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December 2006 |
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| Dec 31 |
Rewired Roasters: Drinking Coffee for a Cause
TN - Andy Tallent of Rewired roasters states "Coffee is about people, community, and relationships...Every bean roasted benefits one of our partnering non-profit organizations, schools or community foundations."
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| Dec 15 |
Support Education License Plate Program Launched in Colorado
The Colorado School Foundations Association is gearing up to promote – and reap the rewards of – vanity plates that promote education. Vanity plates have long been a popular way to individualize a vehicle. Now, the state of Colorado is hoping to create a broader awareness of public education as well.
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November 2006 |
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| Nov 29 |
Developing a Fund Raising Plan for Your Foundation
Having an action plan and committing to achieving goals are essential to a foundation’s success, says Jodi Bender Sweeney.
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| Nov 26 |
Help is instant for Boone students in need
Innovative foundation is started in Iowa to assist needy students.
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| Nov 1 |
Personal Relationships - The Key to Effective Fundraising
Because the Hillsborough Education Foundation took the time to nurture a personal relationship with a potential donor, they are now reaping the rewards of a single gift of $500,000. "People don't give to causes, they give to other people," said Hoffman.
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October 2006 |
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| Oct 14 |
Kids Put Stamp on Fundraising
After years of handing over money for candy bars and wrapping paper, parents might see a new school fundraiser this year: their child's art on a postage stamp.
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August 2006 |
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| Aug 21 |
Volunteers Provide Needed School Supplies for Thompson School District
Each year a team of volunteers works together on a project to provide needed school supplies to deserving students and families. This year has been no exception, with an amazing 1,005 new backpacks filled with supplies delivered to the 28 buildings in the Thompson School District.
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| Aug 7 |
Plan Your Success
Three simple words of advice are what Tim Shaw from Irvine, California, would give to new school foundations: Plan your success.
As Executive Director for the Irvine Public School Foundation, Shaw believes it’s crucial that foundations look beyond good intentions if they want to become successful.
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| Aug 1 |
How to Start an Education Foundation
Education foundations cannot be hastily thrown together. In order to give students the resources to succeed, careful planning is a must.
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July 2006 |
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| Jul 5 |
Think Big: Organizing Your School Foundation
Excellence, Solutions, and enterprise are the priority values of the Pinellas Education Foundation, says President Terry Boehm.
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June 2006 |
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| Jun 23 |
Getting People Involved...Going for the Gold!
School foundations need endless internal support to stay afloat, but what is the best way to keep members working efficiently in so many different areas?
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| Jun 7 |
Planned Giving for School Foundations - Ruth Gerber
"Do the right thing and the dollars will come," says Ruth Gerber, Gift Planning Officer for the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools.
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February 2006 |
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| Feb 27 |
Public Education Foundation of Evansville - Amy Walker
Many parents join and volunteer time to the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) as a way to stay involved in their children’s education. Few, however, use it as a path to a career. This is exactly what Amy Walker has done.
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| Feb 1 |
Achieving Dreams. Building Futures.
Setting goals is always the first step in achieving greatness. Darrell Slabaugh and the McKinney Education Foundation in McKinney, Texas, have done just that.
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