Good Charity, Bad Charity
Release Date:
08/10/2013
This op-ed by Princeton University professor Peter Singer on how to choose between different areas of philanthropy cites information from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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08/14/2013
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Release Date:
08/19/2013
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Release Date:
08/21/2013
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Release Date:
07/01/2013
With less than six months remaining in Michael Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor, and the recent end of a two-year grant program from Bloomberg Philanthropies, many artists and art-supporting organizations have grown concerned.
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Release Date:
07/09/2013
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Release Date:
07/10/2013
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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to Comfort Zone Camp
Release Date:
07/13/2013
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Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows
Release Date:
05/15/2013
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A Foundation Risks All of Its Endowment on Creating Jobs
Release Date:
05/19/2013
As part of its effort to rethink its approach to fighting poverty, the F.B. Heron Foundation will fully invest its $274 million endowment in the next five years to advance its mission.
Polling Group in Russia Says It May Close
Release Date:
05/20/2013
The country’s only independent polling agency has been accused under a new law of overtly political activity, due in part to a series of grants it has received from the MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Institute...
Morgan Stanley Pledges Additional $8 Million to Feeding America
Release Date:
05/21/2013
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Release Date:
05/22/2013
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Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie
Release Date:
05/22/2013
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Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think
Release Date:
05/24/2013
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Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges
Release Date:
05/26/2013
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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report
Release Date:
05/28/2013
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Release Date:
05/29/2013
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RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems
Release Date:
05/29/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation-funded initiative is a two-year effort to help municipalities rethink the way they design, plan, implement and finance infrastructure.
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Release Date:
05/30/2013
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