New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

http://www.rwjf-newconnections.org/

New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) with technical assistance and direction provided by the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning located in Philadelphia, PA. New Connections is a program of the Building Human Capital portfolio www.rwjf.org/humancapital at RWJF which works to develop and retain a diverse, well-trained leadership and workforce in health and healthcare to meet the needs of all Americans. Created in 2005, New Connections is designed to expand the diversity of perspectives that inform RWJF program strategy and introduce new researchers and scholars to the Foundation.

New Connections seeks to increase the exposure of RWJF to researchers and experts that represent historically underrepresented research communities.

Text and Academic Authors Association

http://www.taaonline.net 

TAA is the only nonprofit membership association dedicated solely to assisting textbook and academic authors. TAA's overall mission is to enhance the quality of textbooks and other academic materials, such as journal articles, monographs and scholarly books, in all fields and disciplines, by providing its textbook and academic author members with educational and networking opportunities.