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Uniform Grants Guidance Bulletin #1: Introduction
The Uniform Grants Guidance becomes effective December 26, 2014, and governs all federal grants awarded on or after that date. (Grants awarded before December 26, 2014, will continue to be governed by the OMB circulars that were in effect when the grant was awarded.)
TEA staff are analyzing the Uniform Grants Guidance to determine what policies and procedures must be changed to conform to the new rules.
AVANCE, Social Finance Exploring Innovative Future
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PRESS RELEASE: Thu 11/13/2014
AVANCE, a longtime W.K. Kellogg Foundation grantee, has been selected as one of four nonprofit organizations from across the country to partner with Social Finance to explore the potential for Pay for Success Financing.
“Pay for Success models can enable organizations like AVANCE to scale and become sustainable and give us a line of sight into our future,” said AVANCE President and CEO Rick Noriega.
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Fundraising in Wealthy Areas: Are Unequal Educational Advantages Fair?
According to an article in the NY Times.com entitled, Nation’s Wealthy Places Pour Private Money Into Public Schools, a research study has found: "private groups are raising an increasing amount of money for public schools in wealthier communities..." This certainly raises questions about inequality.
The article's first two examples do a good job of demonstrating this appalling trend:
Read more: Fundraising in Wealthy Areas: Are Unequal Educational Advantages Fair?
The San Francisco Foundation offers funding for special projects, mini-grant programs, and initiatives
The San Francisco Foundation may issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) or invite proposals at different times of the year. Their grantmaking efforts are narrowly tailored to address a particular issue or geographic area. RFPs are released and publicized periodically through their website and through targeted communications. They encourage all interested organizations to visit theri Program Area pages periodically for RFP notices.