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The Kresge Foundation is a $3.1 billion private, national foundation that supports communities by building the capacity of nonprofit organizations in six fields: health, the environment, arts and culture, education, human services and community development. Kresge seeks to influence the quality of life for future generations by creating access and opportunity in underserved communities, improving the health of low-income people, supporting artistic expression, assisting in the revitalization of Detroit, and advancing methods for dealing with global climate change. In 2009, the Board of Trustees approved 404 awards totaling $197 million; $167 million was paid out to grantees over the course of the year. In June 2007, the foundation embarked upon a multi-year expansion of its grantmaking to better address society’s pressing issues. Central to this expansion are nine values, which now serve as the centerpiece of its grantmaking criteria. The values aim to advance low-income opportunity, promote community impact in ways most needed by residents, cultivate innovation and risk taking, support interdisciplinary solutions, foster environmental sustainability, and encourage diversity in board governance. For more information, visit www.kresge.org.

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$1 million competition aims to boost number of college grads in urban centers across the U.S.

Tue, May 10, 2011 19:51 CET

Talent Dividend Prize’ highlights the education’s role in strengthening economies.Tues. 05/10/11, TROY, MICHIGAN -- More than 50 U.S. cities have entered a competition to boost the number of residents with a college degree and win $1 million. The “Talent Dividend Prize ” will be given to the metropolitan area with the greatest increase in the number of post-secondary degrees granted per capita over three years. The aim is to increase college attainment in U.S. cities by 1 percent. The nonprofit organization that will award the prize, CEOs for Cities (

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