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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

Release Date:

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

Release Date:

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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Video: MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners and Projects Profiled

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10/15/2015

MetLife Foundation 's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners and ... Projects Profiled in Video Essay Chris Townsend, Head of Asia and MetLife Foundation board member with Dennis White,...

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TCC Group Unveils a New Foundation Core-Capacity Assessment Tool

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03/14/2016

TCC Group Unveils a New Foundation Core-Capacity Assessment Tool TCC Group ... measure that was developed to help foundations make sense of their institutional capacity strengths and challenges. ... expressed...

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Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... short video highlighting three funders — Barr Foundation , Ford Foundation , and Einhorn Family Charitable Trust — that have ...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core

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10/12/2016

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core The Spencer ... and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a team of researchers from the University of Michigan...

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Warhol Foundation Appoints Three New Board Members and New Board Chair

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01/18/2017

Warhol Foundation Appoints Three New Board Members and New Board Chair The Andy Warhol Foundation has appointed three new board members: Ruby ... and Paul Ha. Igor DaCosta has also been appointed as the ...

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Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant

Release Date:

08/25/2017

Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded the Family Service Association $35,000 ...

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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation The Westport-based Newman’s Own Foundation was on the verge of securing a provision in the federal tax overhaul that...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

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07/18/2019

Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members NEW YORK – The Hazen ... Foundation , a private foundation supporting communities of color fighting for education and racial...

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MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education

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05/06/2014

... At the Global Philanthropy Forum last week, MacArthur Foundation and MasterCard Foundation shared insights from the funder collaborative ... Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of...

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5 Questions for...Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation

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11/23/2015

5 Questions for...Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation The New York Life Foundation is one of a handful of grantmakers that support childhood bereavement programs...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build

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10/26/2018

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County has received a grant from The Harry and ... in Bishopville, this fall. The...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Euan Robertson Joins Simons Foundation As Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

04/01/2019

Euan Robertson Joins Simons Foundation As Chief Operating Officer The Simons Foundation ... he advised senior faculty and administrators on issues of entrepreneurship, innovation, tech transfer,...

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Do Corporate Grantmakers Care More About the Poor Than Other Foundations?

Release Date:

06/30/2015

... boardrooms are not known to be reliable benefactors of populations in greatest need. And yet, many of the nation’s most recognizable corporations – the Wells Fargo Foundation , the Bank...

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Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities

Release Date:

09/04/2014

... Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities The Ford Foundation , the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation , the David and Lucile Packard Foundation , the JPB ... to join this crusade to make...

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Crain’s Top 15 List of Foundations Is a Showcase of PNY Members

Release Date:

10/21/2015

Crain’s Top 15 List of Foundations Is a Showcase of PNY Members The top 15 foundations on Crain's list have ... organizations make. The largest increase came from the JPB Foundation , which...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Featured in Study on Limited Life Foundations

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... Featured in Study on Limited Life Foundations Most leaders of limited-life foundations say the opportunity to achieve ... Philanthropy finds. Based on interviews with leaders of eleven limited-life foundations...

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