Z Foundation may refer to Z Foundation Transformers Z Foundation Transformers , a fictional organization in Marvel Comics Transformers The Z Foundation, a non profit starteb by La la website The Z Foundation La la disambig ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced June 2010 orphan June 2010 notability June 2010 The Eduserv Foundation was a UK nonprofit educational charitable organization charity that worked to realise the benefits of Information and Communications Technology Information and Communications Technology ICT for learners, researchers and the institutions that serve them. The Foundation operated between July 2003 until 2008 during which period it launched a number of programmes of activity including Eduserv Research Grants Assistive Technology Licences Tutor Guides for Vocational Education and Information Literacy initiatives. The Foundation primarily funded work in the areas of institutional repository repositories , metadata and Open access publishing open access Identity and Access Management access and identity management service oriented architecture service architectures effective elearning . The Foundation was part of Eduserv, which is based in Bath, Somerset Bath , UK , and which continues to carry out research and innovation projects that build on the Foundations work. External links Eduserv Research and Innovation page http www.eduserv.org.uk research eFoundations blog http efoundations.typepad.com Category Educational charities based in the United Kingdom UK charity stub ... more details
Infobox Museum name Deste Foundation br image imagesize map type latitude longitude established 1983 dissolved location 11 Fillelinon str. Nea Ionia, Athens , Greece type Art Gallery visitors director Dakis Ioannou curator publictransit Athens Metro stations br Nea Ionia station website http www.deste.gr Official Website Deste Foundation or Deste Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art is an arts Foundationnonprofitorganizationfoundation in Athens , Greece . Housing the massive collection of Greek businessman Dakis Joannou , it organizes exhibitions with the collection and commissions new work by emerging and established international contemporary artists. This is also a branch of the foundation located on the Greek island of Hydra open during the summer. Most exhibitions have publications to support the learning remit of the Foundation. The Deste Foundation was established in 1983 by Dakis Joannou , with the purpose of exploring the relationship between contemporary art and contemporary culture. ref http www.artfacts.net index.php pageType instInfo inst 2529 contentType news nID 2906 lang 1 www.artfacts.net ref Deste means to see in the Greek language . External links http www.deste.gr en index.html Official Website References reflist coord missing Greece Notability date May 2008 Category Art museums and galleries in Greece Category Arts foundations Category 1983 establishments in Greece Category Art galleries established in 1983 Greece museum stub de DESTE ... more details
unreferenced date September 2009 The Benton Foundation is a nonprofitorganization set up by former United States U.S. Senator, William Benton senator William Benton and his wife, Helen Hemingway Benton. Its present chairman and CEO is their son, Charles Benton . The Benton Foundation was the owner of the Encyclop dia Britannica from 1974 until 1996, when it was bought by Jacqui Safra . The formation of the Benton Foundation was announced at the Bicentennial of the Encyclop dia Britannica bicentennial banquet for the Britannica in 1968. The mission of the Foundation was re vamped somewhat in 1981 by Charles Benton, but it has always focused on using media for the public good, particularly for educational purposes. In recent years, the Foundation has been most famous for its championing of digital divide digital access and for demanding public responsibility by mass media. The Benton Foundation has pushed for a national broadband policy at the highest levels of United States U.S. government. It has also been pushing the Federal Communications Commission FCC to determine the public interest obligations of digital television broadcasters. Finally, it has sponsored studies that suggest that concentration of media ownership in a few hands is not in the interests of the United States. Awards On 9 February 2007, Benton Foundation Chairman and CEO Charles Benton received the Susan G. Hadden Pioneer Award from the Alliance for Public Technology for pioneering efforts in telecommunications and consumer access. External links http www.benton.org The Foundation s website http www.digitaldivide.net Digital Divide Network http www.connectforkids.org Connect for Kids initiative http www.soundpartners.org Sound Partners for Community Health now closed Category Politics and technology Category Nonprofit technology Category Technology in society Category Internet activism Category Digital divide activists es Benton Foundation pt Funda o Benton zh ... more details
Notability date April 2009 Refimprove date April 2009 Infobox organization name The Gorbachev Foundation image The Gorbachev Foundation Building.jpg image border size 280px alt caption The Gorbachev Foundation Building at Leningradsky Prospekt . map msize malt mcaption abbreviation GF motto Toward a New Civilization formation December 1991 extinction type NPO status foundation purpose headquarters San Francisco , California location coords coord 55 47 48 N 37 32 19 E region US MS type edu display inline region served membership language leader title President leader name Mikhail Gorbachev main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website remarks The Gorbachev Foundation lang ru is a non profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California , founded by the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in December 1991 and began its work since January 1992. The foundation is active in researching the Perestroika era, current issues of Russian history and politics. It is financed by Mikhail Gorbachev and donations by people and companies. Foundation projects The Global World of the XXI Century Challenges and Responses The University of Calgary the Gorbachev Foundation 1993 2003 Documentary History of Perestroika Mikhail Gorbachev After the Kremlin a Record of Events and Socio Political Activities Expertise Round Table The Gorbachev Readings The Raisa Maximovna Club launched in 1997 The Public Affairs Center Foundation structure President Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Vice President Irina Virganskaya Irina Mikhailovna Gorbacheva Virganskaya The Archive s The Library Exhibit Mikhail Gorbachev Life and Reforms External links official http www.gorby.ru en DEFAULTSORT Gorbachev Foundation, The Category Mikhail Gorbachev Category Non profit organizations based in California Category Organizations established in 1991 nonprofit org stub de Gorbatschow Stiftung kk ru ... more details
The FreeBSD Foundation is a US United States based 501 c 3 501 c 3 registered non profit organization dedicated to supporting the FreeBSD FreeBSD Project , its development and its community. Funding comes from individual and corporate donations, and is used to sponsor developers for specific activities, purchase hardware and network infrastructure and provide travel grants to developer summits. The FreeBSD Foundation is able to provide legal representation to sign contracts and agreements on behalf of the FreeBSD Project, and also holds the FreeBSD trademark and related domain names . The FreeBSD Foundation received initial 501 c 3 charity status on December 7th, 2000, and the Foundation was formally announced to the world on June 27th, 2001 ref Bresler, Jonathan M. Mail to freebsd announce http docs.FreeBSD.org cgi mid.cgi?20010627123459.9CF3737B40A The FreeBSD Foundation an introduction , June 27, 2001. Visited June 12, 2011. ref . FreeBSD Foundation Board of Directors The current Board of Directors is as follows Justin T. Gibbs, President. Robert Watson computer scientist Robert N. M. Watson , Vice President. Deb Goodkin, Secretary and Treasurer. Samuel J Leffler Sam Leffler , Director. Hiroki Sato, Director Ed Maste, Director. Dru Lavigne , Director. Erwin Lansing, Director. External links http www.freebsdfoundation.org FreeBSD Foundation References Reflist FreeBSD Category FreeBSD Category Free software project foundations nonprofit org stub fa ... more details
Infobox Company name Taproot Foundation logo type 501 c 3 non profit organization predecessor foundation founder Aaron Hurst location city San Francisco location country U.S. locations New York City , Chicago , Washington, DC , Seattle , and Los Angeles area served United States nonprofits key people mission To lead, mobilize and engage professionals in pro bono service that drives social change products production services revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees 3 parent divisions subsid homepage www.taprootfoundation.org footnotes intl The Taproot Foundation is a 501 c 3 nonprofitorganization that engages design , marketing , ref http www.chicagoama.org taprootpartnership.html Community Outreach Chicago American Marketing Association , Accessed March 18, 2010 ref Information technology IT , strategic management , and human resources professionals in pro bono to build the infrastructure of other nonprofit organizations. ref http www.fastcompany.com social 2006 statements taproot foundation.html Social Capitalist Awards Taproot Foundation , Fast Company , December, 2005 ref About Headquartered in San Francisco , California , the Taproot Foundation has additional offices in New York City , Chicago , Washington, DC , Seattle , and Los Angeles ref http ... 13, 2009 ref Since 2001 the Taproot Foundation s Service Grant Program has supported more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations with pro bono services ref http www.onphilanthropy.com site News2?page ... about impact.php Taproot Foundation Impact Profile Taproot Foundation Website, Accessed March 15, 2010 ref The Taproot Foundation also operates the Pro Bono Action Tank, a program that helps corporations ... giving , The Western Edition , Morgan Davis, January 02, 2010 ref Taproot Foundation is rated three ...&orgid 11217 Taproot Foundation , Charity Navigator, Accessed March 15, 2010. ref References Reflist External links http www.taprootfoundation.org Taproot Foundation http www.probonoactiontank.org ... more details
Interogo Foundation is a Foundationnonprofitorganizationfoundation registered in Liechtenstein. It owns Inter IKEA Holding S.A. registered in Luxembourg, which owns Inter IKEA Systems B.V, and thereby controls the intellectual property of the IKEA brand. Ingvar Kamprad , the founder of IKEA, and his family control the Interogo Foundation. ref name SVT.se, January 26, 2011 Cite news url http svt.se 2.150075 1.2308083 ingvar kamprad bekraftar stiftelsen i mejl till tt title Ingvar Kamprad bekr ftar stiftelsen i mejl till TT publisher STV.se date 2011 01 26 accessdate 2011 01 28 ref Royalties of 3 on all IKEA products has resulted in the foundation controlling assets valued at US 15 billion. ref name SVT.se, January 26, 2011, Cite news url http svt.se 2.150075 1.2304375 kamprad gommer ikea miljarderna i skatteparadis title Kamprad g mmer Ikea miljarderna i skatteparadis publisher STV.se date 2011 01 26 accessdate 2011 01 28 ref History The foundation was founded on the 29 March 1989 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The aim of the foundation is to secure the continued existence of Inter IKEA Holding S.A. and to influence the leadership of the company. ref name By laws Cite web url http svt.se content 1 c8 02 30 50 85 Stadgar Interogo.pdf title Gruendungsurkunde publisher Interogo Foundations date 1989 03 29 accessdate 2011 01 28 ref Governance The foundation board has at least two members, who were originally lawyers Herbert Oberhuber and Johannes Burger. The members can be appointed or replaced by the Appo Trust based in Ontario, Canada or by an equal trust created by the foundation. Meetings of the board are announced by the president of the foundation. The foundation may be changed into a company or a trust if circumstances have changed so that this is in the foundation s interests. ref name By laws See also IKEA Stichting INGKA Foundation References Reflist 2 External links http svt.se content 1 c8 02 30 50 85 Stadgar Interogo.pdf Founding document of the foundation. http ... more details
READ Foundation may refer to Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation , a non profit charitable organization founded in 1999. Rural Educational and Development Foundation , not for profit educational network in rural Pakistan. dab ... more details
The Philemon Foundation is a non profit organization that exists to prepare for publication the Complete Works of Carl Gustav Jung , beginning with the previously unpublished manuscripts, seminars and correspondences. It is estimated that an additional 30 volumes of work will be published and that the work will take three decades to complete. Three publications currently comprise the published work of the Foundation, including Jung s internationally recognized Red Book Jung Red Book which is now in its 7th printing. In addition to The Red Book Jung Red Book , the Philemon Series includes https www.philemonfoundation.org publications childrens dreams notes from the seminar given in 19361940 Children s Dreams Notes from the Seminar Given in 1936 1940 and http www.philemonfoundation.org publications jung white letters The Jung White Letters The Foundation was established in 2003 to support the work of Sonu Shamdasani , a London based historian, in his then ongoing work of preparing Jung s Red Book Jung Red Book for publication. Shamdasani is the co founder of the Philemon Foundation with American Jungian analyst Stephen A. Martin. ref Cite news author Corbett, Sara title The Holy Grail of the Unconscious url http www.nytimes.com 2009 09 20 magazine 20jung t.html?pagewanted 1& r 1 work The New York Times date September 16, 2009 accessdate September 30, 2009 ref References Reflist External links http www.philemonfoundation.org Philemon Foundation Category Carl Jung Category Non profit organizations based in California Category Organizations established in 2003 nonprofit org stub es Philemon Foundation ... more details
Image Stuttgart haus der wirtschaft.jpg thumb 400px The Haus der Wirtschaft House of Commerce in Central Stuttgart , headquarters of the Steinbeis Foundation The Steinbeis Foundation is an institute headquartered in Stuttgart , Germany dedicated to the transfer of academic findings and knowledge into the field of business. Established in its current form in 1971, the Foundation nonprofit organization foundation encompasses the Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin , hundreds of Steinbeis Transfer Centres and Transfer Institutes which operate as stand alone profit centres. Many are based at German universities of dual education and applied sciences under the directorship of professors who also use the Steinbeis network to attract funding from industry into academic research and study. The Steinbeis Foundation was founded by the State of Baden W rttemberg based on a concept first developed by its patron Ferdinand von Steinbeis 1807 1893 . Von Steinbeis set up a variety of vocational college s in Baden W rttemberg aimed at fostering Dual education system dual education . Steinbeis turnover in 2008 totalled 124 million euro s generated by a network of 765 Transfer Centres or Research Centres, Advice Centres or Transfer Institutes. ref http www.stw.de fileadmin content Steinbeis Publikation 119045.pdf Steinbeis Report 2008 ref See also Baden W rttemberg Cooperative State University External links http www.stw.de en Steinbeis foundation web site References references Category Foundations based in Germany de Steinbeis Stiftung ... more details
. Since the organization s founding, over 5,000 volunteers have served more than 30,000 low income ... to advocate for themselves. Category Non profit organizations based in the United States Nonprofit ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name AbleGamers Foundation Non profit logo Non profit type Foundation founded date 2004 founder Mark Barlet and Stephanie Walker location this parameter modifies Headquarters origins key people area served focus Disabled Gamers method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members owner Non profit slogan homepage http www.ablegamers.org tax exempt 501 c 3 dissolved footnotes AbleGamers Foundation is a leading nonprofitorganization and Foundation non profit foundation dedicated to bringing greater accessibility in the video game space ref cite web last Schuster first Shawn url http massively.joystiq.com 2009 04 09 do developers consider disabled gamers enough publisher Massively by Joystiq title Do Developers Consider Disabled Gamers Enough date 2009 4 9 accessdate December 2011 ref so people with disabilities can gain a greater quality of life through developing a rich social life that gaming can bring ref cite web last Adams first Paul url http www.wired.com gamelife 2011 07 accessible games more 36954 publisher Wired Magazine title Gamers With Disabilities ... Foundation promotes open dialog, education, research and funding grants ref cite web url http www.ablegamers.org open grants disabled veterans grant.html publisher The AbleGamers Foundation title .... http www.Ablegamers.com Ablegamers.com is a website run by the AbleGamers Foundation that specifically caters to the game accessibility community. The AbleGamers Foundation is working with Evil ... 24 accessdate December 2011 ref The Ablegamers Foundation participated on a prestigious panel discussion ref cite web url http igda gasig.org 2011 02 21 ablegamers foundation at pax publisher IGDA International ... discussion topic was How We Use Games to Make Life Better for Others . The AbleGamers Foundation was granted 501 c 3 nonprofit public charity status in 2009. References reflist External links ... Category International non profit organizations Category 501 c 3 nonprofit organizations ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Philatelic Foundation Non profit logo Non profit type not for profit organization founded date 1945 founder Alfred F. Lichtenstein , Theodore E. Steinway , Louise Boyd Dale , et al location New York , USA origins key people area served Worldwide product mission maintaining a reference collection of postage stamp s focus certifying the authenticity of rare stamps method reference collection, philatelic library revenue certification fees endowment num volunteers num employees num members subsid University of the State of New York owner Non profit slogan homepage http www.philatelicfoundation.org index.html The Philatelic Foundation dissolved footnotes The Philatelic Foundation is a philatelic organization granted a charter in 1945 by the University of the State of New York as a Nonprofit Educational Institution. Location The Philatelic Foundation is located at 70 West 40th Street, 15th Floor, New York City New York, NY 10018. Philatelic expertise The Philatelic Foundation maintains a reference collection of postage stamps and is a major source of authentication of rare and valuable postage stamps for stamp collectors who wish to know if the valuable stamp they have is authentic or counterfeit, and, if it is authentic, whether it is free of defect. If the stamp submitted is authentic, a certification, containing a photo of the stamp and related technical details, is issued and sent to the person submitting the stamp. Obtaining a certification of a valuable postage stamp by a stamp collector or a stamp dealer may be done for various reasons personal satisfaction that the stamp purchased is authentic ease of subsequent sale of the stamp with its certificate of authenticity Publication The Philatelic Foundation issues various publications on philatelic ... and bimonthly newsletters Other experts Although the Philatelic Foundation is a recognized major source ... index.html Philatelic Foundation http www.philatelicfoundation.org publications pub.htm ... more details
Refimprove date November 2010 Infobox company company name Tipitina s Foundation company logo Image Tipitinasfoundationlogo.PNG vector logo company type 501 c3 nonprofit genre Musical foundation 1997 ref http www.tipitinasfoundation.org about mission.asp Contact Info Bot generated title ref founder Roland von Kurnatowski location city New Orleans, Louisiana location country USA location origins key people area served Greater New Orleans area, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette industry products revenue operating income net income num employees parent Tipitina s divisions subsid owner company slogan Saving the musical culture of New Orleans homepage www.tipitinasfoundation.org dissolved footnotes Tipitina s Foundation, is a not for profit charity organization in the United States in place to encourage the city of New Orleans to continue its musical heritage, in particular in the wake of the city s tragedy, Hurricane Katrina . Part of the foundation s purpose is to empower the youth of the city to learn music. In order to encourage this, the foundation donates facilities to schools in the city and surrounding areas. The foundation also runs workshops teaching music and instruments. Fats Domino has dedicated proceeds from his latest musical release to the foundation. Actor Harry Shearer won 50,000 for the foundation on a recent edition of Celebrity Jeopardy . Members of the foundation appeared on the Aaron Sorkin drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip in the episode The Christmas Show. The name Tipitina is taken from the classic New Orleans piano tune written by Professor Longhair . See also Tipitina s References references External links http www.tipitinasfoundation.org Tipitina s Foundation Category Companies based in New Orleans, Louisiana Category Hurricane Katrina recovery in New Orleans, Louisiana Category Charities based in the United States Category Music organizations based in the United States US philanthropy org stub ... more details
Infobox organization name The Via Foundation Nadace Via formation September 4, 1997 headquarters Prague ... jointly launched partnership with the US based nonprofitorganization, TechSoup . The project aims to provide ... The Via Foundation , Nadace Via , is a charitable foundation located in Prague , Czech Republic . The Via Foundation provides small grants and expertise to non profit community initiatives in the Czech Republic. Where 50 years of totalitarian government dampened people s initiative, the Via Foundation .... ref cite web url http www.en.nadacevia.cz title Via Foundation Website accessdate 2007 04 30 ref Mission The Via Foundation supports and strengthens public participation in the development of a democratic society in the Czech Republic. This includes Supporting the growth of nonprofit organizations ... about via mission.shtml title Via Foundation Mission accessdate 2007 04 30 ref History In 1997, the Via Foundation was created as the indigenous successor to the Foundation for a Civil ... 2007 marks the 10th year of the Via Foundation s annual Via Bona Award for Philanthropy . The award ... Bona Awards Press Release work Via Foundation accessdate 2007 4 30 ref The Via Bona Awards are made possible with the support of Citibank and the Citigroup Foundation and in partnership with the Foundation ... as an independent public charity organization with endowment support from a group of private grant making foundations including Atlantic Philanthropies , the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation , the Ford Foundation , the German Marshall Fund of the United States , the Open Society Institute , the Pfizer Foundation , and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund . ref cite web url http www.ceetrust.org index.php ... environments in which civil societies can flourish To strengthen the nonprofit sectors ... sustainability of nonprofit organizations. ref cite web url http www.ceetrust.org index.php?ar 8 ... of Directors selected the Via Foundation as its regional partner and allocated US 3,000,000 to the program ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Infobox organization name image NAAFoundationLogo.png image border size default 200 alt alt text see WP ALT caption map optional msize map size, optional, default 200px malt map alt text mcaption optional abbreviation motto formation extinction date of extinction, optional type GO, NGO, IGO, INGO, etc status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc headquarters location coords Coordinates of location using a coordinates template region ..., board of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations if any num staff num volunteers budget ... Foundation was established in 1961 by the Board of Directors of the American Newspaper Publishers ... Association of America , and the NAA Foundation adopted its current name. The NAA Foundation is a 501 C 3 nonprofitorganization representing all newspapers equally. There are no requirements for membership, and the Foundation does not collect member dues. All programs offered by the NAA Foundation ... of America Foundation strives to develop engaged and literate citizens in a diverse society. The Foundation invests in and supports programs designed to enhance student achievement through newspaper ... . The Foundation also endeavors to help news media companies increase their readership and audience .... ref http www.naafoundation.org About Mission Goals.aspx Mission & Goals, NAA Foundation Website ref Programs As outlined in its mission statement, the NAA Foundation recognizes the importance of literacy ... culture while growing readership and audience. The NAA Foundation offers a wide variety of resources ... programs. The central focus of the Foundation includes the following four program areas Newspaper in Education NIE Youth Editorial Alliance YEA Student Journalism Diversity Information about NAA Foundation ... Association of America External links http www.naafoundation.org NAA Foundation Official Website http ... Foundation Category Foundations based in the United States Category American journalism organizations ... more details
Founded in 1997 by AOL co founder Steve Case and his wife Jean Case , the Case Foundation invests in individuals, nonprofits, and social enterprises aiming to connect people, increase giving, and catalyze civic action. ref http casefoundation.org about pressroom faq The Case Foundation FAQ ref Echoing the foundation s deep involvement in volunteering and civic engagement, CEO Jean Case also serves as chair of the President s Council on Service and Civic Participation ref http www.usafreedomcorps.gov council members index.asp President s Council on Service and Civic Participation Meet the Council Members ref , which is working to expand business employees pro bono service to nonprofit organizations in need of those services. ref http www.usafreedomcorps.gov council probono index.asp President s Council Summit on Corporate Volunteerism ref Partners Some of the foundation s current grantees include PlayPumps International , a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of children and their families ... Year Washington, DC, an AmeriCorps organization that provides full time, year long service opportunities ... Brain Cancer Cure ABC sup 2 sup , a nonprofit that incorporates an entrepreneurial, venture capital ... s Promise , an alliance of organizations serving children and youth the Buxton Initiative, a nonprofit ... partners The Case Foundation Partners ref Past foundation grantees and initiatives ... Olympics . ref http casefoundation.org about overview The Case Foundation About Us ref Initiatives In 2007, the Case Foundation launched the Make It Your Own Awards, an online grants program that involved ... of others publisher Financial Times date 2007 11 02 ref The foundation s 2007 2008 Giving Challenge ... Foundation testing potential of philanthropy via Internet publisher The New York Times date 2007 12 ... paper released by the foundation in 2008, explores the potential impact of the Millennial Generation ... www.casefoundation.org The Case Foundation official site http www.playpumps.org site c.hqLNIXOEKrF ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The AmberWatch Foundation works to keep children safe from abduction and molestation by providing educational programs and tools. The organization s Be Safe Education Program is designed to educate children and their parents about the existence of child abductors and molesters, and provide a framework for protecting children against these threats. ref http www.amberwatchfoundation.org about.asp AmberWatch Foundation About ref History In 2004 Keith Jarrett was shopping with his daughter when he turned around to find her missing from his side. Jarrett eventually found his daughter after frantically searching the store, but the experience left him shaken. After the incident, Jarrett began conducting research about the resources available to concerned parents. He found a wealth of response oriented organizations that focused on after the fact approaches, but was surprised by an utter lack of preventative resources. This led to the creation of the AmberWatch Foundation, a public, 501 c 501 c 3 501 c 3 nonprofitorganization that compliments existing child safety education and focuses on empowering children with the information, tools, and support they need to avoid potentially dangerous situations in the first place. ref http www.amberwatchfoundation.org about history.asp AmberWatch Foundation History ref Mobile Mobile Initiative In June 2008, AmberWatch Foundation and Qualcomm partnered to create the AmberWatch Mobile Initiative. Using GPS tracking , AmberWatch Mobile services enable individuals to send alerts to family and friends when they re in need of assistance, allow chosen friends or family members to check on an individual s location from their PC or cell phone, and give parents the ability to set up scheduled checkups with their kids. ref Engadget.com ... Giving Foundation and Mgive to launch a mobile donating campaign. The campaign allows 5 .... ref http www.mobilegiving.org Charities.aspx Mobile Giving Foundation Charities ref References reflist ... more details
in 2007. ref Foundation Center ref Unlike a foundationnonprofitorganization charitable foundation , a private foundation does not generally solicit funds from the public. Description One of the characteristics ... for Foundations 1995 1280 . See also Charitable organizationFoundationnonprofitorganization References ...see also Foundation non profit A private foundation is a legal entity set up by an individual, a family or a group of individuals, for a purpose such as philanthropy. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the U.S. with over 38 billion in assets. ref name NCCS National ... of the foundation Economic activity Supervision and management provisions Accountability and auditing ... for the dissolution of the entity Tax status of corporate and private donors Tax status of the foundation .... http www.bfsb bahamas.com foundations index.html USA main Private foundation United States A private foundation, in the United States, is a charitable organization described in the Internal Revenue Code by section 509 ref UnitedStatesCode 26 509 ref . A private foundation is necessarily a 501 c 3 exempt organization or a former such entity . It is defined by a negative definition by what it is not. A private foundation is not a public charity , as described in section 170 b 1 A i through vi . Neither is it a section 509 a 2 organization, nor a Supporting organization charity supporting organization ... becomes a private foundation, it retains that status unless it follows the difficult termination ... law legal systems Austria The Austria n Private Foundation Privatstiftung was last reformed under the Private Foundation Act in September 1993. Liechtenstein The Liechtenstein Family Foundation Stiftung was first introduced in 1926. Netherlands A foundation in the Netherlands Stichting is a legal ... the articles of the foundation which must include the first appointed board. No government authority is involved in the creation or authorization of a foundation, it acquires full legal capacity ... more details
Farm Foundation is a U.S. nonprofitorganization that provides non partisan policy research and forums relating to agribusiness . Its headquarters are in Oak Brook, Illinois . Farm Foundation was created in 1933 by Alexander Legge , the president of International Harvester , and former Illinois Governor Frank Orren Lowden . ref http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F20F15FA345D167B93C6A9178FD85F478485F9 LOWDEN WILL AIDS TENANT FARMERS Ex Governor of Illinois Leaves Plantation of 21,000 Acres in Arkansas to Farm Foundation, New York Times, April 4, 1943 fee access required ref The organization hosts conferences both on its own and in conjunction with other entities, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture , ref http domesticfuel.com 2008 10 16 schafer tells farm foundation to get ready for breakthroughs Schafer Tells Farm Foundation to Get Ready for Breakthroughs, Domestic Fuel Magazine, October 16, 2008 ref publishes reports relating to the U.S. agricultural economy, ref http www.biofuelreview.com content view 1659 1 Report looks at complex factors that drive food prices, Biofuel Review, July 29, 2008 ref and facilitates meetings between U.S. agribusiness leaders and their counterparts in other countries. ref http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 8702559 ITM Farm group s Cuba trip hits federal roadblock, Chicago Tribune, January 5, 2002 library card access required ref References reflist External links http www.farmfoundation.org Farm Foundation Category Agricultural organizations based in the United States Category Industry trade groups based in the United States agri stub ... more details
The ONS Foundation is a national nonprofit , Tax exempt status tax exempt , charitable organization in the United States, established on November 27, 1981, by the Oncology Nursing Society . The Pittsburgh based organization is dedicated to sustaining and advancing Oncology nurse oncology nursing and funded by corporate and private donations. ref name About us About Us http www.onsfoundation.org about.shtml ref ref http ww5.komen.org KomenNewsArticle.aspx?id 6442451113 ref Among its activities, it supports the annual four day Oncology Nursing Society s Leadership Development Institute and the Institute for Evidence Based Practice Change. ref Leadership Development Institute http www.ons.org CNECentral Conferences LDI ref ref 2010 ONS Foundation Institute for Evidence Based Practice Change http www.ons.org CNECentral Conferences IEBPC IEBPC2010 ref The ONS Foundation awards both oncology nursing academic scholarships ref http sklad.cumc.columbia.edu nursing FAGrants list all.php ref and oncology nursing research grants. ref http www.cancer.gov aboutnci ncicancerbulletin archive 2010 011210 page5 ref Funding is also awarded for leadership, academic, lectureships, and career development, as well as cancer public education projects and scholarships to the ONS Congress, Institutes of Learning, and APN Conferences. ref http www.internationalcancerfoundation.com index.php?option com content&task view&id 15763&Itemid 63 ref See also Oncology Nursing Society Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation ONSEdge References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.onsfoundation.org ONS Foundation http www.ons.org Awards FoundationAwards ONS Foundation Awards, Grants, and Scholarships DEFAULTSORT Ons Foundation Category Nursing organizations ... more details
Infobox non profit name Praekelt Foundation image type founded date 2007 tax id registration id founder Gustav Praekelt, Robin Miller location coordinates Coord LAT LON display inline,title origins Praekelt Consulting key people area served Sub Saharan Africa product mission focus method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members subsid opponents owner non profit slogan former name homepage http praekeltfoundation.org footnotes The Praekelt Foundation is an African nonprofitorganization dedicated to using mobile technology to improve the lives of people living in poverty . It was founded in 2007 as an offshoot of Praekelt Consulting . Notable projects that the foundation is involved in include Young Africa Live , a mobile community where young people can talk candidly and learn about love , intimate relationship s and sexual intercourse and HIV AIDS Project Masiluleke Zulu language Zulu for let us advise or may we give counsel , a campaign to promote AIDS awareness using Please Call Me messages, in partnership with the PopTech Accelerator and other companies TxtAlert , an appointment reminder system for people on chronic medication Yoza , a project to promote youth literacy using short cellphone stories, or m novel s, developed in conjunction with the Shuttleworth Foundation References cite web last first title SA s Praekelt Foundation scoops international mobile marketing award publisher Memeburn date 2011 11 18 url http memeburn.com 2011 11 sas praekelt foundation scoops international mobile marketing award See also Mobile technology in Africa mHealth External links crunchbase company praekelt foundation Praekelt Foundation Africa org stub Category Non profit organisations based in South Africa Category Organizations established in 2007 Category Telecommunications in Africa ... more details
Infobox organization name IFRS Foundation bgcolor header background color fgcolor header text color image ... formation extinction date of extinction, optional type Governmental organization GO , Non governmental organization NGO , Intergovernmental organization IGO , International nongovernmental organization INGO , etc status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose Development and promotion of accounting ... of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations if any budget num staff num volunteers website url http www.ifrs.org Home.htm remarks former name IASC Foundation accounting The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation , or IFRS Foundation , is a nonprofitorganizationnonprofit accounting organization. Its main objectives include the development and promotion of the International .... ref name about IFRS Foundation, 2012. http www.ifrs.org The organisation IASCF and IASB.htm About the IFRS Foundation and the IASB . Retrieved on April 25, 2012. ref ref name ceo Deloitte Global ... Former Deloitte Global CEO James Quigley appointed to the IFRS Foundation . Retrieved on April 25, 2012. ref The foundation was formerly named the International Accounting Standards Committee IASC Foundation until a renaming on 1 July 2010, and as of 2012 is governed by a board of 22 ... resource24 IFRS Foundation . Retrieved on April 25, 2012. ref Activities Standard setting The IFRS Foundation sets out the IFRSs and their interpretations, which include the following the International ... IFRS Foundation, 2012. http www.ifrs.org IFRSs IFRS.htm Access the unaccompanied standards and their technical ..., the 15 member standard setting body of the IFRS Foundation, while the IFRICs are provided by the IFRS Interpretations Committee. ref name about Via the IASB, the IFRS Foundation also sets ... of SMEs and relieve the burden imposed on them by the full IFRSs. ref IFRS Foundation, 2012 .... ref IFRS Taxonomy The IFRS Foundation also develops and maintains the IFRS Taxonomy, which is the representation ... more details
Tsadra Foundation is a U.S. based nonprofitorganization. ref name snow http www.snowlionpub.com pages tsadra.html The Tsadra Foundation Series ref Founded in New York in 2000, ref name about http www.tsadra.org Welcome A World of Welcome ref the foundation offers programs and scholarships ref http www.amareway.org holisticliving 08 tsadra foundations advanced studies scholarships buddhist studies and dharma studies scholarship Tsadra Foundation s Advanced Studies Scholarships Buddhist Studies and Dharma Studies Scholarship ref to develop and nurture Tibetan Buddhism in the west. ref name about Lama Drupgyu Tenzin Drupgyu Anthony Chapman , a student of Kalu Rinpoche , is the director of programs. ref http www.sukhasiddhi.org teachers.php?tr tendzin Lama Drupgyu Tenzin ref ref http www.tsadra.org Who We Are Who We Are ref One of the foundation s aims is to make authentic and authoritative texts from the Tibetan traditions available in English ref name snow and as such has published a series of biographies and Gsung bum in conjunction with Snow Lion Publications . ref name snow The foundation s name comes from Jamgon Kongtrul Jamg n Kongtr l hermitage called Tsa dra Rinchen Drak. ref http wordpress.tsadra.org ?page id 72 About Tsadra ref It was here that Jamg n Kongtr l wrote his Five Great Treasuries. ref http www.rigpawiki.org index.php?title Tsadra Rinchen Drak Tsadra Rinchen Drak ref References reflist External links http www.tsadra.org Tsandra Foundation Buddhism stub Category Buddhist organizations ... more details
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