Families Reflect on the College Summit Tour Experience: “I learned more about what my child is seeking in a college. We talked, while walking, about what he learned at VCU and at University of Richmond and he articulated clearly his thoughts and feelings about the strengths/weaknesses of each for him. That will be helpful as […]
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Flamboyan Announces Family Engagement in College Readiness Learning Partnership
The Flamboyan Foundation is delighted to announce new partnerships with Capital City Public Charter School, Phelps High School, the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), SEED Foundation, and Thurgood Marshall Academy to engage families in students’ college readiness and success. Through the Family Engagement in College Readiness Learning Partnership, each organization will develop and pilot a family engagement […]
Flamboyan Foundation Awarded Grant to Support Family Engagement in Washington, DC
In the District of Columbia, the Flamboyan Foundation is influencing how schools and educators partner with families to improve academic outcomes for children through its Family Engagement Partnerships. To ensure continued expansion and innovation in effective family engagement, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded Flamboyan a $406,000 grant to support Family Engagement Partnerships in a cohort […]
Flamboyan Foundation Announces Delegates to Parent Teacher Home Visit Project National Conference
The Flamboyan Foundation is excited to announce the selection of two teacher delegates and one D.C. parent to represent the District of Columbia’s home visit work at the 8th National Parent Teacher Home Visit Project Conference. Flamboyan is sponsoring the teachers and parent, who will co-lead a session for other home visiting parents, teachers, and […]
Flamboyan’s President featured in ACR
Flamboyan Foundation’s President and Board Chair, Kristin Ehrgood, was featured in the newsletter and website of The Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR). She talked about the effects of a 100 percent charitable deduction in Puerto Rico, the results of the study “A Look at Donors” released by Flamboyan recently, and how studying donor behavior could help […]
Nueva Guía disponible para OSFL
La Guía para organizaciones sin fines de lucro desarrollada por Fundación Flamnboyán es una herramienta interactiva que centraliza información para crear, manejar y mantener una OSFL a tono con las leyes y reglamentos que les aplican. Esta guía se creó en colaboración con el Departamento de Estado y el Departamento de Hacienda para facilitar el […]
A first look at individual donors
“A Look at Individual Donors: Taxpayers’ giving patterns in Puerto Rico” presents a first-time analysis of the data on individual donor activity in Puerto Rico. We invite you to read and share this publication, prepared by Flamboyan Foundation and Énfasis, with your colleagues.
Una primera mirada a los donantes en Puerto Rico
Con gran entusiasmo compartimos la publicación “Una mirada al donante: La actividad de los contribuyentes individuales en Puerto Rico”. Este informe preparado por Fundación Flamboyán y la firma Énfasis presenta por primera vez un análisis de datos en relación a la actividad y las características de los donantes individuales para el año contributivo 2011. […]
Bancroft Summer Reading Toolkit
Check out this Summer Reading Toolkit from Bancroft Elementary School to equip parents with the information to help their students prevent summer learning loss!
Spotlight On: Preventing Summer Learning Loss
Mason* was a third grade special education student at Bancroft Elementary School who came into third grade two years below grade level in reading and with severe behavior issues. During third grade Mason made a remarkable two full grade levels of growth in reading with the help of his parents and his teacher, Gabby Hoehn-Saric. […]
