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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations

Release Date:

09/13/2021

The new fund hopes to raise $15 million and will increase leadership capacity, enhance educational opportunities, and build relationships between youth leaders and regional governments

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Children, Youth and Families

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Trusted Advisors—You Rely on Them and Lower Income Families Need Them Now

Release Date:

09/09/2021

Trusted Advisors—You Rely on Them and Lower Income Families Need Them Now By: Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO, The Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator The pandemic has shown us many things, but the biggest might be this: we need...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Carol Argento Appointed President and CEO of The Charles Hayden Foundation

Release Date:

09/08/2021

The Charles Hayden Foundation Board of Trustees announced that Ms. Carol Argento has been selected to serve as the next President and CEO of the Foundation, effective July 15, 2021.

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JP Morgan Makes Philanthropic Contribution to Support Servicemembers and Afghan Resettlement Efforts

Release Date:

09/02/2021

JPMorgan Chase is making a $1 million philanthropic contribution to continue to support servicemembers and veterans, and to aid Afghans seeking better, safer lives.

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Equity-and-Justice Advocate Kavita N. Ramdas As President and CEO

Release Date:

09/01/2021

Ramdas, who currently leads the Open Society Foundations’ Women’s Rights Program, will join NCF on October 4.

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Bloomberg Launches Corporate and Philanthropic Effort to Support Successful Climate Progress at COP26

Release Date:

09/01/2021

Bloomberg Philanthropies is committing $10.5 million to strengthen climate capacity across the UN and promote climate ambition and solutions ahead of COP26.

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Open Society Announces $2.5 Million for Haiti Relief

Release Date:

08/31/2021

The Open Society Foundations announced $2.5 million in emergency relief for Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating August 14th earthquake.

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Robertson Foundation Names Richard Barth President

Release Date:

08/19/2021

Robertson Foundation Names Richard Barth President New York, NY , August 19, 2021 -- The Robertson Foundation today named Richard Barth, CEO of the KIPP Foundation, as its new President. Julian Robertson, who launched the foundation...