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Stories
A sampling of articles and stories relating to the work of the Cranwell Family Foundation.
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Cranwell Family Foundation Establishes Endowed Fund at Miller School of Albemarle
$100,000 Gift Creates The James Edward and Mary Peters Cranwell Fund to Support Students with Financial Need
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Cranwell Family Foundation Establishes Endowed Fund at Miller School of Albemarle
$100,000 Gift Creates The James Edward and Mary Peters Cranwell Fund to Support Students with Financial Need
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Cranwell Family Foundation Establishes Endowed Fund at Miller School of Albemarle
$100,000 Gift Creates The James Edward and Mary Peters Cranwell Fund to Support Students with Financial Need
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Hokie opens doors for students in Kenyan refugee camp
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Hokie opens doors for students in Kenyan refugee camp
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Hokie opens doors for students in Kenyan refugee camp
Latest Stories

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Virginia Tech program helps global students prepare for college
Virginia Tech’s Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies, and Elimisha Kakuma, a college preparatory program co-designed by a Virginia Tech alumna, works to support high achieving students in Kenya. The program works with high school graduates living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in the northwestern part of Kenya.

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Virginia Tech program helps global students prepare for college
Virginia Tech’s Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies, and Elimisha Kakuma, a college preparatory program co-designed by a Virginia Tech alumna, works to support high achieving students in Kenya. The program works with high school graduates living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in the northwestern part of Kenya.

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Virginia Tech program helps global students prepare for college
Virginia Tech’s Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies, and Elimisha Kakuma, a college preparatory program co-designed by a Virginia Tech alumna, works to support high achieving students in Kenya. The program works with high school graduates living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in the northwestern part of Kenya.

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Two students use unique college prep course, U.S. State Department program to come to Virginia Tech
The formation of Elimisha Kakuma in part by a Virginia Tech alumna, Virginia Tech’s selection for a first cohort of Welcome Corps on Campus, and the efforts by the Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies provide the latest example of the university’s continued emphasis on global outreach

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Two students use unique college prep course, U.S. State Department program to come to Virginia Tech
The formation of Elimisha Kakuma in part by a Virginia Tech alumna, Virginia Tech’s selection for a first cohort of Welcome Corps on Campus, and the efforts by the Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies provide the latest example of the university’s continued emphasis on global outreach

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Two students use unique college prep course, U.S. State Department program to come to Virginia Tech
The formation of Elimisha Kakuma in part by a Virginia Tech alumna, Virginia Tech’s selection for a first cohort of Welcome Corps on Campus, and the efforts by the Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies provide the latest example of the university’s continued emphasis on global outreach
Reflections
A collection of reflections from the Cranwell Family Foundation
Featured Reflections

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Building a “Big We” - When Relationships Become as Valuable as Resources
Perhaps one of the unique opportunities available to a small family foundation like CFF is not merely to make philanthropic gifts, but to help cultivate larger “we’s.” To connect people who might never have met. To bridge communities separated by geography, culture, or life experience. To create spaces where generosity becomes collaborative rather than individual, and where relationships become as valuable as resources.

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Building a “Big We” - When Relationships Become as Valuable as Resources
Perhaps one of the unique opportunities available to a small family foundation like CFF is not merely to make philanthropic gifts, but to help cultivate larger “we’s.” To connect people who might never have met. To bridge communities separated by geography, culture, or life experience. To create spaces where generosity becomes collaborative rather than individual, and where relationships become as valuable as resources.

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Building a “Big We” - When Relationships Become as Valuable as Resources
Perhaps one of the unique opportunities available to a small family foundation like CFF is not merely to make philanthropic gifts, but to help cultivate larger “we’s.” To connect people who might never have met. To bridge communities separated by geography, culture, or life experience. To create spaces where generosity becomes collaborative rather than individual, and where relationships become as valuable as resources.

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Why Depth Over Breadth? Why the Cranwell Family Foundation Prioritizes Going Deeper Rather Than Wider

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Why Depth Over Breadth? Why the Cranwell Family Foundation Prioritizes Going Deeper Rather Than Wider

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Why Depth Over Breadth? Why the Cranwell Family Foundation Prioritizes Going Deeper Rather Than Wider

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Why India? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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Why India? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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Why India? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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Why Africa? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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Why Africa? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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Why Africa? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos
Latest Reflections

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Why Rural? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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Why Rural? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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Why Rural? How the Cranwell Family Foundation Is Living Its “Locally Grounded, Globally Minded” Ethos

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The Cranwell Family Foundation Ethos through the Lens of the Intercultural Development Continuum

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The Cranwell Family Foundation Ethos through the Lens of the Intercultural Development Continuum

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The Cranwell Family Foundation Ethos through the Lens of the Intercultural Development Continuum
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