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Two New Members Join The William T. Grant Foundation Board

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11/01/2013

The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce that Prudence L. Carter, Ph.D., and Scott C. Evans, C.F.A. , have joined its Board of Trustees. Dr. Carter is a Professor of...

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New York Foundation’s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity Speakers at Philanthropic Conferences

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09/19/2014

New York Foundation ’s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity ... Why would it bother me that Alec Baldwin is going to be the keynote speaker at the Independent Sector ... to talk to...

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Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit

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10/06/2014

Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit The African Higher Education Summit to be held in March 2015 in Senegal will provide an ... leaders, experts and organisations – and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa

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11/07/2014

MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa The programme will ... them from poverty,” said Dr Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA. The programme has a...

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Food Systems

Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

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11/07/2014

Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU In addition to its significance for the ACLU, which is in the early stages of a fundraising campaign that will end in 2020, the gift...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions

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03/04/2015

Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions ... nationally are white,” Mr. Finkelpearl said.... Ford Foundation to Fund City Study...

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Arts

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Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial

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04/17/2015

Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in ... students. School districts, states and universities need to do much more to get outstanding principals into these .....

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Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research

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05/26/2015

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced a $10 million gift from the Gerstner Family Foundation to expand cancer research efforts focused on overcoming drug ...

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Health

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Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

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06/03/2015

Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System As presidential candidates declare why they seek to be elected in 2016, they are promising jobs, growth, and a ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing

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06/10/2015

Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing Joining a labor union is one of the best financial decisions a worker can make to boost individual and family wealth—worth up...

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Technology

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development Opportunities

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06/30/2015

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and ... role in connecting low-income individuals and families to financial education, job training, workforce development ... stable lives...

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Community Development

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Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'

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08/14/2015

Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box' This week, in Wilmington, North Carolina, Daryl Atkinson of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice...

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Justice Reform

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The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies

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08/14/2015

The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in ... is integrated into the interdisciplinary graduate study of music’s place in culture and history. The program is designed to...

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The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times

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10/13/2015

The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times When the Obama administration agreed this summer to erase the federal loan debt of some former students at Corinthian...

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Open Society Foundations Supports International Online Journalism Event

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02/24/2016

Open Society Foundation Supports International Online Journalism Event ... from around the world. Simultaneous translation to Spanish will be provided at the conference in conjunction ... and Kara Swisher, co-...

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Communications/Media

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Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

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02/26/2016

Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College Most students attend college to learn skills and gain experience that will put them on a ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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With Help from Mellon Foundation, the National Gallery Celebrates 75 Years

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04/08/2016

With Help from Mellon Foundation , the National Gallery Celebrates 75 Years To kick off its 75th anniversary , the National Gallery of Art hosted a black-tie reception Wednesday night for 1,400 ...

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Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network

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04/13/2016

Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network Success Academy, ... that Mr. Robertson’s gift would help it achieve its goal of expanding to 100...

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Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders

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04/25/2016

Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders Darren Walker’s moves to steer the country’s second-largest grant maker toward a ...

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