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Clark Foundation Brothers Feuded, But Also Made Two Towns Arts Destinations

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06/20/2016

... be tracing footprints left by members of same influential family : the Clarks. A wealthy, weighty clan who came to prominence in the 19th century, the Clark family left a large and lasting...

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Simons Foundation Continues Quest to Understand and Treat Autism on Both Ends of the Spectrum

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07/19/2016

Simons Foundation Continues Quest to Understand and Treat Autism on Both Ends of the Spectrum ... autism—finding all the genetic variables that may lead to a diagnosis—is vital to improve care...

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Ms. Foundation Is One of the Hosts of Gathering to Advance New Economic Agenda for Women

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09/19/2016

Ms. Foundation Is One of the Hosts of Gathering to Advance New Economic Agenda for Women Beginning today, ... than 1,000 women will gather for a groundbreaking summit to call for a comprehensive economic agenda...

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Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake

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09/07/2017

... rose on their first floor apartment, Rosa Sosa and her family fled to a vacant unit on the second floor. They watched in horror ... stuck around, stubbornly, even after the rain stopped. The family...

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Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

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09/14/2017

Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money The Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropy governed by the family behind Walmart, pledged Tuesday to...

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Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents

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09/22/2017

... commitments totaling $220 million in support of efforts to empower women and save the lives of thirty-eight million ... pledge to the World Bank's Global Financing Facility Trust Fund in...

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Marketplace IT Glitches: The Sky Is Not Falling

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10/03/2013

... people who are uninsured or who buy coverage on their own to a new way to shop for coverage. For an estimated 7 million ... directly. In the District of Columbia, which is refining its system...

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Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System

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03/31/2015

... is known for his infamous proposition in late 1990s to auction off 115 community gardens to open up space for ... City chose to list 20 gardens instead of vacant lots in its...

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These Leaders Are Rallying to Stop New NY Taxes on Tax-Exempt Nonprofits

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08/22/2018

These Leaders Are Rallying to Stop New NY Taxes on Tax-Exempt Nonprofits By Michael ... affecting nonprofits that were debated in the run-up to last year’s hastily approved U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, ... income...

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2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality

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02/06/2020

2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality NEW YORK—Responding to ... financialization of residential real estate, globally, and its role as a primary cause of...

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A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101

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09/23/2022

... exist? For a love of humanity and the public good? To fill a void created by government or market failure? ... funds are spent, and focusing on how (not just what) we fund . These ideas featured heavily in...

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There’s a New Reason to Try Out This Exceptionally Easy-to-Use Data Resource

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01/13/2016

There’s a New Reason to Try Out This Exceptionally Easy- to -Use Data Resource by Tamara Fox, Director of Research, ... citizens, philanthropists, and all people working to improve life in New...

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Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

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10/01/2015

... I am reminded of how privileged I am—and we all are— to serve this institution. For my colleagues and me, these ... and broad exploration of how we can harness and direct it to advance our mission. For us,...

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11/20/2014 - Today’s Libraries - Live Stream Recording and Presentations

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11/2014

View the materials and livestream recording of the program, "Today’s Libraries: Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, Makerspaces, and After-school Programming."

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Unveils Web Site and Priorities

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04/30/2013

Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled its first website, which provides detailed information about its areas of focus, a letter from Mayor Bloomberg and an ... Bloomberg kept his philanthropy under wraps—or tried...

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American Express Commits $5M to Increase Park Volunteers

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03/13/2015

... and public lands. The program, which the YMCA is helping to run, is meant to help Interior reach its goal of getting 1 million volunteers on public land each ...

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Time Magazine Spotlights Walker's UT Austin Commencement Speech

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05/27/2015

... the great privilege of leading an institution committed to ending poverty and injustice in the world—this is a ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Profiled in Financial Times

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04/07/2016

Ford's Walker Profile in Financial Times It is easy to imagine the trepidation a grant-seeker might feel stepping ... institution dissipate on meeting Darren Walker, its ebullient president... Ford Foundation...

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Teagle Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million in Grants

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03/16/2014

Teagle Foundation awards more than $1.5 million in grants to higher-ed institutions, reports Philanthropy News Digest. ... announced thirteen grants totaling more than $1.5 million to institutions of higher...

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