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Mayor must focus on city's resiliency

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01/03/2014

In an op-ed for Crain's New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin says that the de Blasio ... New Yorkers expect two things above all from our mayor: to keep us safe and to...

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Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities

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01/30/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will ... efforts. Michael Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation ’s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that will...

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New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction

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02/27/2014

... and its recent grants - including a $10 million initiative to prevent child drowning deaths in Bangladesh - indicate ... efforts will focus next, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Recent grants by Michael...

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Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science

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03/15/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Simons Foundation profiled in New York Times article on billionaires ... research. Last April, President Obama assembled some of the nation’s most august scientific dignitaries in the...

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, housed on the campus of the University of ... institute, established in 2012 by a grant from the Simons Foundation , brings...

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Racial Equity Resource Guide

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05/2014

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation offers an online racial equity resource guide. The ... provides individuals and organizations with access to extensive learning materials, tools and data on racial inequities, their impact on communities of color and the process for healing racial wounds so that ...

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Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making

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05/22/2014

[Rockefeller Foundation ] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new neighborhood of...

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Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?

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06/03/2014

... philanthropic undertaking ever: a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people. Then, just three months later, the Citi Foundation announced its...

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Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash

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06/20/2014

Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash Rockefeller ... Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation 's website to Dr. Richard...

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

... with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation 's recent launch into the impact investing world. .....

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Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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07/09/2014

... Philanthropy Advisors. Hodges, who had been COO of the Tides Foundation , will be responsible for oversight of the organization’s operations, including communications, ...

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Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors

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08/13/2014

... Medals and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and ... respectively. Considered the highest honor in the field of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues Bloomberg Philanthropies today ... a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to...

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Financing the Social Sector

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09/15/2014

Financing the Social Sector Despite the huge success of this summer's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and various ... media sites, what the nonprofit sector really needs is to grow the overall funding pie from its...

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Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

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10/07/2014

... Funders who Champion Marriage Equality It's always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in bringing about big changes in society and, ... But, wow, if ever there was a great case study of...

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

... schools for at least five years, were chosen by a panel of scientists, mathematicians and educators. The Fund for the City of New York and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave the winners an...

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See the Storify: Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons

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10/29/2013

... made great progress in recovery. But so much more remains to be done. On October 25, Philanthropy New York and a group of funders and nonprofits who have been active in Sandy ... in our half-day event —...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

Release Date:

01/12/2015

... In the United States, nearly $1 trillion is committed to philanthropy — sitting in foundations, donor-advised ... funds and elsewhere. Donors have transferred ownership of these funds to...

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