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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

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07/17/2013

The AARP Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million to the Green House Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

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08/14/2014

Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees ... filed on Wednesday in Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal, reflected “the foundation ’s commitment to .....

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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 ... has taken the lead in the evolving and red-hot field of "artist as activist" philanthropy...

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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 has ... Henry Ford III as a board member. He is the great-grandson of Edsel Ford, who...

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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 ... back to their home countries. On Thursday, May 23, Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas joined South African ... James and other guests from around the...

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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 Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest" that...

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Children, Youth and Families

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

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09/2014

... 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 ... justice reform and on the leadership and...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO

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01/20/2015

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO ... retirement caps a successful 16-year track record of managing the Foundation ’s investment...

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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 ... $200 million commitment from the...

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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, a longtime educator and official at the Ford Foundation , died on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her home in...

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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 ... an initiative to invest in affordable housing in Detroit. Foundation...

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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 ... In 2006, Warren Buffett famously pledged to give away most of his Berkshire Hathaway stock, saying that the bulk of...

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Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism

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02/09/2018

Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local ... Revson Foundation makes the case for philanthropic support of journalism, though its focus is on local...

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Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

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02/2010

... by making their work more effective and more reflective of the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family ...

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

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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 ... for Effective Philanthropy has announced the appointments of HILARY PENNINGTON, FAY...

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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 ... schools and reproductive rights. The grants were part of the...

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Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research

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09/18/2015

... hemoglobin disorders, such as thalassemia. This stretch of DNA, called an enhancer, controls the molecular switch ... whether a red blood cell produces the adult form of hemoglobin — which in SCD is mutated —...

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