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Systemic Racism Hurting Girls and Women Of Color, Not Just Males

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08/07/2014

If foundations want to fully address the problems of systemic racism in the U.S, they need to step up their support for girls and women of color, write Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation, and Nakisha M. Lewis, an advisor on...

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY area Jewish teens.

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Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship

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08/05/2014

The New Museum has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand scholarship on emerging art and ideas.

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Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

The Donors’ Education Collaborative, a fund at the New York Community Trust established to improve New York City public schools, announced $995,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations pushing for reforms to reduce inequality and increase...

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Ten NYC Nonprofits Selected As 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists

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08/04/2014

A group of 10 diverse nonprofit organizations from the NYC area have been selected as semifinalists for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, a project of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee and its partners, The New York...

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases made in its stores nationwide from July 13 through Aug. 2.

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

The Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development have announced a $100 million partnership to build resilience to chronic stresses and increasing climate shocks in communities across Africa and Asia.

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Rauschenberg Foundation Weighing Options Following Ruling Awarding Trustees $24.6 Million

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08/04/2014

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is evaluating its legal options, following a Florida judge's decision to award $24.6 million to three trustees who had administered the late artist’s estate, Christopher Rauschenberg, president, said on Monday.

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Study Cites Rockefeller Foundation Contribution to PRI Evolution

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08/04/2014

An evaluation of its Program-Related Investment Fund finds that “the Rockefeller Foundation has contributed to the rapid evolution of the PRI field for the last two decades.”