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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities The billionaire on Monday donated about $3.17 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill &...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration? In addition to supporting artists in the many fields in which ...

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Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees

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02/25/2019

Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation 's Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation .....

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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report

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05/28/2013

The foundation ’s $340 million graduate-level fellowship ... their education and bring new knowledge and skills back to their home countries. On Thursday, May 23, Ford Foundation President Luis...

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How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism

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09/05/2013

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë Wilson, are profiled by Fast Company. ... a New York City foundation that operates according to...

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

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07/01/2014

William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look The William T. Grant ... has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest" that features guest ... the ...

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Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders

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09/2014

TCC Group updates their briefing paper,"Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004. Ten Keys ... – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders .....

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations Christopher Stone is the president of the Open Society Foundations. He is an international ... different from other philanthropies?" The...

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MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge

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03/26/2015

MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion ... giant MetLife and its philanthropic arm the MetLife Foundation have always been laser focused on financial ... the MetLife Foundation...

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Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69

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07/12/2016

Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69 Alison Bernstein, ... and official at the Ford Foundation , died on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her home in East Hampton, N.Y...

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Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in Detroit since leaving the city in ...

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Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away

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07/17/2017

Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away In 2006, Warren Buffett famously pledged to give away most of his Berkshire...

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Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

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02/2010

This guide is designed to help foundations think about how more diverse and ... by making their work more effective and more reflective of the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family ... can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue. Ten Ways for ...

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Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation

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03/2009

In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on ... sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation ’s impact. It describes how ...

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Ford Foundation's Hilary Pennington Appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board

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03/16/2014

Hilary Pennington, Vice President of the Ford Foundation 's Education, Creativity and Free Expression program has been appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board. The...

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Arcus Foundation Awards Summer 2014 Social Justice Grants

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06/30/2014

Arcus Foundation Awards Summer 2014 Social Justice Grants The Arcus Foundation made grants to 27 organizations to support groups in which LGBTQ youth ... schools and...

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Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback

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05/31/2016

... short video highlighting three funders — Barr Foundation , Ford Foundation , and Einhorn Family Charitable Trust — that have ... Philanthropy’s Grantee Perception Report (GPR) to solicit and...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core

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10/12/2016

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core The Spencer ... and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a team of researchers from the University of Michigan...

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