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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

2011 ), that Black scientists are only half as likely as White scientists to win NIH R01 research grants, one of the agency’s most common research project grants. PRO Tip: Get mentored. Finally, don’t forget to Google “mentor” and your targeted grant’s name. There is evidence that government grants are not distributed equitably.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

Gershenfeld recommended a combination of gateway experiences which wraps students’ interests around curricula infused into game-making and pairs that with mentoring, for a high-tech/high-touch approach that is a powerful learning pathway.

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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

A study conducted by Roland Zullo and published in the Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Review (2011) [3] found that charitable donations to United Ways increased in localities with higher union density and in areas where unions were financially stronger. 4 (2011): 699-711. 3] Zullo, Roland. Labor Unions and Charity."

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Does your Coach have a Coach?

Get Fully Funded

Personally, I have several coaches and mentors. I’m already thinking about who will coach me in 2011. If you’re going to invest in yourself in this very personal way, make sure that your coach is also investing in themselves. I learn different things from different ones.

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Does your Coach have a Coach?

Get Fully Funded

Personally, I have several coaches and mentors. I’m already thinking about who will coach me in 2011. If you’re going to invest in yourself in this very personal way, make sure that your coach is also investing in themselves. I learn different things from different ones.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. If you can get “real life” experience with a mentor(s) by volunteering for a nonprofit in the development office, do it! What classes are best?