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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller...

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Public Policy

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Using Outsourcing To Help Alleviate Poverty In Africa and South Asia

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06/19/2014

A small number of companies, nonprofits and foundations–including The Rockefeller Foundation--want to see if the rapidly growing global supply chains that process data and operate call centers can be deployed to help alleviate poverty in Africa and...

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KACF Expands to San Francisco

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06/19/2014

The Korean American Community Foundation has announced plans to open an affiliate in San Francisco.

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Community Development

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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

Release Date:

06/19/2014

An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation's Program Related Investments have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish social goals and achieve impact.

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

Release Date:

06/19/2014

A symposium that will explore the role of women in landscape design will be the first event at New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Stonewall Community Foundation: Working Towards a Better Future Since 1990

Release Date:

06/18/2014

The needs of New York City's LGBT community are so vast and varied, it is hard for any one person to try and support them all. Yet that is exactly what Stonewall Community Foundation is trying to help people do.

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LGBTQ

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New Center Aids Torture Survivors

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06/18/2014

A new WNY Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture, made possible by a $250,000 grant from the New York State Health Foundation, will help torture survivors who have resettled in the Buffalo area with their medical and psychological issues.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Human Services

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New York Health Foundation

Participate in the 2014 Grantmakers Salary & Benefits Survey

Release Date:

06/18/2014

Each year, PNY partners with the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers for the Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey. This survey collects data on compensation and benefits costs among community, private, and...

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HR & Operations

Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

Release Date:

06/18/2014

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, two of the most iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and a former billionaire who gave away his entire fortune almost completely unnoticed.