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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and technology tools that protect and expand the accessibility of the Internet. "We...

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Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission

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03/17/2015

by Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation For many years, The Edwin Gould Foundation has awarded grants to programs that promote low-income college completion. But...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

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03/19/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco Bill Gates and ... by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , will help low and middle-income countries facing .....

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North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform

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03/24/2015

... on the left. The North Star Fund, a liberal activist foundation with ties to de Blasio, has launched a campaign to push for changes in the NYPD — and will hit up many of the...

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OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin Overdose Treatment Drug

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03/25/2015

OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin Overdose Treatment Drug The drug naloxone can be ... known under the brand name Narcan, it is an antidote to heroin overdoses. It reverses the effects of...

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Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality

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04/15/2015

... published as the feature article for the April 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. Last week, ... York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof. One, he agreed to be the moderator for...

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Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced

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05/11/2015

Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced The ... Sohn Cancer Research Alliance has announced the winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young ... and Sohn Conference foundations, the...

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How The Atlantic Philanthropies Changed Lives Through Building

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05/18/2015

... Lives Through Building Imagine having the resources to build something that can dramatically alter the lives of people, communities, even nations. Conversely, imagine an ... you and asking what you could build...

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Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South

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05/29/2015

Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South With backing from the Ford Foundation , AIDS United awarded $1 million in grants to ... to an AIDS United press release. The...

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Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data

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07/01/2015

Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data The heads of the Bullitt, Ford, William and Flora Hewlett, Kresge and ... have. GuideStar is joined by the D5 Coalition, a group of 26...

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Rockefeller Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program

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07/13/2015

... Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program The Rockefeller Foundation announced their latest commitment to building ... in communities...

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Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide

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08/17/2015

... that gives middle and high school students a chance to bring their problem-solving app ideas to life – is back! In its fourth year, the App Challenge ... their schools and communities. Created by the Verizon...

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02 Nov 2015

Winning Ingredients: What Philanthropy Can Learn from the Marriage Equality Movement

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... leaders and advocates from the field who have worked to achieve the freedom to marry. With special, but not ... played in shaping and helping to execute key components of...

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Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds

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11/12/2015

Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds Leonard Glickman is the chief executive officer of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, which manages more than .....

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Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'

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12/03/2015

Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked' The Obama administration announced a set of public-private programs Tuesday to expand financial ... philanthropic partners...

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Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit

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12/08/2015

Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently distributed nearly $1 million in ...

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New National Standards for Principals Flow from Wallace Work

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12/10/2015

... from Wallace Work Eight new standards for supervisors of school principals, covering topics such as instructional ... leadership and meeting the needs of diverse learners, aim to guide...

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Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum

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12/10/2015

... and gender non-conforming New Yorkers need access to jobs and job readiness programs and it's up to the city and the private sector to make that happen, ... is a first for Wall Street,”...

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PHI Founder Steven Dawson Joins Pinkerton as a Visiting Fellow

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02/23/2016

... Fellow Steven Dawson, the founder and longtime CEO of the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), has joined The Pinkerton Foundation as a Visiting Fellow, Pinkerton President Richard ... Smith. “His...

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