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Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry

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04/26/2016

Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry Federal prisons release nearly 50,000 ... each year. Many quickly get into trouble again and return to custody. The beleaguered prisoner reentry...

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Justice Reform

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas

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08/02/2016

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas We are thrilled to share with you the evolution of the Foundation ’s focus, the result of a period...

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Sloan Foundation to Honor Recipients of Teaching Champion Awards

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09/08/2016

Sloan Foundation to Honor Recipients of Teaching Champion Awards Three recipients of the 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award– K-12 teachers...

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Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary

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03/01/2017

... distant problem. That's partly because the solution seems to lie with governments and industries, and partly because ... on the issues. The obscure and impenetrable language of climate change does not...

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PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem

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04/18/2017

PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem One of the PIMCO Foundation ’s ...

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Gender Justice

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The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/11/2017

The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism The Overbrook Foundation ... in 2013, Overbrook embarked on an effort to address some of the...

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My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation

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09/07/2017

My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation My Brother’s Keeper, a White House initiative ... will merge with the Obama Foundation . MBK, arguably one of Barack Obama’s most personal White...

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Obama Foundation to Host Global Summit in Chicago

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09/14/2017

Obama Foundation to Host Global Summit in Chicago Former President Barack ... empower people to change the world," Obama says at the end of his video message. "And we...

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education ... by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a ... have...

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Ford Foundation Supports Progress on Impact Investing

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10/13/2017

Ford Foundation Supports Progress on Impact Investing Ford ... Foundation supports an experimental rating process aimed to hold large fund managers acuntable for delivering on wide range ...

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Markle Foundation Selects Indiana as Next Skillful State

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10/12/2018

Markle Foundation Selects Indiana as Next Skillful State A new organization aims to help Hoosier employers recognize the value of skills training when hiring employees for their ...

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02 Dec 2022

Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, December 2, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they...

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03 Nov 2023

2023 Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 3, 2023 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they...

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10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our ... 2016-17 PNY Core Curriculum : February 10 – Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map April 14 – Active ... what exactly are...

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Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships

Whether you are part of a family foundation that runs its own programmes, a big ... NGO that re-grants resources from a back-donor, or a mix of any of the above, exits are inevitable. Funders move on, ...

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At Ford Foundation, Vice President Rises to Top Job

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07/24/2013

Darren Walker will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September. Darren Walker was born ... in one of the first Head Start programs. He went on to the...

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Ford Foundation's Tellado Named CEO of Consumer Reports

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07/15/2014

Ford Foundation 's Tellado Named CEO of Consumer Reports Marta Lourdes Tellado, vice president ... for Public Service, where she launched the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government and...

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Communications/Media

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30 Apr 2015

"Exit Interviews" with Former and Retiring Foundation CEOs

Thursday, April 30, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... field – Corinne Rieder, David Nee and Pam Flaherty. All of whom have had extensive careers in philanthropy and will ... their insider-outsider perspectives on what it was like to lead such dynamic foundations...

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MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative

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10/20/2015

MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative PHILADELPHIA - Mayor ... can play and learn,” said Mayor Nutter. “Thanks to the hard work of our City...

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