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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR ACTFL 2023 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND WORLD LANGUAGES EXPO ANNOUNCED

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

ALEXANDRIA, Va. , March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACTFL is pleased to announce Kal Penn and Sarah Eagle Heart as the Opening and Closing Keynote speakers, respectively for the 2023 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va. , March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACTFL is pleased to announce Kal Penn and Sarah Eagle Heart as the Opening and Closing Keynote speakers, respectively for the 2023 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo.
  • Celebrating diversity through social activism, the 2023 keynote speakers believe in the transformative power of language
    Known for his work as an actor, author, lecturer, and former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Mr. Penn will kick off the 2023 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo as the opening general session keynote speaker on Friday, November 17, 2023.
  • "We are extremely excited to present both Kal Penn and Sarah Eagle Heart as our 2023 ACTFL Annual Convention keynoters," said Howie Berman, executive director of ACTFL.
  • The ACTFL 2023 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo will take place November 17-19 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Il.

Opera Omaha Announces 23/24 Season

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Friday, February 24, 2023

Omaha, NE, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Embargoed Release: February 27, 2023

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  • Omaha, NE, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Embargoed Release: February 27, 2023
    Opera Omaha has a breathtaking 2023/24 season in store, filled with three enthralling productions and captivating artists.
  • This season Opera Omaha examines the fruit of the seeds planted by characters searching for love, independence, and fulfilment.
  • Season tickets for Opera Omaha’s 2023/24 Season are available now.
  • To create the artwork for the 23-24 season, Opera Omaha commissioned Omaha artist Nathaniel Ruleaux.

Chapman Partnership Receives $5 Million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to Help End Homelessness for Families in Miami

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Providing a pathway to self-sufficiency for families experiencing homelessness is key to building stronger communities, said Peter T. Pruitt, Jr., president and CEO of Chapman Partnership.

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  • Providing a pathway to self-sufficiency for families experiencing homelessness is key to building stronger communities, said Peter T. Pruitt, Jr., president and CEO of Chapman Partnership.
  • This one-time grant will help Chapman Partnership in its tireless work to support families as they reel from skyrocketing rent costs, limited services and insufficient incomes.
  • Chapman Partnership plans to use the grant funds to implement a system-wide approach that goes beyond shelter.
  • Chapman Partnership was selected as a Day 1 Families Fund grant recipient by a group of national advisors who are leading advocates and experts on homelessness and service provision.

University of Phoenix Hosts Educational Equity Webinar Featuring Jim Warne, Emmy Nominated Filmmaker, Educator and Advocate

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Monday, November 14, 2022

University of Phoenix is holding the newest webinar in its Educational Equity Webinar Series, titled Decolonizing the Holidays with Educator-Advocate-Filmmaker Jim Warne, on November 17, 2022, at 11:00am MDT.

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  • University of Phoenix is holding the newest webinar in its Educational Equity Webinar Series, titled Decolonizing the Holidays with Educator-Advocate-Filmmaker Jim Warne, on November 17, 2022, at 11:00am MDT.
  • His Emmy nominated short film, Oyte un Itwapi-Pictures of my People aired on Fox NFL Pregame Show Thanksgiving 2020, and FOX Voices on MLK Day 2021.
  • The discussion will be hosted by Tondra Richardson, MBA, director of Student Diversity & Inclusion and Saray Lopez, MBA, director, Student Diversity & Inclusion, both with the Office of Educational Equity at University of Phoenix.
  • University of Phoenix is continually innovating to help working adults enhance their careers in a rapidly changing world.

CIG Capital Adds 2GW of Solar through its 5 Large Utility Scale Solar Projects

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

CIG Capital has partnered with Tier-1 groups for the projects' EPC, O&M, Engineering, Equipment Manufacturing, and Power Purchase Agreements.

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  • CIG Capital has partnered with Tier-1 groups for the projects' EPC, O&M, Engineering, Equipment Manufacturing, and Power Purchase Agreements.
  • Pioneering the solar industry finance, CIG Capital has developed a de-risked model for funding; this model utilizes an investment-grade credit structure for each of the individual projects.
  • CIG Capital's five new renewable energy projects include the following:
    A 506 megawatt (MW) solar project located in Northern Texas.
  • CIG Capital provides 100% of their project's funding needs by producing various parts of the capital stack structure, including support services for each individual project.

Nonprofit founded in honor of Jim Thorpe, along with strategic partners, brings new water-generating technology to communities at Pine Ridge Reservation

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Watergen's GEN-M machine is being donated to the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

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  • Watergen's GEN-M machine is being donated to the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
  • Bringing water to Pine Ridge is something Jim would have absolutely been a part of, especially this time of year."
  • Those donations and a generous gift from the Huntsman Foundation helped turn that challenge into a reality for people at Pine Ridge.
  • Trucking water into the reservation and the federal government's broken promises of upgraded infrastructure has become a way of life at Pine Ridge.

Native Solar Leaders Launch Indigenized Energy Initiative at Standing Rock

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Indigenized Energy Initiative (IEI), the Native-led nonprofit that aims to diminish energy poverty, mitigate climate change, and create thriving American Indian communities with the clean and regenerative power of solar, has announced its relaunch as Indigenized Energy Initiative.

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  • STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Indigenized Energy Initiative (IEI), the Native-led nonprofit that aims to diminish energy poverty, mitigate climate change, and create thriving American Indian communities with the clean and regenerative power of solar, has announced its relaunch as Indigenized Energy Initiative.
  • Using regenerative solar and other renewable technologies, the mission of Indigenized Energy Initiative is to eliminate the crippling effects of energy poverty on Native Americans, restoring sovereignty, vitality, and a sense of hope.
  • Indigenized Energy Initiative (IEI) aims to diminish energy poverty, mitigate climate change, and create thriving American Indian communities with the clean and regenerative power of solar.
  • Indigenized Energy Initiative, formerly known as Covenant Tribal Solar Initiative, was founded in 2016 by Chri Smith, a descendant of the Mi'Kmaq Tribe.

National Park Foundation and Helmsley Charitable Trust Provide Lead Grant to Improve Visitor Experience at Badlands National Park

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

"The National Park Foundation is grateful to the Helmsley Charitable Trust for their investment in what will be a stellar visitor center experience that will welcome people to this stunning national park for generations to come," said National Park Foundation President and CEO Will Shafroth.

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  • "The National Park Foundation is grateful to the Helmsley Charitable Trust for their investment in what will be a stellar visitor center experience that will welcome people to this stunning national park for generations to come," said National Park Foundation President and CEO Will Shafroth.
  • "We greatly appreciate the meaningful generosity and support of the National Park Foundation and the Helmsley Charitable Trust, which in part, will help us improve the visitor experience at our park," saidBadlands National Park Superintendent Mike Pflaum.
  • "The Badlands Natural History Association has proudly supported Badlands National Park for 60 years and we are excited to join the National Park Foundation and the Helmsley Charitable Trust in the collective effort to make the visitor experience even better," said Badlands Natural History Association Board President Sam Benne.
  • "We are thrilled to see national and local support come together to benefit visitors to Badlands National Park," said Badlands National Park Conservancy Chair Randy Seiler.

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation (TVCDC) Announces New Partnership With Ethos Asset Management: Partnership Provides Long Term Philanthropic Financing to the TVCDC

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Today, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation announced a new long-term philanthropic financing partnership with Ethos Asset Management Inc. (EAM), in conjunction with EAM associate Attributed Holdings International.

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  • Today, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation announced a new long-term philanthropic financing partnership with Ethos Asset Management Inc. (EAM), in conjunction with EAM associate Attributed Holdings International.
  • Ethos recognizes the importance of building a more humane and fair economy, and assisting in improving society as a whole.
  • Carlos Santos, CEO of Ethos Asset Management, stated, "We are very excited and humbled to be able to support TVCDC through our Philanthropic Financing Facility.
  • Ethos Asset Management (Ethos) is an independent, US-based company with a global reach in resource mobilization and project financing.

Black Hills Virtual Film Festival Opens Thursday, Amplifies Native Voices on Film Festival Flix

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Jesse Short Bull, an Oglala Lakota filmmaker from Interior, SD, shares his Black Hills Film Festival experience:

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  • Jesse Short Bull, an Oglala Lakota filmmaker from Interior, SD, shares his Black Hills Film Festival experience:
    "One of my favorite memories was attending the very first Black Hills Film Festival (2010) with my fellow (Oglala Lakota College) classmates.
  • It all came full circle again at the 2014 Black Hills Film Festival as the first film that I poured everything I had into was playing on South Dakota's biggest screen.
  • This year, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted BHFF to pursue a virtual festival, but VanNess and the Black Hills Film Festival team see an advantage with the virtual shift.
  • You can attend the Black Hills Film Festival on Film Festival Flix from the comfort of your own home, using any device you already own.