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NY (5/4/2010)
http://centralny.ynn.com/content/503768/students-award--20-000-to-local-nonprofits/
Philanthropy was the order of the day at Binghamton University’s Downtown Center as graduate students gave away $20,000 to several local charities as part of BU’s philanthropy incubator.
Agencies are selected by students in the Masters of Public Administration and Social Work as a way to teach them about real-world grant making that has real community benefit.…
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