The AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy AIP is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization, created in the United States by Daniel Borochoff in 1992, ref http www.charitywatch.org aboutaip.html Mission Statement, Goals and More Bot generated title ref to provide information about Charitable organization charities financial efficiency, accountability, governance, and fundraising . Its official website is known as http www.charitywatch.org CharityWatch . Charity financial report ing can be inconsistent, unclear, and occasionally unethical or fraud ulent, thus the organization acts as an independent clearing house for charitable information. About AIP analyzes charity financial documents to identify charities that are financially efficient, and ones that are not, and publishes its findings. ref http www.fredericknewspost.com sections business display Comments.htm?section bus&storyID 69097 The Frederick News Post Online Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper Bot generated title ref AIP encourages donors ... toprated.html AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy, Top Rated Charities ref AIP also investigates ... articles Vets Charities Protest Fs.html AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy, Veterans ... programs. ref name Criteria http www.charitywatch.org criteria.html AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy ... reporting without question. ref http www.charitywatch.org praise.html AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy ... . Accessed January 25, 2011. ref AIP rates nearly 550 charities, ref The AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy ... that it is able to review. ref AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy FAQs http www.charitywatch.org faq.html cover. Access January 25, 2011. ref Charity rating organizations have been criticized by philanthropy ... AmericanInstitute of Certified Public Accountants ref ref name FASB http www.fasb.org Financial ... also Charity Navigator References reflist External links http www.charitywatch.org AmericanInstitute of Philanthropy official web site Category Philanthropic organizations based in the United States ... more details
The AmericanInstitute of the City of New York was an organization to promote, by means of exhibitions and fairs, the interests of agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and arts in New York State and the United States . History The institute was founded in 1828, and AmericanInstitute Fair its fairs attracted wide attention from investors and capitalists. Among the inventions which received early recognition from the institute were the McCormick reaper , the sewing machine , Colt s fire arms, the type revolving and double power printing press machines, the first anthracite coal burning stove, the Samuel F. B. Morse Morse telegraph, the Beach Pneumatic Transit , the stocking loom, the telephone , and the Francis metallic lifeboat and lifesaving appliances. In the early 20th century, the AmericanInstitute was organized as five sections The Farmers Club, the Henry Electrical Society, the Horticultural Section, the Photographic Section, and the Polytechnic Section. It had a scientific library of over 15,000 volumes. References Cite NIE AmericanInstitute year 1905 Category Organizations based in New York City ... more details
Multiple issues notability August 2009 unreferenced August 2009 The http www.philanthropyjournal.org Philanthropy Journal is an online magazine that delivers news, resources and opinion on matters relating to non profit organization s. The http www.philanthropyjournal.org Philanthropy Journal offers a free website and email newsletters, nonprofit job postings, professional development webinar s, and resource listings. In addition to regular news coverage, the Philanthropy Journal publishes six special reports annually that take an in depth look at trends and issues in the non profit world, such as technology, corporate giving, and fundraising . The editor in chief is Todd Cohen, a former journalist news reporter and business editor for The News & Observer , who in 1991 began writing a weekly philanthropy column for that newspaper . The http www.philanthropyjournal.org Philanthropy Journal is a program of the http nonprofit.chass.ncsu.edu Institute for Nonprofits at http www.ncsu.edu NC State University in Raleigh, N.C. External links Official http www.philanthropyjournal.org Category Philanthropy ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name The Philanthropy Roundtable Non profit logo Image Philanthropyroundtable.gif ... E. Simon , Irving Kristol location Washington, D.C. origins Formerly project of Institute For Educational ... 5,872,863 in 2006 ref name IRS990 IRS Form Tax forms in the United States 990 990 Philanthropy Roundtable ... our free society homepage http www.philanthropyroundtable.org philanthropyroundtable.org The Philanthropy ... excellence in philanthropy , to protect philanthropic freedom, to assist donors in achieving their philanthropic ... in America and abroad. ref Mission and Principles. The Philanthropy Roundtable. philanthropyroundtable.org ... s move to The Philanthropy Roundtable, he was the Heritage Foundation s vice president for educational ... 1970s, managing editor of American Spectator . ref name MeyersonBio In 2011, former White House .... ref name KZ cite web last Philanthropy Roundtable title Karl Zinsmeister url http www.philanthropyroundtable.org ... was founded in 1987 as a project of the Institute For Educational Affairs . ref name history History. The Philanthropy Roundtable. philanthropyroundtable.org . 2006. http www.philanthropyroundtable.org history of the philanthropy roundtable ref For four years the program, known then as the Philanthropic ... converse with scholars and journalists about the way professional philanthropy was conducted in the U.S. It also published a bimonthly newsletter, Philanthropy offered member organizations a talent ... Philanthropy, July August 1988, p. 16. ref Membership was free to interested grantmakers, and 140 ..., The Philanthropy Roundtable became an independent entity, with its own board of directors and staff ..., The Philanthropy Roundtable Donors and Philanthropic Intent. Foundation Center. 29 November 2006. http foundationcenter.org pnd newsmakers nwsmkr 50th.jhtml?id 163500002 ref Projects Since 2003, The Philanthropy ... web last Philanthropy Roundtable title About Us url http www.philanthropyroundtable.org who we are about us accessdate 16 November 2011 ref Publications The Philanthropy Roundtable has published a series ... more details
Changing the Face of Giving An Assessment of Youth Philanthropy . Youth Leadership Institute. Retrieved 5 02 07. ref About Youth philanthropy educate s youth young people about social change ...Youth philanthropy is the donation of time , energy or Resource economics resources , including money , by child ren and youth towards philanthropy philanthropic causes. According to one study, youth philanthropy ... Lubben, A. nd http www.learningtogive.org papers index.asp?bpid 219 Youth philanthropy , Learning to Give ... Change, Journal of community practice. 14 1 2. p22. ref Philanthropy in this case is defined as anything ... youth about.html The Foundation Center Youth in Philanthropy About Philanthropy . Retrieved 5 2 07. ref Focused on youth adult partnerships and youth voice , youth philanthropy is seen as a successful ... Learning Research to Advance the Field. ref Youth philanthropy helps young people develop skills ... docs ccfy youth philanthropy.pdf Best Practices in Youth Philanthropy . Coalitions of Community Foundations for Youth. Retrieved 5 2 07. ref Youth philanthropy is also identified as a particularly ... of Philanthropy . ref Within the Jewish community institutions such as synagogues , day school s, Jewish federations and other organizations have created Jewish youth philanthropy programs .... The Jewish Teen Funders Network serves as a central address for Jewish youth philanthropy, and aims .... See also Youth programs References reflist External links PLEASE DO NOT LIST YOUR YOUTH PHILANTHROPY ... organizations http www.ypin.org Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana http www.freechild.org ReadingList philanthropy.htm Freechild Project Youth Philanthropy Webpage http www.jtfn.org. Jewish Teen Funders Network http www.jypi.org Jewish Youth PhilanthropyInstitute http www.youthgrantmakers.com Michigan Community Foundations Youth Philanthropy Project Youth Empowerment Charity DEFAULTSORT Youth Philanthropy Category Philanthropy Category Youth P ... more details
Image American Mushroom Institute logo.gif thumb right 200px Logo of the American Mushroom Institute. The American Mushroom Institute is the industry trade group for the United States U.S. mushroom industry. In 2007 the Institute commissioned Chester County, Pa., author Bruce Mowday to compile a photographic history of the local industry. Chester County Mushroom Farming Arcadia was published in 2008. External links http www.americanmushroom.org The American Mushroom Institute website Category Food industry trade groups Category Mycology US org stub food stub ... more details
Wikify date April 2011 Infobox newspaper name The Chronicle of Philanthropy logo image caption type Biweekly newspaper format foundation 1988 ceased publication price founder owners The Chronicle of Higher Education Inc. political position publisher editor Stacy Palmer staff total circulation 28,665 ref http abcas3.accessabc.com ecirc magform.asp eCirc for Consumer Magazines . Audit Bureau of Circulations North America Audit Bureau of Circulations . Retrieved November 25, 2011. ref circulation year 2011 headquarters 1255 Twenty Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 ISSN 1040 676X oclc language English website URL http philanthropy.com The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a biweekly newspaper that covers the nonprofit world. Based in Washington, DC, it is the top news source for charity leaders, foundation executives, fund raisers, and other people involved in philanthropy . It is owned by The Chronicle of Higher Education Inc., which also publishes The Chronicle of Higher Education , a weekly newspaper covering colleges and universities. The Chronicle of Philanthropy is known, in part, for research projects such as The Philanthropy 400, which annually ranks the nation s largest nonprofit groups based on the amount of money they raise, and The Philanthropy 50, which ranks the individuals who give the most money to nonprofit groups each year. Its print newspaper is published 18 times a year and its http philanthropy.com website is regularly updated with a range of news stories, blogs, podcasts, and live events about and for the nonprofit world. The Chronicle of Philanthropy s editor is Stacy Palmer. Its assistant managing editors are Peter Panepento and Heather Joslyn. References Reflist External links http philanthropy.com The Chronicle of Philanthropy website Twitter Philanthropy http www.aggdata.com philanthropy 400 Downloadable List of Philanthropy 400 Organizations The Chronicle of Higher Education DEFAULTSORT Chronicle of Philanthropy Category Newspapers published ... more details
Multiple issues wikify August 2009 primary sources October 2009 orphan February 2009 PRIZE PHILANTHROPY SM is a service mark of Lee Stein and his company, Virtual Capital, LLC, used to describe its services that relate to developing or providing the financial support to create and run Inducement prize contest inducement prize competitions . Inducement prize competitions have been gaining popularity because of the leverage they provide to find solutions in specific areas of discovery. PRIZE PHILANTHROPY SM services promote the notion that instead of, or in addition to, supporting research and development , philanthropists earmark their money to support incentive prizes that will result in real breakthroughs. The appeal of this fixed cost philanthropy fixed cost engineering has an appeal for philanthropists, foundations, companies and government agencies that want to pay for actual results. PRIZE PHILANTHROPY SM services are used to promote all levels of giving, from multi million dollar title sponsorships, to small individual grassroots donations. The term PRIZE PHILANTHROPY was first coined in 2004 by Dr. Peter H. Diamandis and Keith Adam Powers, with further value added by Lee Stein with the help of Ellen Stiefler . External links http www.prizephilanthropy.com PRIZE PHILANTHROPY website http www.stein.to Lee Stein s website http www.prizephilanthropy.com Prize Philanthropy the Path to the Algae Fuel Prize http www.prizephilanthropy.com Prize Philanthropy Business Services Committed to Spur Innovation and Discovery http www.prizephilanthropy.com Prize Philanthropy Model of Prize Competition Business Services http www.xprize.org X Prize Foundation website http www.diamandis.com Dr. Peter Diamandis website http www.powers.to Keith Powers website DEFAULTSORT Prize Philanthropy Category Philanthropy Category Challenge awards ... more details
one source date September 2011 Venture philanthropy takes concepts and techniques from venture capital finance and high technology business management and applies them to achieving philanthropic goals. ref http tierwriting.com 2010 03 about venture philanthropy About Venture Philanthropy ref Venture philanthropy is characterized by Willingness to experiment and try new approaches . Focus on measurable results donors and grantees assess progress based on mutually determined benchmarks. Readiness to shift funds between organizations and goals based on tracking those measurable results. Giving financial, intellectual, and human capital. Funding on a multi year basis typically a minimum of 3 years, on average 5 7 years. Focus on capacity building, instead of programs or general operating expenses. High involvement by donors with their grantees. For example, some donors will take positions on the boards of the Non profit organization non profits they fund. There are three models for engaging in venture philanthropy. The first is traditional foundations practicing high engagement grantmaking. The second is organizations which are funded by individuals, but all engagement is done by professional staff. Good examples of this type of venture philanthropy are the Robin Hood Foundation in New York City and Tipping Point Community in the San Francisco Bay Area . The third is the partnership model, in which partner investors both donate the financial capital and engage with the grantees. Most ... . Some other examples of venture philanthropy foundations include Social Venture Partners , Venture Philanthropy Partners , The Children s Investment Fund Foundation CIFF , NewSchools Venture Fund, Grassroots Business Fund , Acumen Fund , and New Profit Inc . See also Givewell Alfanar Venture Philanthropy ... www.kirschfoundation.org why venture.html Kirsch Foundation Definition of Venture Philanthropy http ... on Paul Shoemaker Finance stub Category Philanthropy Category Venture capital Category Social ... more details
The AmericanInstitute of Afghanistan Studies , founded in 2003, is a non profit organization dedicated to promoting the advanced study of Afghanistan in the United States of America . The institute is housed at Boston University in Massachusetts . The Institute is affiliated with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers . Since its founding many academic institutions from across the United States have become affiliated with the Institute. Among these are Boston University , Columbia University , University of Chicago , New York University , University of Michigan , University of Virginia , and James Madison University . The Institute promotes multi disciplinary approaches to the study of Afghanistan and provides a fellowship grant available by application to those seeking to do field work in Afghanistan while pursuing a relevant PhD. External links http www.bu.edu aias index.html AmericanInstitute of Afghanistan Studies Category Non profit organizations based in the United States Category Council of American Overseas Research Centers US org stub Afghanistan stub ... more details
The American Documentation Institute ADI was founded by Watson Davis ref Schultz, Claire K. & Garwig, Paul L. 1969 . History of the American Documentation Institute A Sketch. American Documentation , 20 2 , 152 160. ref 1896 1967 in 1935 as Documentation Institute which changed its name to the American Documentation Institute in 1937. In 1968 it changed its name to American Society for Information Science, which again in 2000 changed its name to the present American Society for Information Science and Technology Watson Davis was one of the first Americans to take an interest in how the terms document and Documentation science documentation were being used in Europe. ADI published the journal American Documentation ref Tate, V. 1950 . Introducing American Documentation, a quarterly review of ideas, techniques, problems, and achievements in documentation. American Documentation , 1 1 , 3 6. ref which in 1968 changed name to Journal of the American Society for Information Science and in 2000 became Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology . From 1966 ADI published the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology See also Documentation science References Reflist Farkas Conn, Irene S. 1990 . From Documentation to Information Science. The Beginnings and Early Development of the American Documentation InstituteAmerican Society for information Science . Westport, CT Greenwood Press. Category Library related professional associations Category Information science ... more details
The AmericanInstitute of Chemists AIC is an organization founded in 1923 whose goal is to advance the Chemist chemical profession in the United States . ref http www.theaic.org DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid 31 ref The institute is known for its yearly awards recognizing contributions of individuals in this field of work. The AmericanInstitute of Chemists Gold Medal is one of these awards. ref http www.chemheritage.org press pr 09 apr 22.htm ref References reflist External links official http www.theaic.org chemistry stub Category Chemistry organizations ... more details
The Institute of Latin American Studies ILAS was set up in 1965 at the University of London , with the objective of providing postgraduate level teaching and a focus for research on the literature, history, politics and economics of Latin America and the Caribbean . In August 2004 the ILAS merged with the Institute of United States Studies IUSS , also founded in 1965. They became the Institute for the Study of the Americas , which forms part of the University of London s School of Advanced Study . External links http polarch.sas.ac.uk pages intro.htm Website of a project sponsored jointly by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies ICS and the Institute for the Study of the Americas ISA Containing historical archives and access to an extensive collection of political ephemera. Category School of Advanced Study Latin American Studies Category Latin American studies Category Educational institutions established in 1965 UK university stub ... more details
The Institute of Native American Studies INAS was founded in 2004 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia , to provide programming, instruction, and research support in Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American Studies. INAS offers undergraduate and graduate certificates as well as courses related to Native Americans in the areas of archaeology , cultures, history , law and policy, and literature . External links http www.uga.edu inas Institute of Native American Studies website coord missing Georgia U.S. state Category Colleges and schools of the University of Georgia UGeorgia stub ... more details
Fellow of the AmericanInstitute of Architects FAIA is a postnomial , designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the AmericanInstitute of Architects . Fellowship is an honor bestowed by the AmericanInstitute of Architects on architect s who have made outstanding contributions to the profession through design excellence, contributions in the field of architectural education, or to the advancement of the profession. Fellowships are awarded according to the following categories of nomination To promote the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession To advance the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architecture education, training, and practice To coordinate the building industry and the profession of architecture To ensure the advancement of the living standards of people through their improved environment To make the profession of ever increasing service to society. Becoming a FAIA is considered a great honor fewer than 2 percent of all registered architect s in the United States are elected to fellowship in the AIA. Honorary Fellowship Honorary Fellowship Hon. FAIA may be awarded to foreign non United States nationality law U.S. citizen architects and for non architects who have made great contributions to the field of architecture or to the AmericanInstitute of Architects. External links http www.aia.org practicing groups cof AIAS077445 AIA College of Fellows Category American architecture Category Fellows of the AmericanInstitute of Architects architecture stub es FAIA ... more details
Image AnnualFairOfTheAmericanInstituteatNibosGarden.jpg framed Image of Annual Fair of the AmericanInstitute at Niblo s Garden c. 1845 by Benjamin Johns Harrison The AmericanInstitute Fair was held annually from 1829 until at least 1897 in New York, New York New York City by the AmericanInstitute . The AmericanInstitute was founded in 1829 for the encouragement of agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and the arts. The fair is sometimes considered the first world s fair in the United States , though it was fairly small by later standards, drawing about 30,000 attendees per year. It was held at Niblo s Garden in New York before being moved to the New York Crystal Palace Crystal Palace in New York . At these fairs were displayed the finest products of agriculture and manufacturing, the newest types of machinery, the most recent contributions of inventive genius... the fairs served a two fold purpose that of playing the part of demonstrator to the public and that of furnishing an incentive to the exhibitors, both through competition and through the desire to win the very liberal awards and premiums. References F. W. Wile, ed., A century of industrial progress , New York published for the AmericanInstitute of the City of New York , 1928. Category World s Fairs in New York City ... more details
File Rothermere American Institute.jpg thumb 340px The Rothermere AmericanInstitute, seen from the Princess Margaret Memorial Garden The Rothermere AmericanInstitute is an institution at the University of Oxford dedicated to the interdisciplinary and comparative study of the USA. ref http www.rai.ox.ac.uk ref It was opened in May 2001 by US President Bill Clinton and hosts regular conferences, lectures and seminars, particularly in the fields of American history, politics, foreign relations, and literature. Guests and speakers have included Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II , US President Jimmy Carter , Jesse Jackson , Justice Sandra Day O Connor and Lord Patten of Barnes . The Institute offers several categories of visiting fellowship for academics from around the world and hosts three of the university s chairs and two visiting professorships. These are the Mellon Professorship in American Government, the Rhodes Professorship in American History, and the Drue Heinz Professorship in American Literature, and the visiting chairs the John G. Winant Professorship of American Government and the Harmsworth Professorship of American History. Recent holders of the Harmsworth chair have included Eric Foner , Lizabeth Cohen , Robin Kelley and Linda Kerber , and the post is held during the 2011 12 academic year by Philip D. Morgan . Each May, Oxford University s annual Esmond Harmsworth Lecture in American Arts and Letters is held at the Institute, and this has been delivered in recent years by writers such as Richard Ford , Joyce Carol Oates , Tobias Wolff , Lorrie Moore and Marilynne Robinson . The Institute also houses the University of Oxford s library collections in American history ... Division . Links American Studies in Britain http www.rai.ox.ac.uk Rothermere AmericanInstitute ... by Her Majesty the Queen in August 2006. The Institute is located on South Parks Road in central Oxford ... and has won awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Civic Trust . ref KPF ... more details
tone date December 2010 inappropriate tone date December 2010 Open Philanthropy is the doctrine which holds that the programming, operations, governance, effectiveness, and efficiency of nonprofit organizations should be open and visible by the public, donors, and especially, stakeholders in those nonprofits. Among recent developments is the theory of open source governance which advocates the application of the philosophies of the free software movement to democracy democratic principles to enable interested citizens to get more directly involved in the legislative process. History Since 2007 a variety of bloggers and writers, including Mark Surman ref Surman, M., Open, Philanthropy and a theory of change, commonspace, 2008 http commonspace.wordpress.com 2008 02 28 open philanthropy and a theory of change ref , have proposed the concept of Open Philanthropy . Few of these early efforts seemed to get much traction with stakeholders or nonprofit leaders. Then early in 2010, Lucy Bernholz ref Bernholz, L., Open Philanthropy A Modest Manifesto, California Voices, 2010, http california.newamerica.net blogposts 2010 open philanthropy a modest manifesto 29189 ref again surfaced the concept for how nonprofits should follow the conventions of Open Source and Open Government initiatives. Content The guiding principles of compliant organizations include Organizational Efficiency The plans, budgets, expenses, and programming of an organization shall be designed to ensure organizational focus on the mission of the organization. The majority of funds spent are in support of programs and services. Administrative and fundraising costs are kept within reasonable limits with a goal of more than 75 percent of funds allocated to program and outreach expenses. Program Efficiency Organizations shall have a documented methodology to measure and accurately report programmatic achievements, and where .... Practical Limitations Within the scope of Open Philanthropy there are practical limitations to the extent ... more details
The American Russian Institute for Cultural Relations with the Soviet Union , previously known as the American Society for Cultural Relations with the Soviet Union, was identified by Attorney General of the United States Thomas C. Clark as a Communist front group in 1947, and was so listed on the Attorney General s List of Subversive Organizations for 1948, ref Federal Register 13, 20 March 1948 ref in accordance with President Truman s Executive Order 9835 . Among the members of the Executive Committee of the American Russian Institute was Edward C. Carter , chairman of Russian War Relief and the National Committee for Medical Aid to the Soviet Union, and general secretary of the Institute of Pacific Relations . ref http www.education research.org PDFs IPR01.pdf FBI Report Institute of Pacific Relations, June 2 1944, p. 6 FBI file Institute of Pacific Relations, Vol. 1 , PDF page 33 ref References references Category Communism in the United States Category Soviet Union friendship associations Category Soviet Union United States relations ... more details
The AmericanInstitute of Mathematics AIM was founded in 1994 by John Fry businessman John Fry and is located in Palo Alto, California . Privately funded by Fry at inception, in 2002, AIM became one of eight National Science Foundation NSF funded mathematical institutes. Brian Conrey has been director of the institute since 1997. The Institute was founded with the primary goal of identifying and solving important mathematical problems. Originally, very small groups of top mathematicians would be assembled to solve a major problem, such as the Birch and Swinnerton Dyer conjecture . Now the Institute also runs an extensive program of week long workshops on current topics in mathematical research. These workshops rely strongly on interactive problem sessions. AIM annually awards a prestigious five year fellowship to an outstanding new PhD pursuing research in an area of pure mathematics . The fellowship is currently when date July 2011 worth US 4,000 per month for 60 months. AIM also sponsors local mathematics competitions and a yearly meeting for women mathematicians. The Institute will eventually move to Morgan Hill, California , about 39 miles 63 km to the southeast, when its new facility there is completed. Plans for the new facility were started about 2000, but construction work was delayed by regulatory and engineering issues into mid 2011. The facility will be built as a facsimile of Alhambra The Alhambra , a 14th century Moorish palace and fortress in Spain. Sponsored research The AmericanInstitute of Mathematics has sponsored fundamental research for high profile problems ... www.aimath.org AIM home page Allyn Jackson, A Different Kind of Institute The AmericanInstitute ... Francisco Bay Area ar es AmericanInstitute of Mathematics it AmericanInstitute of Mathematics ... research institute. http www.ams.org notices 200511 200511 toc.html Notices of the AMS, December ... more details
Infobox Organization name American Enterprise Institute image Aei.png size 250px abbreviation AEI motto ... Arthur C. Brooks website http www.aei.org aei.org The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ... Than Inflation John Makin of the conservative American Enterprise Institute calls deflation a classic ... of his fellowship at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. ref ref name wapocons1 http www.washingtonpost.com ... www.aei.org about title AEI s Organization and Purposes publisher American Enterprise Institute accessdate ... , and P. T. Bauer . The American Enterprise Institute which had been renamed in 1962 remained a marginal ..., Nov. 21, 2005, at the American Enterprise Institute. Michael Rubin is on the right in the front ... Association, and the Institute still keeps economic policy studies at its core. ref name AR American ... Throughout the beginning of the twenty first century, scholars at The American Enterprise Institute ... Financial Services Outlook publisher American Enterprise Institute url http www.aei.org fso format ... pubID.25209 pub detail.asp periodical Economic Outlook publisher American Enterprise Institute url ... pub detail.asp periodical International Economic Outlook publisher American Enterprise Institute ... Era Looking Ahead publisher American Enterprise Institute date 22 October 2008 url http www.aei.org ... paper publisher American Enterprise Institute date July 6, 2006 url http www.aei.org publications ... publisher American Enterprise Institute url http www.aei.org publications pubID.26286 pub detail.asp ... American Enterprise Institute url http www.aei.org publications pubID.28396 pub detail.asp accessdate ... Indirect Energy Use periodical Environmental Policy Outlook publisher American Enterprise Institute ... Environmental Policy Outlook publisher American Enterprise Institute url http www.aei.org outlook ... Choosing Victory A Plan for Success in Iraq version Phase I Report publisher American Enterprise Institute ... Iraq strategy being proposed by the American Enterprise Institute, the conservative think tank. When ... more details
The AmericanInstitute of Instruction was formed in 1830. The original purpose was to secure a Massachusetts Superintendent education Superintendent of Common Schools. Due the work of Samuel Read Hall , George B. Emerson and E. A. Andrews, legislation was passed leading to both the appointment of Horace Mann as Secretary of the State Board of Education, and the Acts of 1837, providing for a Superintendent of Public Education. ref Torrey, George Nelson . http melrosemirror.media.mit.edu servlet pluto?state 303034706167653030375765625061676530303269643030353130353631 Reverend Samuel Read Hall An early Yankee Educator . The Melrose Mirror. Accessed August 23, 2007. ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT AmericanInstitute Of Instruction Category Educational institutions established in 1830 Category Schools in Massachusetts Massachusetts school stub ... more details
The http www.gamelan.org American Gamelan Institute AGI is an organization devoted to promoting and documenting all forms of gamelan , the performing arts of Indonesia , and their international counterparts. The Institute was founded in Berkeley, California in 1981 the office moved to New Hampshire in 1990. AGI publishes scores, recordings, mongraphs, translations and other material. AGI has an http www.gamelan.org library online library with a wide variety of monographs, collections of notation, and a font for the cipher notation commonly used for gamelan, called KepatihanPro. These materials may be freely downloaded for educational use. AGI maintains an extensive archive of notation and scores for both new and traditional gamelan music, scholarly writings on gamelan, as well as audio and video recordings. Its founder and director is the composer and gamelan musician Jody Diamond . The organization s scope includes gamelan music as practiced in Indonesia as well as around the world. The journal http www.gamelan.org balungan Balungan was started in 1984 to encourage a dialog between artists and scholars involved in gamelan. Current and http www.gamelan.org balungan backissues back issues of Balungan are on line, and many libraries have subscriptions. The sixteenth issue was printed in December of 2010. The Institute also has a podcast , called http www.gamelan.org gongcast index.shtml ... 1990s, AGI produced three gamelan festivals called Planet Gamelan. The American Gamelan Institute is the publisher of all gamelan works by the American composer Lou Harrison , who built gamelan instruments with his partner William Colvig . See also Gamelan Jody Diamond American gamelan List of music organizations in the United States External links http www.gamelan.org American Gamelan Institute site http www.gamelan.org balungan Current and back issues of Balungan . Category Organizations ... id American Gamelan Institute ... more details
Founded in 1964 by Sir Cyril Taylor ref http www.cyriltaylor.co.uk index Sir Cyril Taylor ref , the AmericanInstitute for Foreign Study, AIFS, administrates a number of educational and travel programs centered on cultural exchange, including college study abroad, au pair placement, camp counselors and staff, gifted education, and high school foreign exchange ref http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp?privcapId 4259373 AmericanInstitute for Foreign Study, Inc Bloomberg.com ref . AIFS maintains global offices in 15 countries. AIFS is a privately owned U.S. company with wholly owned subsidiaries and has annual revenues in excess of 180 million. ref http www.hoovers.com americaninstitute for foreign study ID 121203 free co profile.xhtml AmericanInstitute for Foreign Study, Inc Hoovers.com ref History In 1964, Cyril Taylor and his partners left Procter & Gamble to form the AmericanInstitute For Foreign Study AIFS . With the assistance of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1967, AIFS created the AIFS Foundation, which awards grants and scholarships to students for participation in study abroad programs and provides grants to high schools and other institutions for the purpose of international and educational travel. ref http www.aifsfoundation.org mission.htm AIFS Foundation Mission Statement aifsfoundation.org ref The AIFS Foundation is an independent, not for profit, 501 c 3 tax exempt public charity and a U.S. Department of State designated sponsor of the J 1 visa J 1 Exchange Visitor Visa . In 1972, AIFS established Richmond, The American International University in London , a non profit university with 1,000 full time students from 100 countries. Today, Sir Cyril Taylor continues to serve as AIFS Chairman and Chancellor of Richmond, the American International University in London. ref http www.richmond.ac.uk content about richmond board of trustees.aspx mission.htm Richmond, the American International University in London richmond.ac.uk ... more details
Image SmAFFI logo.jpg thumb right 200px Logo of the American Frozen Food Institute. American Frozen Food Institute AFFI is a trade association and lobbying group based in McLean, Virginia McLean , Virginia for manufacturers and distributors of frozen food . AFFI promotes frozen food to consumers and other groups, and organizes conventions for its members. Its subsidiaries are Alliance for Listeriosis Prevention Food Industry Environmental Council Frozen Food Foundation National Yogurt Association National Frozen Pizza Institute Texas Mexico Frozen Food Council References http www.affi.com about.asp consulted May 15, 2006. External links http www.affi.com Official site. Category Food preservation Category Food industry trade groups US org stub ... more details
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