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Solano Community Foundation's Education Plus! Mini-Grant Program
Foundation: Solano Community Foundation
Solano Community Foundation recently announced its 2012-13 Education Plus! Mini-Grant Program for Solano County public schools. Available grants up to $1,000 will be awarded to support innovative, studen--based educational projects
Funded projects will be those that enhance learning, aim to improve student achievement, and augment the students' educational experience in the areas of: academic mentoring, financial literacy, performing arts, science and technology, and social media.
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Why the World's Best Hope For Health-Care Innovation Is Not America, But India 
Vivek Wadhwa is an academic, entrepreneur, and author.Why the world's best hope for health-care innovation is not America, but India.How India's health- care innovation beats America's.How does...more
Vivek Wadhwa is an academic, entrepreneur, and author.Why the world's best hope for health-care innovation is not America, but India.How India's health- care innovation beats America's.How does...more
National Endowment For the Arts Terminates Culture Works Funding 
Culture Works has raised and granted funds for numerous arts organizations in Dayton since 1974.Funding for their Grants for Arts Project (GAP) program has been terminated by the National Endowment...more
Culture Works has raised and granted funds for numerous arts organizations in Dayton since 1974.Funding for their Grants for Arts Project (GAP) program has been terminated by the National Endowment...more
Nova Linea Musica Presents Chicago! 
Chicago!, a concert with a salute to our great city featuring Chicago-based performers and composers.The program includes the world premiere of NLM-commissioned Smooth Pluck Whirl by Shawn Okpebholo,...more
Chicago!, a concert with a salute to our great city featuring Chicago-based performers and composers.The program includes the world premiere of NLM-commissioned Smooth Pluck Whirl by Shawn Okpebholo,...more
Big Ears, After the Dust Clears 
Wadada Leo Smith's Big Ears Jazz Festival took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, last weekend.The festival is a live concert expression of the cross-genre, intergenerational aesthetic summed up by...more
Wadada Leo Smith's Big Ears Jazz Festival took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, last weekend.The festival is a live concert expression of the cross-genre, intergenerational aesthetic summed up by...more
From Concept to Concert: Cosa Dance and Digital Arts Bring €Śenvision” to the Stage 
Envision is an exciting evening of dance and filmmaking at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 16 and Saturday May 17 at 7pm.The evening of original dances offers a behind-the-scenes...more
Envision is an exciting evening of dance and filmmaking at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 16 and Saturday May 17 at 7pm.The evening of original dances offers a behind-the-scenes...more
Hfa Alumni Honored At Umass Amherst's 2025 Commencement Ceremony
HFA Alumni Honored at UMass Amherst's 2025 Commencement Ceremony : College of Humanities & Fine Arts.David Korins is best known for his theater work, including Tony Award-winning hits "Hamilton,"...more
HFA Alumni Honored at UMass Amherst's 2025 Commencement Ceremony : College of Humanities & Fine Arts.David Korins is best known for his theater work, including Tony Award-winning hits "Hamilton,"...more
Grammy-Nominated Band Switchfoot Brings Music Therapy to Rady Children's Hospital 
Music Mondays is a partnership between Rady Children's Hospital and Switchfoot Bro-Am Foundation.The initiative aims to bring the healing power of music to patients through regular live...more
Music Mondays is a partnership between Rady Children's Hospital and Switchfoot Bro-Am Foundation.The initiative aims to bring the healing power of music to patients through regular live...more
6 Tips For Financial Literacy in Music From the Black Women's Brilliance Brunch 
The Recording Academy's Black Music Collective has proudly announced the recipients of the fourth annual "Your Future Is Now" scholarship program.Five students attending Historically Black Colleges...more
The Recording Academy's Black Music Collective has proudly announced the recipients of the fourth annual "Your Future Is Now" scholarship program.Five students attending Historically Black Colleges...more
Parsippany Student Earns National Recognition in Pta Arts Program 
Parsippany Student Earns National Recognition in PTA Arts Program.Erin Kirk, a Student at Parsippany High School, plans to pursue a career in Physical Therapy after graduating in June.The National...more
Parsippany Student Earns National Recognition in PTA Arts Program.Erin Kirk, a Student at Parsippany High School, plans to pursue a career in Physical Therapy after graduating in June.The National...more
Penguin Project Program to Prepare €Śaladdin” Rendition 
The Penguin Project's cast and team will take an audience to the faraway land of Agrabah in their production of Disney's "Aladdin KIDS" The goal with the Penguin Project production is to give people...more
The Penguin Project's cast and team will take an audience to the faraway land of Agrabah in their production of Disney's "Aladdin KIDS" The goal with the Penguin Project production is to give people...more
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When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
