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Live From Independent Sector Conference: Innovation Coming Faster, Needs Collaboration

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09/30/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin and New York Community ... CEO Lorie Slutsky were among the speakers at the opening of the Independent Sector annual conference. Innovation ... and since life is...

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The New York Community Trust

Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

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09/19/2013

In this episode of the Social Good podcast, the NoVo Foundation Co-Chair discusses why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are ...

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Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

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09/18/2013

An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation . Last fall in California, a ... faith-based groups, advocates and unions came together to help pass Proposition 30, Governor...

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The Mismeasure of Poverty

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09/17/2013

Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws ... between 2011 and 2012, at about 15 percent. According to the official measure, poverty today is higher than it was in 1973, when it...

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Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around

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11/07/2013

Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation , is quoted in a New York ... Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”... Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around .....

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Consultant & Vendor Lists: Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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02/2015

... who understands the particular needs and challenges of small groups and groups in their early stages. ... nonprofit boards Recommending Organizations: The Clark Foundation BoardSource www.boardsource.org Recommending ... Resources/ Staff Effectiveness Legal advice of all kinds to NPOs. Recommending Organization: The Clark Foundation ...

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George Soros receives 2013 Freedom Award

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11/06/2013

... Rescue Committee presented its 2013 Freedom Award to George Soros in recognition of his constant advocacy and support for human rights and democracy worldwide. Soros, the Founder of the Open...

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Edgar M. Bronfman, Who Built a Bigger, More Elegant Seagram, Dies at 84

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12/22/2013

The New York Times examined the life of Edgar M. Bronfman, President of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation . Edgar M. Bronfman, the billionaire businessman ...

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A Nonprofit Trendsetter Becomes 4th CEO in 4 Years at Tides

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02/09/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy profiled Kriss Deiglmeier, the new CEO of Tides. Over the past two decades, Kriss Deiglmeier has ... program in San Francisco, she recalls pitching the message to...

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Doug Bauer Named to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Nonprofits.

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04/15/2014

Doug Bauer , Executive Director of The Clark Foundation , has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Council of ...

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Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups

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05/14/2014

New York’s Robin Hood Foundation raised $60-million for poverty-fighting efforts ... immigrants and their families, will get $35-million of Monday’s take. The fundraising total fell from the ...

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Investing for Real and Permanent Good

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06/06/2014

... for Real and Permanent Good Carnegie Corporation of New York's co-Chief Investment Officers Kim Lew and ... Real and Permanent Good,” they discuss how they got into foundation investing, and explain why...

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Fate of Detroit’s “Grand Bargain” In Hands Of City Workers, Pensioners

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06/20/2014

Fate of Detroit’s “Grand Bargain” In Hands Of City Workers, ... The fate of Detroit’s “Grand Bargain,” an effort to save the Detroit Institute of Art’s...

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Sixteen Scientists Named 2014 Simons Investigators

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07/25/2014

... Scientists Named 2014 Simons Investigators The Simons Foundation has selected 16 scientists as the Simons Investigators in 2014 to support their studies in mathematics, theoretical physics, ... theoretical...

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Judith Rodin Profiled in NYTimes

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12/21/2014

... Rodin Profiled in NYT Judith Rodin has been president of the Rockefeller Foundation , one of the world’s leading philanthropic ... of the University of...

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The Stanford Prison Experiment Wins the Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize at Sundance

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02/02/2015

... The 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, presented to outstanding feature films focusing on science or ... or mathematician as a major character, was presented to The Stanford Prison Experiment, directed...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Welcomes Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor

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05/08/2015

... Communications Officer David Morse and Director of Digital Communications Elizabeth Cahill, along with staff across the organization, to help capture compelling stories and share lessons learned ... Director...

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U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... on Cuba-related grants emphasized that internal changes to economic and other policies in Cuba are shifting the ... coastal and marine grant making at the MacArthur Foundation , which has made $17.9 million in...

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Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members

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07/08/2015

... organization the Proteus Action League (PAL) are delighted to announce the election of two new members of the Proteus Board and one new member of ... advocacy and has held...