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Kansas Nursing Scholarships: Who the D.O. Smith Award Is For

If you are a Miami County student heading toward nursing, the first question is a practical one: is there a scholarship...

ByElijah

October 8, 2026

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Community Service Opportunities Near Me in Miami County

If you searched for community service opportunities near me from Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg or Spring Hill, the resul...

ByElijah

October 7, 2026

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Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Bequests and Your Will

A charitable remainder trust pays income to you, or to someone you name, for life or for a set term of years, and then ...

ByElijah

October 6, 2026

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Scholarship Essay Examples: What a Local Committee Reads For

If you're searching for scholarship essay examples, you probably have a prompt in front of you and a blank page under i...

ByElijah

September 28, 2026

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In Lieu of Flowers: What It Means and How to Word It

Someone has died, and the obituary ends with a line you have read a hundred times without ever stopping on it: in lieu ...

ByElijah

September 28, 2026

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Church Fundraising Ideas That Outlast the Event

Your fall dinner cleared $4,200. The committee is pleased, the kitchen team is wrung out, and somebody has already said...

ByElijah

September 28, 2026

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College Scholarships for High School Seniors: How They Work

Search for scholarships for high school seniors and you get two kinds of result back: enormous national databases, and ...

ByElijah

September 28, 2026

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Restricted vs Unrestricted Funds: How a Gift’s Terms Work

You have decided to give. The next question is quieter but just as important: should you say exactly what your money is...

ByElijah

September 28, 2026

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Grant Proposal Template: The Email That Replaces It

You have a project, a funder in mind, and a blank page. The first thing most people look for is a grant proposal templa...

ByElijah

September 24, 2026

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What Is an Endowment? How a $10,000 Fund Pays Out

What is an endowment? It is a gift that is invested and kept for good, so that only what it earns is ever spent. If you...

ByElijah

September 24, 2026

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Kansas Nursing Scholarships: Who the D.O. Smith Award Is For

October 8, 2026

Nursing students in blue scrubs listen to an instructor in a classroom, the training many nursing scholarships in Kansas help pay for.

Community Service Opportunities Near Me in Miami County

October 7, 2026

Smiling young volunteer holding a full trash bag during a lakeside cleanup, one of many community service opportunities near me for students.

Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Bequests and Your Will

October 6, 2026

Retired couple signing a document together at their kitchen table in morning light