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Burman, Viera Named to Board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues

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08/14/2014

Rohit Burman, executive director, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the M.A.C. AIDS Fund, and Bia Vieira, vice president of Philanthropic Services at The Philadelphia Foundation, have joined the board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues.

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Health

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

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08/14/2014

The Atlantic Philanthropies is making grants totaling €14.7 million (approximately $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia in the Republic of Ireland.

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Aging

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Longtime Carnegie Associate Awarded Top Mathematics Medal

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08/14/2014

Phillip A. Griffiths, Professor of Mathematics and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a longtime associate of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has received the Chern Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

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08/14/2014

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has appealed a decision by a Florida court to award $24.6 million to three trustees who had administered the artist’s estate.

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Arts

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Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors

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08/13/2014

Two 2014 Fields Medals and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and Subhash Khot, respectively.

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to American Museum of Natural History

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08/13/2014

The American Museum of Natural History has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to support science education and personal development programs for promising middle and high school students from traditionally under...

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This is What Ford Foundation Does with its Resources

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08/13/2014

Ford Foundation gets lots of questions about what it is and how it uses its money. And now it has a set of short, entertaining videos that makes it clear.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down

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08/13/2014

At the same time the Atlantic Philanthropies is working on giving away all its money, it's taking in a great deal of knowledge that could be helpful to other foundations "considering or already implementing a limited-life strategy."

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How do we decide what topics to explore in these deeper dives? The short answer is: You.

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08/13/2014

A top priority for PNY is to expand its offerings of programs that provide a ‘deeper dive’ or ‘conference format.’ This goal is in direct response to the feedback we’ve heard from members at all stages of their careers who have told us that they...