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Minnesota Grantmaker News
and Notes
September 2008
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, unveiled the World Wide Web
Foundation to fulfill a vision of the web as humanity connected by technology.
Through research, technology development and the application of the web for the
benefit of underserved communities, the new foundation seeks to enable all
people to share knowledge, access services, conduct commerce, participate in
good governance, and communicate in creative ways. The foundation will raise
funds through a multifaceted strategy, beginning with a $5-million seed grant
over five years from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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Imagine Fund, a new $1.3 million system-wide initiative designed
to support a broad range of faculty activities in the arts,
humanities and design, will begin this fall, with full
implementation coming by 2009. The fund is supported by a major gift
from the McKnight Foundation. A major highlight of the Imagine Fund
is the creation of 250 annual awards worth $3,000 each available to
U of M arts, humanities and design faculty, who may use these funds
in a variety of ways to support and enhance their research and
teaching. Other aspects of the program include the creation of two
new endowed chairs to celebrate the arts, humanities and design; the
annual appointment of a world-class scholar to serve as a
distinguished arts and humanities chair; a special fund to support
events that promote innovation, collaboration and greater public
engagement; and the option for faculty to procure additional funds
to secure course release and further advance their creative thinking
and scholarship.
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If you have a breakthrough idea that has the potential to be a
profitable venture, you are invited to enter the
IDEA Competition.
IDEA (Ingenuity Drives Entrepreneur Acceleration) is a project of
Ingenuity Frontier, a collaboration of partners including the
Northwest Minnesota Foundation and Blandin Foundation who are joined
by a common purpose: to grow the economy of Northwest Minnesota by
outfitting the next generation of homegrown innovators for success
in the global marketplace. Benefits for participants in the
competition:
- Access to valuable business development tools and resources
- A chance to pitch your idea to qualified potential investors
and leaders in the business community
- The chance to win substantial funding for launching your
innovative idea, including individual funding awards of up to
$10,000 each for up to five winners
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From the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal:
The Edward and Lesley Phillips Family Foundation has pledged $1
million to the historic Apollo Theater in New York to support its
75th anniversary season. The foundation, a charitable organization
started by the former president of Phillips Distilling Co., has
provided millions of dollars to support hundreds of social, civic,
health and cultural causes and institutions around the world. Eddie
Phillips, son of "Dear Abby" writer Pauline Phillips, was president
of Phillips Distilling from 1975-2001.
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Seattle University and the Opus Prize Foundation
announced three finalists for the $1 million 2008 Opus Prize, one of
the world's largest humanitarian service awards:
- Marguerite “Maggy” Barankitse, founder of
Maison Shalom in Ruyigi, Burundi
- Krishnammal Jagannathan, founder of Land for
Tillers’ Freedom (LAFTI) in Tamil Nadu, India
- Michael Woodard, founder of Jubilee House
Community and the Center for Development of Central America in
Managua, Nicaragua
The Opus Prize is a $1-million award and two $100,000
awards recognizing unsung heroes creating lasting social change and
inspiring others to do the same. The 2008 winner will be announced
at a public ceremony hosted by Seattle University on Nov. 18. in
Seattle.
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A new Best Buy program called @15
will help ensure opportunities for kids across four dimensions of
early adolescence: education, life skills, leadership and
relationships. In addition to supporting programs that empower
teens, Best Buy also created the @15 Fund — a designated fund within
the Best Buy Children’s Foundation directed by teens — and a website
for teens at
www.at15.org.
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The Central Minnesota Community
Foundation and Bernick’s Beverages and Vending Inc. will partner to
award community grants through a newly created corporate fund. CMCF
will provide grantmaking services to Bernick’s for the company’s six
markets: Brainerd, Bemidji, Duluth, St. Cloud and Willmar, Minn.,
and Dresser, Wis.
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Southern Minnesota Initiative
Foundation is offering $100,000 in a round of incentive grants.
Grants of up to $20,000 can be received to support asset-based
collaborative projects in emerging business and emerging workforce
areas.
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