http://philanthropy.com/topic/Education/245/ Sat, 26 May 2012 07:16:44 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131686/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Fellowships-Support-Immigrant/131686/ Paul and Daisy Soros have provided $75-million for a program, now in its 15th year, to help graduate students pay for their studies.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131687/ http://philanthropy.com/article/College-Workers-Pool-Their/131687/ Fundraisers, alumni-affairs officials, and others who are involved in attracting support for the University of Virginia created their own network to share good ideas and learn new skills.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131692/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-School-Helps-Founders/131692/ The New School is helping leaders deal with the business and emotional issues that arise as they leave organizations they started.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131715/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Charity-Helps-Students-Aim/131715/ First Graduate prepares students academically for college and helps their families navigate the admission and financial-aid process. Its goal is to help students whose family members have never attended college.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131499/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Harvard-U-Gets-30-Million/131499/ Joseph O'Donnell, a businessman, put no restrictions on the gift but hopes some of it will go to financial aid in recognition of the scholarship help he received.

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131510/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Champions-of-Small-Schools/131510/ After pouring hundreds of millions into work to create new small schools, the foundation said it needed to find better ways to increase graduation rates. But critics say the fund didn't stick to the idea long enough.

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130819/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Former-Cosmopolitan-Editor/130819/ Columbia's journalism school and Stanford's engineering school will work together to develop tools to present information and reporting in new ways.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130822/ http://philanthropy.com/article/In-Texas-Students-Learn/130822/ Humberto Pérez is helping his students prepare a film to be judged at the Cannes International Film Festival.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130824/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Creating-a-Foothold-for-Women/130824/ Izzy Johnston teaches Web coding and other skills to women and also volunteers to help nonprofits develop Web sites.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130823/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Bringing-Digital-Media-to/130823/ Jacquie Jones started Public Media Corps to expand the use of technology in poor neighborhoods.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130832/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Offering-Online-Learning-to/130832/ Aleph Molinari has created 70 education centers that have helped more than 200,000 people improve their skills.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130628/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Ore-University-s-Honest/130628/ Oregon Health & Science University Foundation offered a 12-page statement of what it could do with a large sum when an anonymous benefactor showed interest in the institution.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130644/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Overlooked-Education-Gifts/130644/ The search for innovation and sexy new projects often means that donors fail to focus on efforts like making education for the disabled more cost-efficient and dealing with the dire effects on education wrought by family breakdown.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130317/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Former-Professor-Gives/130317/ Jim Simons, now a hedge-fund manager, and his wife, Marilyn, provided money to pay for a medical-research building and expand the life-sciences faculty.

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129952/ http://philanthropy.com/article/One-Charity-s-Board-Adds-Up/129952/ The education charity DonorsChoose.org attracts tech-savvy trustees and advisers who want to help the charity take a cutting-edge approach.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129951/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Twitter-Co-Founder-Starts/129951/ Biz Stone and his wife, Livia, say they'll increase their giving after they learn what works and what does not.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129392/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Volunteers-Help-a-College-Stay/129392/ Amherst College overcame the challenge of the recession to near its capital-campaign goal early, in part by relying heavily on alumni and parents who offered to visit potential supporters.

]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129002/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Carnegie-Mellon-Gets-Record/129002/ William S. Dietrich II, who made his fortune in the steel industry, said the university would get the money after he dies.

]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/128342/ http://philanthropy.com/article/An-Education-Charity-s-Fresh/128342/ UNCF (United Negro College Fund) worked with two other charities to devise a plan that appealed to Citigroup.

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/128347/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-National-Charity-Seeks-to/128347/ Affiliates of Horizons National help kids from low-income families build robots, make movies, learn to swim, and undertake other efforts to prevent learning losses.

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/128319/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-University-Doubles-Donations/128319/ Charles W. Holland taught his alma mater, Lincoln Memorial University, how to figure out the smartest ways to increase giving—all without spending any new money.

]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/128009/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Venture-Capitalist-s/128009/ Peter Thiel, a backer of companies like PayPal, seeks to nurture entrepreneurs by persuading them to drop out of college and learn to build a business.

]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/127651/ http://philanthropy.com/article/CEO-Seeks-to-Expand-Education/127651/ Gene Koo, an expert in online fund raising and social networks, is the new leader of iCivics, a charity founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

]]> Mon, 30 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/127517/ http://philanthropy.com/article/With-Webinars-Proliferating/127517/ Conducting careful research on program agendas and presenters can help viewers get the most value from online seminars.

]]> Sun, 15 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/127512/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Foundation-Brings-Charity/127512/ The Annenberg Foundation's training program requires charity executives and board chairs to attend sessions together as part of its lessons on management.

]]> Sun, 15 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/127295/ http://philanthropy.com/article/At-a-University-Archive/127295/ The University of Texas is preserving the roots of an ever-surging industry that otherwise might not pause for posterity.

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