Other honors: J-D Warnier Prix d ’ Informatique, ACM Systems Software Award, NEC Computers & Communication Foundation Prize, Funai Foundation Prize, Lewis Branscomb Technology Award, ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education.

Mary also sits on the Board of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an organisation which supports good governance and great leadership in Africa, and is a member of the Foundation ’ s Ibrahim Prize Committee.

He used these collages to show his rejection of the Harmon Foundation ’ s, the Chicago arts organization, emphasis on the idea that African Americans must reproduce their culture in their art.

In 1629, when Lovelace was eleven, he went to Sutton ’ s Foundation at Charterhouse School, then located in London.

* Criticism: Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households ’ Tax Burdens

Because Adorno ’ s American citizenship would have been forfeited by the middle of 1952 had he continued to stay outside the country, he returned once again to Santa Monica to survey his prospects at the Hacker Foundation.

The United Nations Foundation ’ s original purpose was to help unite nations and individuals behind the goals of the United Nations, and to make sure that the United States honors its commitments to the United Nations.

* R. A. Francis, The abbé Prévost ’ s first-person narrators, Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 1993.

In 2010 The Ross Powers Foundation teamed up with Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps and formed the " Level Field Fund ", a non profit organization with the mission statement :" The Level Field Fund strives to bridge gaps in funding for uniquely talented athletes, following the belief that opportunities to pursue excellence in sport should not be limited by an athlete ’ s financial situation.

* In September 2011, Ross Perot accepted the Army Heritage Center Foundation ’ s Boots on the Ground Award.

He also hosted the Australian Conservation Foundation ’ s Spirituality and Sustainability Forum with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and is an ambassador and former board member of the Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Sydney.

Durie has donated his time and resources to several charities, including PLAN International, The Children ’ s Cancer Institute, FSHD, Sydney Children ’ s Hospital and The Children ’ s Hospital at Westmead, The Variety Club, Rotary, The Children First Foundation, Westmead Millenium Institute among others.

He chaired the United States Delegation at the 1994 Cairo Conference on Population and Development, and was the lead U. S. negotiator for the Kyoto Climate Conference until he resigned from the Administration in late 1997 to accept Ted Turner ’ s invitation to be President of the newly created United Nations Foundation.

As President of the UN Foundation ( UNF ) since its inception in early 1998, Wirth has organized and led the formulation of the Foundation ’ s mission and program priorities, which include the environment, women and population, children ’ s health, and peace, security and human rights.

As one of the Commonwealth Foundation ’ s culture programmes, Commonwealth Writers works in partnership with international literary organisations, the wider cultural industries and civil society to help writers develop their craft.

The Red House in Aldeburgh, where Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears lived and worked together from 1957 until Britten ’ s death in 1976, is now the home of the Britten-Pears Foundation, established to promote their musical legacy.

The Fundación Valparaíso ( Valparaíso Foundation ), founded by the North American poet Todd Temkin, has executed major neighborhood redevelopment projects ; has improved the city ’ s tourist infrastructure ; and administers the city's jazz, ethnic music, and opera festivals ; among other projects.

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Although Bermudians generally describe all as sloops ( see the Bermuda Sloop Foundation ´ s Spirit of Bermuda ), purists elsewhere limit that term to single-masted vessels, those with more than one mast being historically described as Ballyhoo schooners.

Leadership Award " for dedicated vision and commitment to family farm agriculture ; the Special International Literary Prize “ Ken Saro Wiwa ” awarded by Acquiambiente, Italy for her book Water Wars ; the " Reading for the Environment Book Prize " by the German Foundation for the Environment for her book Tomorrow ’ s Biodiversity

The building is made open to the public by the CatalunyaCaixa Foundation, which manages the various exhibitions and activities and visits to the interior and roof.

Foundation donations are also rejected if the foundations attach unreasonable conditions, restrictions or constraints on Greenpeace activities or if the donation would compromise the independence and aims of Greenpeace.

Crown Princess Katherine has a humanitarian foundation while Crown Prince Alexander heads the Foundation for Culture and Education, whose activities include student scholarships, summer camps for children, etc.

Many of these activities are done on a voluntary basis, and some are sponsored by the Mozilla Foundation.

The creation of the Foundation was intended to encourage other donors to also support the UN in its activities.

In April of every year, the Foundation for Pierce College hosts Farmwalk, an outdoor festival including animals, activities, displays, games and music.

The Benicia Tree Foundation hosts regular events that involve community members in tree planting activities.

The Earth Day 20 Foundation highlighted its April 22 activities in George, Washington, near the Columbia River with a live satellite phone call with members of the historic Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb who called from their base camp on Mount Everest to pledge their support for world peace and attention to environmental issues.

Dionne, Dean and Bill announced that they were donating 100 % of their royalties to Starlight Children's Foundation as a way to raise money to support Starlight's mission to help seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities.

Prince Felipe serves as president of the Codespa Foundation, which finances specific economic and social development activities in Ibero-America and other countries, and serves as president of the Spanish branch of the Association of European Journalists, which is composed of achieving communications professionals.

This structure is composed of three organizations: the Financial Accounting Foundation ( FAF, it selects members of the FASB, funds and oversees their activities ), the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council ( FASAC ), and the major operating organization in this structure the Financial Accounting Standards Board ( FASB ).

The NORML Foundation, the organization's tax-exempt unit, conducts educational and research activities.

The Snell Memorial Foundation has developed stricter requirements and testing procedures for motorcycle helmets with racing in mind, as well as helmets for other activities ( e. g. drag racing, bicycling, horseback riding ), and many riders in North America consider Snell certification a benefit when considering buying a helmet while others note that its standards allow for more force ( g's ) to be transferred to a rider's head than the U. S. Department of Transportation ( DOT ) standard.

" He founded the Nalanda Foundation in 1974 as an umbrella organization for these activities.

Presently, the activities of the WVS Secretariat and WVS Executive Committee are funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation.

In May 2006, the activities of the Bellerive Foundation were merged into the Geneva-based Aga Khan Foundation ( founded in 1967 by Prince Sadruddin's nephew Karim Aga Khan IV ) to form the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Fund for the Environment.

The board had taken the precaution of setting up the Sierra Club Foundation as a ( c )( 3 ) organization in 1960 for endowments and contributions for educational and other non-lobbying activities.

In January 2006, despite protest from some students and various alumni, the Faculty of Medicine was renamed as the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine " as a recognition of the generosity " of Mr. Li Ka Shing and his Foundation, who pledged HK $ 1 billion in support of the university " general development as well as research and academic activities in medicine ".

* Mostazafen Foundation of Islamic Revolution, one of the largest welfare organization, A semi-public foundation originally founded in 1979 with the assets of the last Shah ’ s family ; it operates a wide variety of charitable activities.

The Biofeedback Foundation of Europe ( BFE ) sponsors international education, training, and research activities in biofeedback and neurofeedback.

These philanthropic activities continue to this day through the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation.

Sonny Werblin and his wife established the David and Leah Ray Werblin Foundation which provides financial support for Rutgers University, charitable causes, and cultural activities.

As part of the activities surrounding the Millennium March on Washington, the HRC Foundation sponsored a fundraising concert at Washington, D. C .' s RFK Stadium on 29 April 2000.