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Thirty Years of Investing in Communities: Alumna Shannon Lawder on Language ...
Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
UC Santa Cruz alumna Shannon Lawder is the director of the Civil Society Program at the Mott Foundation.
Lawder's work supports communities around the world by uplifting and equipping community foundations with the resources to solve local issues.
The University of California, Santa Cruz's Education Abroad Program gave Lawder the language skills and foundation to help launch her career.
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New Poll: Michiganders Overwhelmingly Oppose Federal Policies Speeding up Data ... 
73% of Michigan voters oppose "current federal tax breaks and other federal policies that were put in place to encourage and speed up the development of data centers" 67% of respondents who had a...more
73% of Michigan voters oppose "current federal tax breaks and other federal policies that were put in place to encourage and speed up the development of data centers" 67% of respondents who had a...more
Let US Embrace Innovation in the Seed Industry As Key to Our Agricultural Progress 
South Africa will continue to lead the way in agriculture, with the seed industry and all its innovations at the heart of our efforts.With climate change and other risks, we need to breed seed...more
South Africa will continue to lead the way in agriculture, with the seed industry and all its innovations at the heart of our efforts.With climate change and other risks, we need to breed seed...more
Southampton Dialogues Event Introduces New York Climate Exchange CEO to Sbu 
The New York Climate Exchange is building a climate campus on Governors Island.The 250,000-square-foot campus will be a hub for climate research and innovation.The campus will include the first...more
The New York Climate Exchange is building a climate campus on Governors Island.The 250,000-square-foot campus will be a hub for climate research and innovation.The campus will include the first...more
Fas Center For Regulatory Ingenuity and Iclei Usa Launch Local Advisory Council to Build ... 
The CRI Local Advisory Council brings together a diverse cohort of leaders with working knowledge and practical experience in energy, housing, and transportation policy or implementation across local...more
The CRI Local Advisory Council brings together a diverse cohort of leaders with working knowledge and practical experience in energy, housing, and transportation policy or implementation across local...more
Help Inform Wpr's Interactive Voter Guide 
Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov.1.WPR is making an interactive guide to the candidates for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, Congress, the state...more
Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov.1.WPR is making an interactive guide to the candidates for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, Congress, the state...more
Richmond County Reaches Deadline For Opioid Settlement Funding Applications 
Richmond County reaches deadline for opioid settlement funding applications.City leaders say the money will help local organizations, services, and programs.Preliminary data from January to March...more
Richmond County reaches deadline for opioid settlement funding applications.City leaders say the money will help local organizations, services, and programs.Preliminary data from January to March...more
Abbott Funding Freeze Prompts Dallas Police to Cancel 321 Flock Cameras
Foundation: Abbott Fund
Texas Gov.Greg Abbott (R-Texas) barred state grant money from supporting them.The decision followed "official notification" about the directive's impact.More than 300 Flock cameras will remain...more
Foundation: Abbott Fund
Texas Gov.Greg Abbott (R-Texas) barred state grant money from supporting them.The decision followed "official notification" about the directive's impact.More than 300 Flock cameras will remain...more
Cookstove Subsidies Fight Climate Change At A Lower Cost 
New research found that subsidized cookstoves abated carbon at $7 per ton, far below the cost of subsidies for EVs or rooftop solar.Each dollar of the cookstove subsidy abated around 200 times more...more
New research found that subsidized cookstoves abated carbon at $7 per ton, far below the cost of subsidies for EVs or rooftop solar.Each dollar of the cookstove subsidy abated around 200 times more...more
Reproductive Freedom For All Launches $250000 Mail Program Ahead of Midterms ... 
Reproductive Freedom for All Launches $250,000 Mail Program Ahead of Midterms Reminding Maine Voters Susan Collins Helped Overturn Roe.See All Endorsed Candidates.Tracking Project 2025: How much has...more
Reproductive Freedom for All Launches $250,000 Mail Program Ahead of Midterms Reminding Maine Voters Susan Collins Helped Overturn Roe.See All Endorsed Candidates.Tracking Project 2025: How much has...more
Volunteer Spotlight: Deb Moyer 
Deb first joined us in 2019 as a Volksplatz Ticket Assistant at Musikfest, and she has been volunteering with us ever since.We appreciate all her time and effort over the years and will be cheering...more
Deb first joined us in 2019 as a Volksplatz Ticket Assistant at Musikfest, and she has been volunteering with us ever since.We appreciate all her time and effort over the years and will be cheering...more
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