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Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

For the first time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment, saying it generated a return of 7 percent in 2016. By comparison, the median return of more than 5,700 foundations that...

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ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign

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10/02/2017

ASPCA's new social media campaign "Find Your Fido", Aims to Get More Shelter Dogs Adopted

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Animal Welfare

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Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

The Ford Foundation today announced 25 new Art of Change fellowships that will support visionary artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art that help advance freedom, justice, and inclusion, and strengthen our democracy.

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

Called the NH Humanities Collaborative, the effort is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the...

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Ford Funds at the Crossroads of Immigration and Artistic Activism

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09/29/2017

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has received a two-year grant from Ford Foundation to support the expansion of its Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program to Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; Oakland, CA; and San Antonio, TX.

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United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment

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09/29/2017

United Hospital Fund just issued a HealthWatch brief on CHIP’s impact on New York State that may be helpful in your coverage of the issue—it reports that enrollment in the state’s Child Health Plus program, primarily funded by CHIP, jumped by 17...

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08 Nov 2017

Service For Impact – Our History, Practice, and Program Management Challenges

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9:00am to 11:00am

As New York City area companies we understand and value service for impact as a business imperative.

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Mellon Supports Vanderbilt University's Workshop on TV News Preservation

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09/28/2017

Archivists, librarians and TV news professionals will make the journey to Vanderbilt University next year to discuss the future of preserving broadcast television news.

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Communications/Media

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Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience

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09/28/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation created Smart Power for Rural Development initiative, which delivers renewable electricity and puts it in the hands of villages that don't have access to power. This VR film helps illustrate this project's successes.

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Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

Atlantic Theater Company has announced that Amy Staats will be the 2017–2018 playwright-in-residence as well as the lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new commissions. The Tow Foundation supports the playwright-in-residence...

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Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

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09/28/2017

Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today on the published release of a tax reform framework from leaders in Congress and the administration:

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Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board

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09/28/2017

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) board of directors elected new officers and welcomed five new esteemed members during its board meeting.

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Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle

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09/27/2017

Government transparency efforts are becoming more sophisticated. But everywhere you look, something is missing.

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Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative

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09/27/2017

The Trump Administration's decision to end DACA has created a lot of anger and pushback, including from some prominent corporate leaders. But what are foundations doing to protect undocumented young people from deportation and save DACA, the fate of...

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Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida

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09/27/2017

In response to the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has announced emergency grant funding to support relief efforts in Florida.

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

Since its launch earlier this year, the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education has recruited 125 health professions schools and programs around the world to ensure future health professionals are educated on the health impacts of climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program

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09/26/2017

Stanford University Press’s digital publishing program gives scholars an extraordinary opportunity to publish and peer review their interactive scholarship.

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NY State Health: Medicare Snapshot - Stories from the Helpline - Improving New York State Access to Medicare Savings Programs

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09/26/2017

A new NYSHealth-supported issue brief by Medicare Rights Center examines the difficulties in enrollment and offers recommendations for State and local agencies to increase access to MSPs in New York State.

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