creation-of-charter-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/boston-foundation-donates-2-8-million-to-area-nonprofits-aids-in-creation-of-charter-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Foundation has announced that it will be awarding $2.8 million in grants to nonprofits serving the greater Boston area in a diverse array of charitable pursuits. &#34;This is an exciting example of change coming in response to the new legislation,&#34; said Paul S. Grogan, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation. &#34;New partners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America donates $1 million to Charlotte education</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/bank-of-america-donates-1-million-to-charlotte-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/bank-of-america-donates-1-million-to-charlotte-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America has announced grants totaling $1 million, to be awarded to educational nonprofits in Charlotte, North Carolina, though its Charitable Foundation. The bank, which is based in Charlotte, hopes the money will be used to address the achievement gap and the dismaying high school drop-out rate in the region. Awarded through the Neighborhood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charter School Growth Fund announces $160 fundraising campaign</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/10/charter-school-growth-fund-announces-160-fundraising-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Charter School Growth Fund has announced a $160 million fundraising campaign designed to help communities found nontraditional public schools for high-achieving students. Founded in 2005, the Charter School Growth Fund raised $85 million in its first fundraising campaign, money that went to 20 organizations and helped create 100,000 charter school seats. Now the fund, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alumnus donates $50 million to Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/alumnus-donates-50-million-to-columbia-university-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A generous alumnus has donated $50 million to Columbia University&#39;s medical center. The donation, a gift from P. Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, brings the total amount raised for the Columbia University Medical Center College of Physicians and Surgeons capital campaign to more than $1 billion. The school has a rich history of educating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newark mayor works to match Zuckerberg&#8217;s $100 million gift</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/newark-mayor-works-to-match-zuckerbergs-100-million-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg &#8211; moved by the plight of the school system in Newark, New Jersey, which has one of the worst records in the country and was declared a failure fifteen years ago &#8211; donated $100 million to help Newark mayor Cory Booker take the school district in a new and exciting direction. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation and NLC award $12 million to improve community college graduation rates</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/gates-foundation-and-nlc-award-12-million-to-improve-community-college-graduation-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/gates-foundation-and-nlc-award-12-million-to-improve-community-college-graduation-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the National League of Cities, has announced $12 million in grants to help boost college completion rates in four cities across the United States. The four separate three-year, $3 million grants were given to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York, the city and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook founder gives $100 million to Newark school system</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/facebook-founder-gives-100-million-to-newark-school-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has been in the news quite a bit lately. A new movie about the website, called The Social Network, will be released later this fall and is already generating significant Oscar buzz. Now, the film&#39;s inspiration, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is keeping his site in the news by donating $100 million to charity. Zuckerberg, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Kids Rock to hold second annual Right to Rock fundraiser</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/little-kids-rock-to-hold-second-annual-right-to-rock-fundraiser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/little-kids-rock-to-hold-second-annual-right-to-rock-fundraiser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who among us hasn&#39;t dreamed of being a rock star? Whether you went to band camp, played air guitar like a pro or just like listening to your mp3 player, there&#39;s a little bit of a rock star in all of us. Now, one nonprofit group is making the dream of music come true for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to establish Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/cuny-graduate-school-of-journalism-to-establish-tow-knight-center-for-entrepreneurial-journalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/cuny-graduate-school-of-journalism-to-establish-tow-knight-center-for-entrepreneurial-journalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism will soon to be able to establish a center focused on entrepreneurial journalism, thanks to grants totaling $6 million from the Tow and John S. and James L. Knight foundations. Two years ago, the Tow Foundation awarded the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism a $3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caltech announces $10 million in grants to fund Terrestrial Hazard Observation and Reporting Center</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/caltech-announces-10-million-in-grants-to-fund-terrestrial-hazard-observation-and-reporting-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/caltech-announces-10-million-in-grants-to-fund-terrestrial-hazard-observation-and-reporting-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The California Institute of Technology has announced two grants, totaling $10 million, which will be used to establish a new center aimed at developing innovative solutions to reduce the risks and costs of natural threats and disasters. Southern California is no stranger to such disasters. Major earthquakes &#8211; such as a 1994 quake centered in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia and Harry J. Toulmin leave $87 million to Georgetown University</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/virginia-and-harry-j-toulmin-leave-87-million-to-georgetown-university/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/virginia-and-harry-j-toulmin-leave-87-million-to-georgetown-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prestigious Georgetown University has received an $87 million bequest from Virginia and Harry J. Toulmin to support medical research at the university&#8217;s medical center. The gift is the largest in the university&#8217;s 220-year history. Founded in 1789 by Jesuit priests, the Washington, D.C., university is now one of the most respected intellectual and research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$1.3 million donation makes &#8216;best first day of school&#8217; ever for California educators</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/1-3-million-donation-makes-best-first-day-of-school-ever-for-california-educators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/09/1-3-million-donation-makes-best-first-day-of-school-ever-for-california-educators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Budget cuts in California have left little money leftover to pay for school supplies. Public schools have made due with out-of-date technology and, in many cases, teachers have funded items such as pencils and notebooks with money from their own pockets. Some of the cost falls on students, as well, who must purchase their own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation give $3 million to help Brown&#8217;s Annenberg Institute improve high school graduation rates</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/08/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-give-3-million-to-help-browns-annenberg-institute-improve-high-school-graduation-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/08/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-give-3-million-to-help-browns-annenberg-institute-improve-high-school-graduation-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill and Melinda Gates recently joined fellow billionaire Warren Buffet in urging the superwealthy to donate their fortunes to charity. And the Gates are practicing what they preach: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced a grant of $3 million to the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. The grant is intended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish donors give generously to Catholic education</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/08/jewish-donors-give-generously-to-catholic-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new trend is sparking up across the nation &#8211; Jewish philanthropists donating their time and money to Catholic schools. According to the Boston Globe, while Jewish benefactors donate to many organizations and combined philanthropies that support Jewish day schools, they are also increasingly giving money to the Catholic education system. &#34;Whoever it is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cydcor launches Cydcor Cares program in Southern California</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/08/cydcor-launches-cydcor-cares-program-in-southern-california/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/08/cydcor-launches-cydcor-cares-program-in-southern-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sales team provider Cydcor has kicked off its new Cydcor Cares program in Thousand Oaks, California.]]></description>
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		<title>Venture Philanthropy Partners announces $5.5 million to aid the Washington, D.C., Knowledge is Power Program</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/08/venture-philanthropy-partners-announces-5-5-million-to-aid-the-washington-d-c-knowledge-is-power-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venture Philanthropy Partners has announced a $5.5-million investment over four years in the Washington, D.C.-based branch of the nonprofit Knowledge is Power Program. The money will be used to further KIPP DC&#8217;s goal of providing a high-performing public school system to the District of Colombia&#8217;s underserved urban population. The organization aims to build and sustain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth-generation Indiana University alumnus donates $1 million to Kelley School of Business</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/08/fourth-generation-indiana-university-alumnus-donates-1-million-to-kelley-school-of-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A particularly grateful alumnus has donated $1 million to Indiana University. Alan B. Graf, Jr., executive vice president and CEO of FedEx, along with his wife Susan, made the gift in order to endow the Graf Family Professorship at the university&#8217;s Kelley School of Business. The Graf family includes four generations of Indiana University alumni. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alex von Furstenberg donates $1 million to Los Angeles elementary school</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/alex-von-furstenberg-donates-1-million-to-los-angeles-elementary-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/alex-von-furstenberg-donates-1-million-to-los-angeles-elementary-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex von Furstenberg</a> has personally donated $1 million to the Curtis School.]]></description>
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		<title>STEM program aims to help Florida&#8217;s students in mathematics and science</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/stem-program-aims-to-help-floridas-students-in-mathematics-and-science/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/stem-program-aims-to-help-floridas-students-in-mathematics-and-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice has announced the creation of a five-year project designed to improve schoolchildren&#8217;s understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The STEM program, as it has been nicknamed, will invest between $500,000 and $2.5 million annually in three high schools and five middle schools in the Sarasota and Charlotte [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carnegie Corporation gives $10 million for education reform</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/carnegie-corporation-gives-10-million-for-education-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/carnegie-corporation-gives-10-million-for-education-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced $10 million in grants to be used in the development and implementation of new elementary, secondary and post-secondary school designs and systems. The grants are part of the corporation&#8217;s larger effort to support designs that address the weaknesses in the U.S. education system &#8211; such as poorly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wake Forest University awarded more than $3.6 million to study the nature of human character</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/wake-forest-university-awarded-more-than-3-6-million-to-study-the-nature-of-human-character/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The John Templeton Foundation has awarded Wake Forest University $3.67 million to study the nature of human character &#8211; the largest grant ever awarded to the North Carolina-based institution for humanities research. The foundation is providing funding for The Character Project, an exploration of the basis of human nature to be carried out by Wake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa West Foundation announces $3.7 million in grants for Midwestern nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/iowa-west-foundation-announces-3-7-million-in-grants-for-midwestern-nonprofits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iowa West Foundation has announced second-quarter grants totaling $3.7 million to be distributed among 42 area nonprofits. The Council Bluffs-based foundation intends for the grants to be used to help nonprofits and governmental organizations fund local projects, including educational programs. Funding for the grants is made possible through investment earnings and the Iowa West [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hsioh Kwang Wu Family Fellowship Fund makes it possible for Chinese students to study at the Haas School of Business</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/07/hsioh-kwang-wu-family-fellowship-fund-makes-it-possible-for-chinese-students-to-study-at-the-haas-school-of-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of California at Berkeley&#8217;s Haas School of Business has received a $1-million grant to establish a China Fellowship Fund. The gift, which was contributed by Haas School advisory board member Hsioh Kwang Wu, is aimed at enabling Chinese graduate students in business to study in the U.S. Each year, the Hsioh Kwang Wu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart commits $50 million to help employees afford college</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/06/walmart-commits-50-million-to-help-employees-afford-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/06/walmart-commits-50-million-to-help-employees-afford-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walmart employees may have started sharpening their pencils Thursday when the retail giant announced that it will be launching a program intended to help its workers receive their college degrees]]></description>
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		<title>PNC Foundation donates $2.1 million to Detroit Public Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/pnc-foundation-donates-2-1-million-to-detroit-public-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/pnc-foundation-donates-2-1-million-to-detroit-public-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PNC Foundation announced it has made a $2.1 million grant to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation, the Detroit Science Center and the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts to help create new science and art programs for preschoolers in the Detroit Public Schools. The new courses of study will be introduced during a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards 2010 scholarships</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/jack-kent-cooke-foundation-awards-2010-scholarships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/jack-kent-cooke-foundation-awards-2010-scholarships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has announced the 39 recipients of its 2010 college scholarship awards. The recipients come from 19 different states and the District of Columbia, and they will go on to attend many prestigious schools such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Cornell. The foundation&#8217;s scholarship will provide up to $30,000 a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hewlett Foundation awards $84 million in grants</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/hewlett-foundation-awards-84-million-in-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/hewlett-foundation-awards-84-million-in-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced $84 million in grants for 199 nonprofit organizations around the world. The foundation has six major areas of grantmaking: global development, the environment, education, performing arts, philanthropy and population. In an effort to help promote global literacy, the foundation made two grants totaling $7.5 million to Pratham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JPMorgan Chase donates $325 million to fund charter schools</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/jpmorgan-chase-donates-325-million-to-fund-charter-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/jpmorgan-chase-donates-325-million-to-fund-charter-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charter schools from around the country will soon be the beneficiaries of more funding thanks to a generous donation from one of the nations largest banks. JPMorgan Chase announced recently that it was starting a $325 million initiative to support high-level U.S. charter schools that may be struggling due to the credit situation. The bank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John F. McDonnell donates $60 million to Washington U in St. Louis</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/john-f-mcdonnell-donates-60-million-to-washington-u-in-st-louis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/john-f-mcdonnell-donates-60-million-to-washington-u-in-st-louis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The university recently announced that John F. McDonnell and the JSM Charitable Trust have donated $60 million to the school. ]]></description>
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		<title>Henry Kravis and SEO alumni and partners gather for awards dinner</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/henry-kravis-seo-alumni-and-partners-gather-for-awards-dinner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/henry-kravis-seo-alumni-and-partners-gather-for-awards-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henry Kravis joined the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity</a> in honoring three worthy business leaders at the organization's Annual Awards Dinner for their continuous efforts to help disadvantaged children reach their potential.]]></description>
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		<title>PepsiCo Foundation donates $6 million to Diplomas Now</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/pepsico-foundation-donates-6-million-to-diplomas-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/pepsico-foundation-donates-6-million-to-diplomas-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pepsico Foundation recently announced a $6 million donation to Diplomas Now, a collaborative effort of three nonprofit organizations - City Year, Communities In Schools and Johns Hopkins Talent Development - to address the ever-increasing number of high school dropouts in cities across the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar General donates $6.7 million to support literacy programs</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/dollar-general-donates-6-7-million-to-support-literacy-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/dollar-general-donates-6-7-million-to-support-literacy-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $6.7 million in grants to 476 nonprofit organizations and libraries across the country to support adult literacy, family literacy and summer reading programs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Howard Hughes Medical Institute donates $79 million to improve the way science is taught</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/howard-hughes-medical-institute-donates-79-million-to-improve-the-way-science-is-taught/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/howard-hughes-medical-institute-donates-79-million-to-improve-the-way-science-is-taught/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 17:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Howard Hughes Medical Institute recently announced a grant worth $79 million that will help universities improve college and precollege science education. ]]></description>
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		<title>Soros-funded Open Society Institute-Baltimore gives $1.5 million for job training of ex-cons</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/soros-funded-open-society-institute-baltimore-gives-1-5-million-for-job-training-of-ex-cons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/soros-funded-open-society-institute-baltimore-gives-1-5-million-for-job-training-of-ex-cons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Open Society Institute-Baltimore announced that it was awarding $1.5 million to four local nonprofit organizations to help residents with below-average income and that have difficulties getting employed. ]]></description>
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		<title>Former UCLA professor, alumni, gives $50m to alma mater</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/former-ucla-professor-alumni-gives-50m-to-alma-mater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/former-ucla-professor-alumni-gives-50m-to-alma-mater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Division of Life Sciences in the UCLA College of Letters and Science is about to get a $50 million boost, thanks to one of its most successful alumni.]]></description>
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		<title>Mott Foundation grant helps put teens to work</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/mott-foundation-grant-helps-put-teens-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/mott-foundation-grant-helps-put-teens-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 02:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An $800,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will help 400 teens in Genesee County, Michigan find a summer job and learn valuable life skills through the Summer Youth Initiative.]]></description>
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		<title>Co-Founder of Carlyle Group donates $5 million to Library of Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/co-founder-of-carlyle-group-donates-5-million-to-library-of-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/co-founder-of-carlyle-group-donates-5-million-to-library-of-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Rubenstein donated $1 million dollars per year for the next five years as part of the Library of Congress' National Book Festival, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota grant to help at risk students</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/toyota-grant-to-help-at-risk-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/toyota-grant-to-help-at-risk-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western Kentucky University announced it has received a $500,000 grant from the Toyota USA Foundation to help create a Math and Technology Leadership Academy at the university.]]></description>
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		<title>MacArthur Foundation awards $5.6 million in grants to help sustainable development</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/macarthur-foundation-awards-5-6-million-in-grants-to-help-sustainable-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/macarthur-foundation-awards-5-6-million-in-grants-to-help-sustainable-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 01:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced grants to 10 universities in eight countries to help establish master's degree programs in development practice.]]></description>
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		<title>NEA hands out 40 &#8216;Shakespeare for a New Generation&#8217; Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/nea-hands-out-40-shakespeare-for-a-new-generation-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/nea-hands-out-40-shakespeare-for-a-new-generation-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 23:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Endowment of the Arts announced it has given out $25,000 grants to 40 nonprofit professional theater companies to participate in the Shakespeare for a New Generation program.]]></description>
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		<title>Morehead-Cain announced this year&#8217;s scholars for the UNC class of 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/05/morehead-cain-announced-this-years-scholars-for-the-unc-class-of-2014-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has declared the nation in a state of education crisis. With business officials concerned that America&#8217;s young minds won&#8217;t be ready for the global market, it may come as good news that the Morehead-Cain scholarship program is doing its part to ensure that promising students get the education needed to be successful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America helps many earn degrees, learn green job skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America has donated $500,000 to YouthBuild USA to help support career development and green job training in low-income areas.]]></description>
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		<title>Lilly Endowment brightens summer for 40,000 kids</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/lilly-endowment-brightens-summer-for-40000-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/lilly-endowment-brightens-summer-for-40000-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lilly Endowment and several other organizations have awarded $2.4 million to help support 186 summer programs in the Indianapolis area as part of the Summer Youth Program Fund.]]></description>
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		<title>Morehead-Cain announced this year&#8217;s scholars for the UNC class of 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/morehead-cain-announced-this-years-scholars-for-the-unc-class-of-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/morehead-cain-announced-this-years-scholars-for-the-unc-class-of-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has declared the nation in a state of education crisis. With business officials concerned that America's young minds won't be ready for the global market, it may come as good news that the Morehead-Cain scholarship program is doing its part to ensure that promising students get the education needed to be successful leaders of tomorrow.]]></description>
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		<title>Joyce Foundation awards $10 million in grants</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/joyce-foundation-awards-10-million-in-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/joyce-foundation-awards-10-million-in-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has awarded nearly $10 million to 49 Great Lakes organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>Pew Center grants bring history to life</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/pew-center-grants-bring-history-to-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year's grants by the Pew Center's Philadelphia Heritage Program focus on organizations that will put a modern touch on historical events.]]></description>
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		<title>Intelius honored young, social-minded entrepreneurs at the Kairos Society Global Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/intelius-honored-young-social-minded-entrepreneurs-at-the-kairos-society-global-summit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kairos Society is a student-run nonprofit organization based in the United States. It was founded by Ankur Jain and its members are some of the most intelligent students from the world's top universities. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Gates encourages students to take up philanthropic pursuits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/bill-gates-encourages-students-to-take-up-philanthropic-pursuits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/bill-gates-encourages-students-to-take-up-philanthropic-pursuits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates never graduated from college, but if he had he may have received a degree in philanthropic studies. He recently gave speeches at the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University encouraging students to consider how their studies can be a starting point for them to help others.]]></description>
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		<title>Harlem Schools of Arts saved by $1 million donation</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/harlem-schools-of-arts-saved-by-1-million-donation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/harlem-schools-of-arts-saved-by-1-million-donation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the New York Times, last minute donations totaling $1 million will save the Harlem School of Arts from shutting down.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation grants $110 million to remedial education</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/gates-foundation-grants-110-million-to-remedial-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/gates-foundation-grants-110-million-to-remedial-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill &#38; Melinda Gates Foundation, commented on the need for high-tech school solutions at the 90th Annual American Association of Community Colleges Convention in Seattle.]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Foundation grants $6 million in scholarships</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/dell-foundation-grants-6-million-in-scholarships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/dell-foundation-grants-6-million-in-scholarships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dell Scholars Program awards are worth a total of $6 million and are designed to support college educations for low-income students across the country. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Arc gets $3 million from the Walmart Foundation for disabled inclusion</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/the-arc-gets-3-million-from-the-walmart-foundation-for-disabled-inclusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/the-arc-gets-3-million-from-the-walmart-foundation-for-disabled-inclusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walmart Foundation</a> recently donated $3 million to The Arc in an effort to increase the involvement of disabled youth in independent living, employment, social activities and community affairs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Knight Foundation grants $600,000 to nonprofits aiding Haitians in Florida</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently announced it is giving $600,000 in grants to five Miami-based nonprofits that are working to support South Florida's Haitian community in the wake of a tragic earthquake in the Caribbean country.]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Promise Alliance receives $1 million donation to help prevent dropouts</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/americas-promise-alliance-receives-1-million-donation-to-help-prevent-dropouts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/americas-promise-alliance-receives-1-million-donation-to-help-prevent-dropouts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he call for help for students across the nation is being answered by communications company <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/att-contributes-1-million-to-americas-promise-alliance-AT&#038;T. To combat the high dropout rates, the company has announced a $1 million donation to America's Promise Alliance, which will be used to fund an initiative encouraging students to implement their own programs for increasing graduation rates.]]></description>
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		<title>Annenberg Foundation invests $10 million to prepare young writers and doctors for the future</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/annenberg-foundation-invests-10-million-to-prepare-young-writers-and-doctors-for-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Annenberg Foundation knows that it's more important now than ever for students to get a solid education in order to lead the next generation along this digital wave. ]]></description>
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		<title>Golden LEAF grants $24 million for internet in needy North Carolina communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Golden LEAF Foundation has given $24 million to a North Carolina nonprofit to implement a state-sponsored plan to bring internet access to North Carolina, the philanthropy announced recently.]]></description>
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		<title>Matthew Knowles gives $50,000 to leadership training nonprofit</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/04/matthew-knowles-gives-50000-to-leadership-training-nonprofit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Knowles, CEO of Music World Entertainment records, donated $50,000 to Management Leadership for Tomorrow, a national nonprofit that helps underrepresented minorities develop their careers as entrepreneurs or in a corporate setting.]]></description>
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		<title>$30 billion initiative to fund Detroit programs and organizations</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/30-billion-initiative-to-fund-detroit-programs-and-organizations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a report from DetroitNews.com, a $30 billion initiative will build local organizations, fund entrepreneurship and reshape urban education programs in Detroit. ]]></description>
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		<title>Anthrax Bassist and Fender Donate Electric Basses and Amps to 15 NYC Public Schools Running Little Kids Rock Music Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/anthrax-bassist-and-fender-donate-electric-basses-and-amps-to-15-nyc-public-schools-running-little-kids-rock-music-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Bello jams with elementary school students and help national nonprofit Little Kids Rock restore and revitalize music education in public schools. New York, NY, Mar. 24, 2010 — While funding for music and arts programs are being cut across the country, notably in New York City, Little Kids Rock, a leading nonprofit provider of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Greek life gives back</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/college-greek-life-gives-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/college-greek-life-gives-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To start, it's worth mentioning that Greek organizations are usually required to raise a certain number of funds for charity each school year in order to get status as a fraternity or sorority. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland Foundation grants $15.8 million to local nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/cleveland-foundation-grants-15-8-million-to-local-nonprofits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/cleveland-foundation-grants-15-8-million-to-local-nonprofits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cleveland Foundation recently gave $15.8 million in grants to support several nonprofits in Ohio.]]></description>
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		<title>Knight Foundation grants $400,000 to model for journalism nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/knight-foundation-grants-400000-to-model-for-journalism-nonprofits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/knight-foundation-grants-400000-to-model-for-journalism-nonprofits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently gave $400,000 to the New England Center for Investigative Reporting to further the crucial work of journalism nonprofits, the philanthropy announced. The Knight Foundation, named after brothers who founded and published the Knight Ridder chain of newspapers, says that the nonprofit journalism program&#8217;s goal is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GE Foundation grants $10 million to Kentucky public schools</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/ge-foundation-grants-10-million-to-kentucky-public-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/ge-foundation-grants-10-million-to-kentucky-public-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The GE Foundation is giving $10.5 million to the Jefferson County Public Schools system in Kentucky to improve math and science achievement,the philanthropy announced.]]></description>
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		<title>Pepsi philanthropy gives $1.3 million in grants to nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/pepsi-philanthropy-gives-1-3-million-in-grants-to-nonprofits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/pepsi-philanthropy-gives-1-3-million-in-grants-to-nonprofits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soft beverage giant Pepsi is awarding $1.3 million grants to 32 nonprofits and individuals that submitted ideas for projects aimed to bring benefit to society, the company announced recently.]]></description>
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		<title>Thomas J. Long Foundation invests $6.2 million in America&#8217;s youngest students</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/thomas-j-long-foundation-invests-6-2-million-in-americas-youngest-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preschool education is more important than most people realize. First 5 Contra Costa is an organization that hopes to make more people aware of the significance of early education for kids and to help ensure that young children's cognitive needs are met.]]></description>
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		<title>Pulliam Trust grants $1.9 million to 21 nonprofits</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/pulliam-trust-grants-1-9-million-to-21-nonprofits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/pulliam-trust-grants-1-9-million-to-21-nonprofits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nina Mason Pulliam Trust</a> is giving $1,872,500 to 21 nonprofits in Indiana, the charity organization announced recently.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandra Day O&#8217;Connor College of Law gets $2 million to bring justice to families</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/sandra-day-oconnor-college-of-law-gets-2-million-to-bring-justice-to-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/03/sandra-day-oconnor-college-of-law-gets-2-million-to-bring-justice-to-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberto Azula, Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, two $1 million grants to the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will establish the Diane Halle Center for Family Justice and the NextCare Urgent Care Family Violence Legal Clinic to address domestic law issues.]]></description>
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