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Bringing farmers back into breeding : experiences with participatory plant breeding and challenges for institutionalisation
No full textSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Nuevo respeto para los agricultores : experiencias en fitomejoramiento participativo y los desafíos para su institucionalizació
What Is a Family Foundation?
No full text· Family foundations are important institutions, making up a significant portion of the foundation universe and having both local and global impact. Yet we have no shared definition of this diverse and evolving category. Clarifying the definition will help challenge persistent misconceptions, get perspective on the diversity, and improve foundations’ understanding of their own family dimensions.
· This article surveys the different definitions of family foundation that are, and have been, used by key organizations in the field and by researchers. It also reviews examples of the variations and complicating factors that make answering the title question difficult.
· A single or simple definition of “family foundation” is infeasible and largely unhelpful to the field or to individual foundations. Instead, we offer a more inclusive definitional framework, using a list of “possible family dimensions of a foundation.” The list includes dimensions related to self-identification, the family’s influence and involvement, donor intent and legacy, and assets.
· Individual foundations can use this framework to reflect on their particular mix of family dimensions, to discuss what these dimensions mean to them, and to be more intentional in utilizing their family dimensions to achieve their mission
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Hogg Foundation News, 2010, Fall, Vol. 46, No. 3
No full textThis issue of the newsletter from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health contains articles about the conference "A Call to Action: Achieving Mental Health, Recovery, and Wellness Together," foundation grants to create policy fellowships in Texas, extension of the Bilingual Scholar Program, author Pete Earley speaking to policy makers about criminalization of mental illness, the East Texas Mental Health Leadership Network, and a doctoral course on integrated health care for underserved families, as well as notes on staff activities and awards.Hogg Foundation for Mental Healt
Shifting beliefs across society would lay the foundation for truly biopsychosocial care
No full textsponsorship: Both KJC and VJM volunteered at the 2018 Pain Revolution event in Australia. VJM receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF). The financial assistance of the National Research Foundation towards this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at, are those of the author and not necessarily to be attributed to the NRF. (National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF), National Research Foundation)status: Publishe
Maktabat Al Muthanna Baghdad Feb-May 1962
No full textOn the same date, Ali Al-Mansouri issued an official financial statement confirming that the Al-Khanji Foundation owed a total of 11.375.أصدر علي المنصوري بيانًا ماليًا رسميًا بتاريخ 25 نيسان 1962 يُفيد بأن مؤسسة الخانجي مدينة بمبلغ إجمالي قدره 11,375
Evaluative Tools for Articulating and Monitoring Foundation Strategy
No full text· Research shows that while foundation leadership and staff value strategy and foundations largely perceive themselves as strategic, they often struggle to articulate, implement, and track strategy. The William Penn Foundation has developed a collection of tools to articulate and assess its progress toward strategic goals.
· Each tool employs a structured format to promote standardization; flexibility, though, is encouraged in the application of each tool to ensure that form does not dictate function. Each tool provides a template for organizing information that should be tweaked as needed.
· The speed and breadth of adoption of each tool varies and is often related to the ability to communicate and demonstrate the intended benefits. It is important to continue to refine each tool and incorporate it into grantmaking operations to increase its utility to program staff.
· A weakness of each tool is its labor-intensive nature, which makes it resource-intensive in terms of staff time and vulnerable to staff turnover – ultimately raising the question of sustainability
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Federal Register: National Science Foundation, Responsible Conduct of Research
No full textThe National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing its implementation of Section 7009 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o–1). This section of the Act requires that ‘‘each institution that applies for financial assistance from the Foundation for science and engineering research or education describe in its grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers participating in the proposed research project.’’ [Abstract by author
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Federal Register: National Science Foundation, Responsible Conduct of Research
No full textThe National Science Foundation (NSF) is soliciting public comment on the agency’s proposed implementation of Section 7009 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o–1). This section of the Act requires that ‘‘each institution that applies for financial assistance from the Foundation for science and engineering research or education describe in its grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers participating in the proposed research project.’’ [Abstract by author
What can Europe do in Iraq? : recommendations for a new U.S.-European collaboration
No full textThe Heinrich Böll Foundation has commissioned and published a compilation of policy papers covering a number of topics by international experts. “The Dilemma of Political Uncertainties” is one paper from this collection. Author Faleh Jabar takes a comprehensive look at sociological dynamics and the role of different levels of identity in Iraq. The process of stabilization and democratization of Iraq is of key importance to the region, to global security, and to the transatlantic alliance
Who Becomes a Foundation CEO? An Analysis of Hiring Patterns, 2004-2008
No full text· This study provided baseline data about the professional and individual characteristics of 440 candidates selected to be the top executive in a grantmaking institution during a five-year study period (2004-2008), and about the hiring patterns of the diverse institutions making these appointments.
· Most new chief executive officers (79.5 percent) were not hired from within the same foundation. The percentage of external appointments grew in each successive year of the study period.
· Most new foundation CEOs (67 percent) were not working for a grantmaking institution when they were appointed. This majority made the transition from fields outside of philanthropy, such as business (24.3 percent) and nonprofit organizations (24.8 percent).
· Most new foundation CEOs (63.4 percent) held high-level executive positions in their immediate prior position as either chief executive (38.9 percent) or vice president (24.5 percent).
· Almost 19 percent of new foundation CEOs were from diverse racial and ethnic groups, and just under half (48.9 percent) were women. The hiring patterns of certain foundation types and sizes varied according to the race, ethnicity, and gender of the appointee
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