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    Monthly Archive for: "April, 2013"
    Cultivating Change: PVF Funds a Gardening Teacher and her Outdoor Classroom through the Science Resource Grant
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Science Grants Program
    Posted April 22, 2013

    Cultivating Change: PVF Funds a Gardening Teacher and her Outdoor Classroom through the Science Resource Grant

    Ali Goldstein has always aspired to become a gardening teacher. After beginning her journey working on farms to get hands on experience as a gardener, her next stop was with Americorps, where she [...]

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    Helping CASAs Promote a Normalcy Rarely Experienced by Foster Children
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Social Worker Grant Program
    Posted April 16, 2013

    Helping CASAs Promote a Normalcy Rarely Experienced by Foster Children

    We are thrilled to share this guest post by Beth Nolan, who is the Program Director of  CASA of San Mateo County. Beth works closely with her CASA volunteers to apply for our Social Worker/CASA [...]

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    PVF’s EPA Social Venture Fellow Helps a Community Transform its Landscape
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Fellowship Program
    Posted April 12, 2013

    PVF’s EPA Social Venture Fellow Helps a Community Transform its Landscape

    PVF has established several fellowship programs in an effort to provide hands-on learning opportunities for university students outside of the classroom. One of these programs is the East Palo [...]

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    PVF’s Mathematics Resource Program Offers Grants to Build a Stronger Foundation for the Future
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Mathematics Grant Program
    Posted April 2, 2013

    PVF’s Mathematics Resource Program Offers Grants to Build a Stronger Foundation for the Future

    Exposure to mathematical principals at an early age can help forge a path for future mathematics and scientific learning. According to a report by the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, [...]

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