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Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights

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09/17/2014

Ford, Arcus, Open Society and others were highlighted by Catholic San Francisco for distributing millions of dollars to faith-based groups that support LGBT rights.

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The Elmezzi Foundation Pledges $3 Million to Help End Generational Poverty in Astoria and Long Island City

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09/17/2014

The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Foundation will distribute $3 million to Zone 126 over the next five years to help children in low-income areas of Astoria and Long Island City.

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Open Society Foundations Contributes $4 Million to Aid in the Fight Against Ebola

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09/16/2014

Open Society Foundations has donated $4 million to help Partners in Health provide support against the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

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Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

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09/16/2014

George Soros, Founder and Chairman of Open Society Foundations, was listed as one of Brookings top politically influential billionaires.

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Financing the Social Sector

Release Date:

09/15/2014

The American Express Corporate social Responsibility Blog explores the top 10 things foundations and corporations should do when considering whether to support nonprofit organizations.

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Simons Foundation Gives Stony Brook University $25 million

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09/12/2014

Simons Foundation donates $25 million to Stony Brook University for research and programming in geometry and physics.

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Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Program Combines Private Capital with Public Effort

Release Date:

09/11/2014

The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities challenge is a $100 million that focuses on building urban resilience in 100 cities worldwide.

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All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement

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09/11/2014

The Commonwealth Fund examines three American communities (Southern Arizona, West Central Michigan, Western New York) to determine if and how poverty affects the quality of health care.

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Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

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09/10/2014

Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, the Wallace Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have joined forces to invest in the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New York University.

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

Release Date:

09/09/2014

Barbara Picower continues her philanthropic work at The JPB Foundation which funds programs that focus on medical research, poverty solutions and environmental stability.