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Joyce's Annual Report:
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The Joyce Foundation’s 2008
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Joyce Awards 2010:
The Joyce Foundation is proud to announce the 2010
Joyce Awards winners in the Midwest cities of Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis/Saint Paul.The Foundation is also pleased to share the 2011 Call to Entry. More
Shifting Gears
New Web site is launched to help states increase the number of low-income working adults who have the skills and credentials they need to compete for 21st Century jobs. More
Improving Firearms Policy
Groundbreaking collaboration of law enforcement, elected officials and public health experts issues roadmap for keeping communities safe, solving gun crime, and protecting officers. More
Midwest Democracy Network
An alliance of Midwest political reform advocates issues a new book, "Democratic Renewal," showing that Midwest states with different political histories and political cultures all have something in common: democracies that are in serious trouble. More
Joyce Awards Recipient Featured on NPR
Listen to The Carolina Chocolate Drops, a 2010 Joyce Award Winner, on NPR's All Things Considered.
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Foundation Announces 2010 Joyce Awards Winners
The Joyce Foundation is proud to announce the 2010
Joyce Awards winners in the Midwest cities of Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis/Saint Paul.
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Call to Entry for the 2011 Joyce Awards
The Joyce Foundation releases the Call to Entry for the 2011 Joyce Awards.
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View the Joyce Foundation's Recent Panel on New Media
We invite you to view a recent panel discussion hosted by The Joyce Foundation: New Tools in the Advocacy Toolkit: Microtargeting, Netroots Mobilization, and e-Advocacy.
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The Shifting Gears Approach to Systems Change
This new report provides an overview of the Shifting Gears approach to strengthening state postsecondary, adult basic education, and skills-development systems in the Great Lakes region.
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Joyce Award Recipient Exhibition Opens January 29th
Iona Rozeal Brown: All Falls Down exhibition opens at MOCA Cleveland Friday, January 29, 2010
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Illinois Foundations, Nonprofits Launch New Campaign to Boost Illinois Census Results
Project Represents Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Effort to Target Hard-to-Count Populations, Increase State’s Share of Federal Funds
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A Message to Grantees
A message to grantees from Joyce Foundation President Ellen S. Alberding
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