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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) RFP for Round 13 of the Partners for Places Grant Program

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07/19/2018

... for Round 13 of the Partners for Places Grant Program In partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors ... and place-based foundations. National funders invest in local projects developed through these...

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

In September, Darren Walker became the tenth president of the Ford Foundation . Before coming to Ford, where he was vice president of the foundation ’s Education , Creativity and...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Impact Investing Handbook from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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08/2020

... helping asset owners turn interest into action. Two years in the making, this practical publication features case ... practitioners. The Handbook comes at a pivotal moment. In the midst of urgent social, economic and environmental ... Developing a theory of change by merging impact goals with investment goals. The How – Building or shifting a ...

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Philanthropy's Key Contributions to Society

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08/2008

... of well-known innovations that can be traced to foundation funding over the past 100 years. Philanthropy's Key .....

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Teagle Foundation and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Partner to Strengthen Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts

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11/12/2020

Teagle Foundation and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Partner to ... students who hope to earn a bachelor’s degree,” said Andrew Delbanco, President of the Teagle Foundation . “By ... on this...

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Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School

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11/06/2015

Open Society Foundation -funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School Our education system is a reflection of our society, along with ... biases, belief systems, and norms...

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James Short Named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corp.

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02/09/2016

... of New York has named James Short Program Director of the foundation 's Teaching and Human Capital Management portfolio ... with nearly 30 years of experience, Short is an expert in teacher ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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18 Aug 2020

#PoliceFreeSchools Funders Briefing with the Schott Foundation

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

1.7 million students are in schools with cops, but no counselors. 3 million students ... Now, these and other allied partners in the Schott Foundation ’s National Opportunity to Learn Network are...

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New York Life Foundation Awards Grief Reach Grant to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA

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12/03/2019

New York Life Foundation Awards Grief Reach Grant to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA Mount Auburn Hospital, part of Beth Israel ... “We are grateful for the New York Life Foundation ’s...

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Alison White Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer

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07/23/2020

... Program Officer NEW YORK, NY; CAMBRIDGE, UK – The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, is pleased to announce the appointment of...

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Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

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05/02/2017

... Director for Medical Research at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Funders of biomedical research, such as our ... than to solicit the perspectives of a group of experts in the same fields. They are best...

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Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

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03/08/2017

Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In -Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System ( March ... should the criminal justice system bear the burden of funding...

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27 Jul 2016

Beyond the Feel Good Factor: The Corporate and Philanthropic Benefits of Building a Skills-Based Volunteer Program

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... employee engagement and bring about positive change in the community. Skills-based volunteerism, in particular, ... at companies with established skills-based volunteer programs —each offering...

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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

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08/02/2019

... Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Understanding how antibiotic scaffolds construct in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics ... between catalytic...

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Open Society Foundations Commit $15 Million to Gender Equality in Africa

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05/08/2020

... Society Foundations Commit $15 Million to Gender Equality in Africa NEW YORK—The Open Society Economic Justice ... Fund (SEDF), has committed $15 million to two women-led investment funds that advance economic...

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Economic Security

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Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

Release Date:

10/24/2018

... Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain has all of the visual information you need, and you’ re a pro at writing your own name. Still, this task is very ... that it’s...

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Kresge Foundation, NCB Capital Impact Launch $30 Million Detroit Revitalization Fund

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09/18/2013

... support from MetLife and the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation , among others, the fund will provide long-term ... Foundation announced the launch of the Woodward Corridor Investment...

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20 Oct 2025

Funder Call: So, You’re Hosting the 2026 World Cup - How to Prevent Displacement of Unhoused People - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together for Housing Justice

Monday, October 20, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... accountable to racial-justice and human-rights values. In light of the July 24 Executive Order that endorses ... grantmaking staff at United Ways, corporate giving programs , individual philanthropists, venture...

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund The Ford Foundation announced ... Feminist Fund started as a kitchen-table conversation in 2013 that co-founder...

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