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OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

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10/03/2014

Open Society Foundations has donated $200 million to drug policy initiatives since 1994.

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.

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08 Oct 2014

Executive Assistants Network - Important vs. Urgent: Managing Your Workload

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Do you often find your to-do list growing faster than you are able to manage? Have you ever felt compelled to answer a non-urgent email late in the evening? Does work-life balance within your organization skew too much toward work - with too little...

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Executive Support Staff

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PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

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09/18/2014

Ford, Open Society and Arcus are among the top funders for LGBTQ education and safe school works.

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LGBTQ

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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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LGBTQ

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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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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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Health

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18 Sep 2014

Inequality, Democracy and Corporate Power

Thursday, September 18, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

A series of Supreme Court decisions; Buckley v Valeo, Citizens United, Shelby v FEC and McCutcheon v FEC, have expanded corporate constitutional rights and limited the ability of Congress and the states to protect voting rights and regulate campaign...

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Report Shows Some Success For NYC's Young Men's Initiative

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07/28/2014

A program started during former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration, and which received support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Open Society Foundations, was successful at increasing job placement and internship attendance for at-risk males...

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Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

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07/09/2014

A $5 million challenge grant from The Open Society Foundations will help the Innocence Project's efforts to establish a $20 million reserve fund.

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

The Open Society Foundations will fund nine nonprofits—from the U.S. to Ghana—to help their new leaders implement their vision.

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Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color

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06/05/2014

[The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the...

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2014

The Open Society Foundations has announced the 2014 class of Soros Justice Fellows. The fourteen fellows from six states will receive a total of $1.25 million in support of their work on a range of criminal justice issues, from solitary confinement...

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11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

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05/30/2014

[Open Society Foundations, Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation] The White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force today released a report on policies, regulations, and programs that have the...

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Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

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05/14/2014

Recipients include an ordained pastor, lawyers, journalists, and people who have spent time in prison.

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Justice Reform

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María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism

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05/15/2014

The Open Society Foundations today named María Teresa Ronderos as the director of its Program on Independent Journalism.

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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

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05/06/2014

A New York Times article discusses research on donor disclosures by Transparify, a survey funded by the Open Society Foundations.

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18 Jun 2014

Social Impact Exchange: 2014 Annual Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 (All day) to Thursday, June 19, 2014 (All day)

At the fifth Annual Social Impact Exchange Conference, funders, advisors and leaders gather to share knowledge, learn about co-funding opportunities and develop a community to help scale top initiatives and build the field.

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All Funders

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Foundations Join the White House in Expanding Opportunities for Young Men of Color

Release Date:

03/13/2014

Ten foundations -- including The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Ford and Open Society foundations -- have announced their support for a new White House initiative, My Brother's Keeper, to create and expand opportunities...

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