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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"private foundations"”.
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Case Study Research Public Health Grants: Exploring Grant Criteria Within Public and Private Foundations in Austin, Texas
… used to make funding decisions within public and private foundations in Austin, Texas. Eight executive directors, program officers, and/or board trustees from eight community health foundations were interviewed. The goal was to extract information about the requirements, qualities, and …
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Supporting the Non-profit Sector: A Grant Writing Project for The Georgia Ballet
… funding, Both government organizations and private foundations are approached, including Georgia Council for the Arts, The Kroger Foundation, The Katherine John Murphy Foundation, and The Macy’s Foundation.</p>
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The Emersion of Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies: A Case Study of the Implementation of Hybrid Organizations in Louisiana and North Carolina
… two options of operating, as a traditional private company or a nonprofit organization, not being an ideal fit for the entities being established by social entrepreneurs.</p> <p>Trying to take advantage of both options’ advantages, and reduce the limitations, L3Cs were created to afford the …
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The Role of Geographic Information Systems in Post-Disaster Neighborhood Recovery: Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
… universities, non-profits, local government, and private foundations, neighborhood associations and residents have been using Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) as a tool for neighborhood recovery in post-Katrina and Rita New Orleans. The landfall of Hurricanes Katrina and …
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When the train comes : exploring the use of property and land acquisition funds to ensure affordability in future transit station areas
… made up of non-profit organizations, private foundations, and public agencies have turned to Transit - Oriented Development (TOD) land acquisition funds to preemptively preserve affordability in future transit station areas. This thesis examines the role of land acquisition within the …
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ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARA
… issue, addresses questions about the creation of private institutions that provide fiscal support to federal universities, and discusses the relationship between federal universities and these private organizations. In particular, the research for this project is based on a case study of the …
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Strategic Development Program at Tapestri, Inc.
… I worked to diversify revenue streams through private foundations, corporate sponsorship, and fundraising events targeting the individual donor. I also spearheaded the website redevelopment and re-branding initiatives, which will officially go public at the beginning of June, 2009. Tapestri …
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Exercise Adherence Following Short Term Weight Loss Programs
… has captured the attention of the government, private foundations, and the media for several years. One media outlet, reality television, a social phenomenon, has pushed the epidemic into the public eye (Finklestein, Brown, & Evans, 2008). One of the most popular weight loss programs on …
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“Impact is our true North”: a relational approach to the global distribution of U.S. foundations’ philanthropic gifts
This dissertation investigates how American foundations decide to distribute their philanthropic gifts to internationally-oriented causes and nongovernmental organizations. Amid myriad pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges spanning the globe, there is increased demand for …
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Conservation, the search for an interpretive method
… large amounts of funding from the government or private foundations. This funding is difficult to sustain permanently and the idea of restoring authenticity often contradicts the ideals of growth and progress. This thesis is an endeavor to establish an interpretive strategy for the conservation …
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Challenges and Opportunities for Member States to Implement Resolution WHA63.14 to Restrict the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Non-alcoholic Beverage Products to Children to Decrease Global Obesity and Non-Communicable Disease Risks by 2025
… society organizations, academic researchers, private foundations and industry actors about the areas needed for policy improvement and promising or best practices that should be adopted to implement Resolution WHA63.14 to reduce children's future risks of obesity and diet-related NCDs by 2025.
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School-Based Social Workers Effect on Creating Safer Schools
… the spectrum, there are three schools that have private foundations. These foundations pay salaries in the school building for additional personnel. These “community funded positions” include innovation specialists, instructional coaches, and social workers. All in all, this means that the …
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How African American College Graduates Who Attended An Early College Describe The Benefits
… local, state and federal governments, and private foundations.</p> <p>This researcher used theories of Human Capital Theory (HCT), Critical Race Theory (CRT), and Individual Agency to interpret the experiences of the ten first generation African American college graduates who attended an …