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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In guest post
    Posted February 25, 2011

    Personal Ventures Transformed by Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

    Guest post by Shannon Burns, who served as a PVF intern in November/December 2010 It’s official. I have entered the “Odyssey Years.” David Brooks penned this term for the [...]

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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Parent Involvement Worker, Where's Bill
    Posted February 1, 2011

    Where’s Bill? Out and About with the Parent Involvement Workers

    Where’s Bill? Follow PVF’s Executive Director, Bill Somerville, out of the office, for site visits and meetings with outstanding grassroots leaders. For ten plus years PVF has funded graduates of [...]

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