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Topic: foundation
Definition:

  • the basis on which something is grounded
  • "there is little foundation for his objections" an institution supported by an endowment lowest support of a structure
  • "it was built on a base of solid rock"
  • "he stood at the foot of the tower" education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
  • "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"
  • "a good grounding in mathematics" the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  • "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body the act of starting something for the first time
  • introducing something new
  • "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
  • "the foundation of a new scientific society"

    Related tag cloud:

  • charity
  • grants
  • education
  • non-profit
  • philanthropy
  • community
  • nonprofit
  • research
  • children
  • grant
  • charitable
  • donation
  • health
  • scholarship
  • organization
  • construction
  • volunteer
  • giving
  • endowment
  • concrete
  • funding
    • Resources:

    GrantCraft
    Practical Wisdom for Grant Makers
    http://www.grantcraft.org

    National Science Foundation (NSF)
    NSF is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through research programs and education projects.
    http://www.nsf.gov

    The Foundation Center
    Features a directory of private philanthropic and grant making foundations on the Internet. Also offers grant writing tips and sample proposals.
    http://www.fdncenter.org

    Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
    Non-profit, non-partisan organization, founded by Mitch Kapor and John Perry Barlow, working to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression, in the arena of computers and the Internet.
    http://www.eff.org/

    Health On the Net Foundation
    Guides lay persons and non-medical users and medical practitioners to useful and reliable online medical and health information. Provides leadership in setting ethical standards for Web site developers.
    http://www.hon.ch/

    GNU Project: Free Software Foundation: FSF
    Official list of GNU Free software.
    http://www.gnu.org/

    Arthritis Foundation
    A voluntary health agency covering all arthritis and related conditions.
    http://www.arthritis.org