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Supported by Novo, Notorious New York Prison Is Reclaimed By The Women It Once Caged

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01/18/2017

The project, called “The Women’s Building,” will offer office space for organizations advocating for women and children, and will serve as a global hub for people working on those issues.

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Novo Foundation Executives Publish Op-Ed Declaring Trump Era a Time to Double Down to End Injustice

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01/10/2017

Foundations need to support nonprofits that fight regressive policies aimed at people of color and other minorities.

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NY Women’s Foundation, NoVo and 15 Other PNY Members Support Leadership of Young Women of Color with $2.1M

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01/10/2017

NYC non-profits advancing the well-being and leadership of young women of color as change agents received awards.

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Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'

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11/16/2016

Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and other feminist activists who searched for decades before finding a building to house women's groups.

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Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy

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09/06/2016

Philanthropy typically stands at arm’s length. It is for the funded nonprofit organization to touch, engage, and understand.

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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

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07/15/2016

Warren Buffett has donated roughly $2.9 billion more Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to five foundations, as part of the billionaire's plan to give away almost his entire fortune.

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Novo Foundation and Goren Group Announce Winner of Women's Building International Design Competition

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07/14/2016

The winner will lead the conversion of the former Bayview Correctional Facility in New York into a hub for the girls’ and women’s rights movement.

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NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities

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06/23/2016

First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation.

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Food Systems

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Ford, Novo, Ms. Foundation Speak at United State of Women Summit

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06/14/2016

The United State of Women goes well beyond the walls of the convention center and we want you to be a part of it. Watch to see our inspiring speakers, including First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and more, live from Washington D.C.

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Novo Foundation Plans to Spend $90M to Improve the Lives of Young Women of Color

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05/23/2016

Nolo today announced the publication of a new, fully updated edition of the book that has guided thousands of businesswomen through the journey of entrepreneurship.

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Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

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05/06/2016

Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Presidents of the NoVo Foundation, say a philanthropist from on high will never reach down and “empower” a girl in Sierra Leone.

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Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation

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04/01/2016

Philanthropy News Digest interviews Pamela Shifman of the NoVo Foundation, a private foundation created in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett that has long worked in the U.S. and Global South. Last week, it announced a $90 million commitment to...

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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. The work of gender equity continues. NY Women's and Novo foundations are noted for philanthropic investment in programs for women and...

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NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.

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03/23/2016

The NoVo Foundation announced a seven-year, $90 million commitment to support and deepen the movement for girls and young women of color in the United States. The funds will support grassroots programming and advocacy, as well as national-level...

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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?

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13 Apr 2016

Meet the Women and LGBT Activists on the ISIS Frontlines

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11:30am to 1:30pm

In early April, more than a dozen local women’s organizations will convene in Iraq to share strategies to confront ISIS occupation, sectarian conflict and pervasive gender-based violence, including systematic sexual slavery.

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NoVo and Ms. Foundations Support Grantmakers for Girls of Color Funders Convening

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03/02/2016

The Grantmakers for Girls of Color Convening Planning Committee, suppported by the NoVo and Ms. Foundations, will host a national convening of funders to begin an exploration of the challenges facing girls and young women of color and to create a...

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

New York Women’s Foundation and NoVo Foundation announced an initial commitment of $10 million in new philanthropic funding for programs targeting girls, young women and trans youth of color in New York City, matching the city's commitment.

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NoVo Foundation Leaders Talk About Aversion to Measurement

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12/10/2015

As the non-profit funding sector focuses increasingly on numbers, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, co-directors of the NoVo Foundation, seek to counter that trend. The hyper-focus on measurement ignores what truly motivates people to give away large...

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