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    Monthly Archive for: "September, 2014"
     Where’s Bill? Convening Philanthropy Fellows to Share Their Experiences
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's Bill
    Posted September 23, 2014

    Where’s Bill? Convening Philanthropy Fellows to Share Their Experiences

    Through initiatives by Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, both Stanford University and UC Berkeley have summer philanthropy fellowship programs placing students full-time for the summer in Bay [...]

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     Reflections from a Zimbabwean Grace Scholar
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Grace Scholarship Program
    Posted September 18, 2014

    Reflections from a Zimbabwean Grace Scholar

    Now in its 8th year, the Grace Scholarship Program is the result of a partnership between PVF and a donor to provide the critical gap funding necessary for bright, low-income Zimbabwean students [...]

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     Developing the Language of Math through Dance  with the Help of PVF’s Mathematics Grants
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Mathematics Grant Program
    Posted September 10, 2014

    Developing the Language of Math through Dance with the Help of PVF’s Mathematics Grants

    The following guest post written by Susan Hamada, a Pre-K Autism Teacher at Lyndale Elementary in San Jose, discusses how she used a Mathematics Resource Grant from PVF to teach math concepts [...]

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     Where’s James? Connecting the Dots at the Invention Hub
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Invention Hub, Where's James
    Posted September 5, 2014

    Where’s James? Connecting the Dots at the Invention Hub

    At the Invention Hub, radical collaboration and connecting the dots infuse the spirit of the space. I recently brought together a start up and a nonprofit in this spirit of collaboration. Zozi, [...]

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