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October 18, 2016
How Immigrants and Refugees Contribute to Akron’s Growth
A recent study by the Partnership for a New American Economy comissioned by the Knight Foundation highlights the critical role and economic contributions of immigrants and refugees in Akron. Below […]
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October 10, 2016
Grantee Spotlight: From Concept to Reality
Each year, through our Educator Initiative Grant program, GAR Foundation comes across teachers who take initiative in their classrooms to address a problem or create a new program. These are […]
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October 10, 2016
Glass Half Full Honoring Christine Yuhasz
GAR Foundation is honored to present Christine Yuhasz, Director of Strategic Engagement at Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) with the 2016 Glass Half Full Award. The annual Glass Half Full award […]
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September 08, 2016
Place matters to your business, your community
In a way, it’s ironic. In the digital age, many of us can do our work from any place, as long as we have a laptop and high-speed internet. Gone […]
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September 06, 2016
Reimagining the nonprofit sector: Our takeaways from Dan Pallotta
Last month members of our team attended the annual Knight Breakfast hosted by United Way of Summit County to hear activist, author and entrepreneur, Dan Pallotta. We were already somewhat familiar with Dan’s work, […]
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August 12, 2016
Six things to explore on our new website
We’ve been enjoying the new changes around here and hope you have too! If you haven’t had a chance to check out our new website, here are six new things […]
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June 30, 2016
The plan to remake Akron should build on existing strengths
With Mayor Dan Horrigan settling into city hall, there has been much talk about Akron’s “new day,” and enthusiasm around bringing fresh perspective to economic development. And then comes the […]
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June 30, 2016
Equity in education: Leveling the playing field for all students
After many years Congress recently updated the former No Child Left Behind Act, and replaced it with the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA.) ESSA essentially answers criticisms about perceived […]
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June 30, 2016
Staff Picks: What we’re reading now
We officially welcomed summer this week, so that means it’s time to start working on those summer reading lists. We’ve compiled a few of our team’s favorite recent reads; including […]
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April 26, 2016
8 things every board member should know
Guest Post Every board seat is precious. If all board members are effectively engaged, then the board can do so much to help advance the mission of the organization. But […]
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