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Letters: W.K. Kellogg Foundation lauds student philanthropy effortsBoston GlobeThe Foundation for MetroWest deserves praise for its impressive efforts to teach Concord high school students about philanthropic giving. At the WK Kellogg Foundation, we have long believed in the importance of cultivating future generations of ...  
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GRAND RAPIDS - The money has arrived in Grand Rapids in chunks, some targeting children in low-income neighborhoods, other dollars funding health clinic visits and other basic services. But add it all up and the tally is hefty: The W.K. Kellogg ...  
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Source: W.K. Kellogg Foundation From the press release : W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) released a new report, "Cultures of Giving: Energizing and Expanding Philanthropy by and for Communities of Color" with support from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.  This new report shows how the face of philanthropy is rapidly changing to become as [...]  
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A new report, Cultures of Giving, commissioned by MCF member W.K. Kellogg Foundation looks at the recent growth of identity-based philanthropy – defined this way: A growing movement to spark philanthropic giving from a community on behalf of a community, where “community” is defined by race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. The U.S. population is changing, with [...]  
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January 27, 2012 By Marisa Treviño LatinaLista — There’s been a long-held belief that the average Latino household doesn’t give to charities. According to a new study, it’s a belief that should have been recognized as an urban myth long ago. This month, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation released the report “Cultures of Giving: Energizing and Expanding Philanthropy by and for Communities of Color.” The report’s authors found that Latinos are...  
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Kellogg Foundation awards $1M grant to create 'Prosperity Coalition,' bridge ...The RepublicThe WK Kellogg Foundation is giving the Michigan League for Human Services a three-year grant to create a "Prosperity Coalition" and support its ongoing budget and tax research into issues affecting the poor. Foundation deputy director Ali Webb says ...and more »  
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St. John Mother Nurture Project: Kellogg Grant Helps Hospital Support ...Huffington PostThe St. John Hospital and Medical Center received a grant from the WK Kellogg Foundation in August to develop an innovative breastfeeding program, the St. John Mother Nurture Project. The hospital now offers new support services for mothers, ...  
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ECC, MCC receive grants to further adult educationChicago Daily HeraldThe three-year grants are part of the Accelerating Opportunity: A Breaking Through Initiative, which is supported by five of the nation's leading philanthropies including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the WK Kellogg Foundation. Grant ...  
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SALINE: Foundation for Saline Area Schools wants to hire professional ...Heritage NewspapersThe person would have to be experienced with grant writing to secure grants from philanthropic organizations such as the Kellogg Foundation. "We have an alumni base we have not reached out to," he said. Paxton noted that if the plan does not move ...  
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From chemistry to the classroomsBattle Creek EnquirerCOST: $18 million over three years, paid by the WK Kellogg Foundation. » NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 92 in this year's inaugural class; there will be two more classes of about 90 students. » THE UNIVERSITIES: Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State ...and more »  
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Raising A Reader Receives a Grant From W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Expand High Quality Educational Services to Communities Of Color

By Michael on  From kindergartenlifestyle.com
Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2011 Raising A Reader, a national nonprofit organization offering local agencies an evidence-based early literacy and parent engagement program, announced today that it has received a $ 400,000 multi-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to provide young children and their families from communities of color with further opportunities to engage through reading. We are delighted with the W.K. Kellogg Foundations investment in Raising A Reader, said...Read Full Story

Poll: Fewer opportunities seen for minority kids

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Minority children have fewer opportunities than their white peers to gain access to high-quality health care, education, safe neighborhoods and adequate support from the communities where they live, according to a nationwide survey of professionals who work with young people. Of the professionals surveyed, 59 percent said young white children in their communities have "lots of opportunity" to play in violence-free homes and neighborhoods, while only 36 percent said the same about Hispanic...Read Full Story

Kids' CBC blantantly shills for Kellogg's Eggo Waffles as part of a "healthy breakfast"

By Yoni Freedhoff on  From weightymatters.ca
CBC Policy 1.3.8: Advertising Directed to Children Under 12 Years of Age, " The CBC/Radio-Canada does not accept advertising of any kind in programming and websites designated by the CBC/Radio-Canada as directed to children under 12 years of age ." Seems pretty clear to me. No ifs, ands, or buts, the CBC does not accept advertising of any kind for kids under 12. I guess Kids' CBC is aimed at kids over the age of 12? I imagine most teenagers and adults can't tear themselves away from the...Read Full Story

CBC Says Eggos aren't products while Kellogg's breaks committment not to product place!

By Yoni Freedhoff on  From weightymatters.ca
Readers will likely remember just a few days ago when I commented on product placement by Kellogg's on CBC Kids' morning shows with Yamma Mamma talking about healthy breakfasts while the camera provided multiple plate and product shots of an Eggo Waffle. Comments on the blog were mixed. Some thought I was out to lunch, some thought I was bang on, while one person demonstrated incredible ignorance by invoking Godwin's Law by suggesting that my depiction of product placement was at a level...Read Full Story

Kellogg Foundation awards $75M anti-racism grant

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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced Tuesday it is devoting $75 million over the next five years to efforts aimed at undoing the effects of racial inequalities on children in poor communities across the nation. About $14.6 million will go to 119 communities in at least 20 states and the District of Columbia in the first year of funding for the foundation's "America Healing" initiative. Gail Christopher, a Kellogg vice president, said the money will be part of what amounts to more than the...Read Full Story
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