World Cocoa Foundation Launches Initiative to Benefit West African Farmers
The $4 million initiative includes a matching grant program and a growth fund that will support business training and the dissemination of improved farming techniques among small-scale family farmers in Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Cameroon....
Los Angeles Times Receives $1 Million From Ford Foundation to Expand Coverage of Key Topics
The "no strings attached" grant will be used to hire five reporters to focus on the Vietnamese, Korean, and other immigrant communities in the region; the California prison system; U.S.-Mexico border issues; and Brazil....
Americans Have Little Understanding of Poverty in U.S., Study Finds
According to a new report from the Salvation Army, most Americans underestimate the extent of poverty in the United States....
Goodwill Receives $1 Million From Walmart to Assist Returning Vets
As part of Operation: GoodJobs, Goodwill agencies in Austin, Houston, and Tacoma will provide recently returned veterans with job training and placement....
MAP for Nonprofits and Idealware describe their study of tech use by human service groups in Minnesota – a study that yielded some inspiring stories of innovation....
It's National Women Build Week, and the associate director of Habitat for Humanity's Women Build program urges women to devote at least one day this week to creating affordable housing....
The Work Activity Center provides direct services including a variety of physical and social therapies as well as vocational and independent living training to Utah adults with disabilities....
The Web site of Creating Quality, launched February, provides resources for those interested in improving arts education and creative learning in schools as well as other learning programs....
