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María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism

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05/15/2014

Award-Winning Reporter to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism Top Colombian investigative journalist to direct Foundations’ efforts to support professional, ... today named María...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has ... precise reasons for child marriage differ from one society to the next, but all too often the devastating...

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Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

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06/11/2014

... Marijuana Sales The Century Foundation kicks off its annual policy forum series for summer interns in NYC with ... by two foundation fellows who spent time in Syria to better understand what's ahead for...

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NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams

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06/17/2014

NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña plans to preserve the hallmarks of New York City’s gifted ... interview this week covering a variety of...

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NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project

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06/23/2014

... Mozilla Foundation. The library received $500,000 for its “Check Out the Internet” project which lends New York ... a year. The library was among those who best responded to the question posed by the challenge...

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

... investing world. In discussing how Surdna zeroed in its current direction, Henderson who became president seven ...

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Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"

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07/07/2014

... of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test" JPMorgan Chase appears to be the victim of right wing bloggers who have been making erroneous posts alleging the bank requires its employees to take...

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NYC Working With Training Partners To Build Pipeline Of School Principals

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07/24/2014

NYC Working With Training Partners To Build Pipeline Of School Principals Support from the ... is helping NYC partner with several organizations to prepare future principals for the city's schools. Among .....

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global "To Do" List Has Familiar Look

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08/23/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global " To Do" List Has Familiar Look As mayor, Michael Bloomberg ... taking those fights, along with other efforts to save and improve lives, to cities...

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Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting The Ford Foundation ... members, invited "leading thinkers" to a meeting at its...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

... new foundation has since doubled in size, according to a person familiar with its activities, and currently has more than $2 billion of ... top 40 foundations by asset size in the nation, according to...

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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative

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10/01/2014

... Brain Initiative The Obama administration plans to announce Tuesday that it has recruited new federal ... and a number of universities, foundations and businesses to help pursue the goals of the Brain...

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OSF Backed Nonprofit Helping India Move to a Low-Carbon Energy Economy

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11/03/2014

OSF Backed Nonprofit Helping India Move to a Low-Carbon Energy Economy Moving to a low-carbon energy economy, the country can free up a ... moving to a low-carbon economy can help it maximise...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report on Labor Market Recovery

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11/06/2014

... improving—at 5.9 percent in October, it is nearly back to its pre-recession norm. Yet a recent poll found that the ...

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Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

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11/07/2014

Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU In addition to its significance for the ACLU, which is in the early ...

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Elton John and Darren Walker on Race, Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind

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12/01/2014

... Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind It’s hard to imagine two people coming from worlds as different as ... childhood dreams and adult challenges; the way they came to grips with their sexual identity...

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

... announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in Uganda, South Africa and ... next year. The Foundation is committing $86.6 million to work in collaboration with...

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare is Expanding Partnership with Hearst Foundation

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02/24/2015

... and Veterans Healthcare today announced an expansion of its partnership with the Hearst Foundations to provide scholarships to 20 nurses pursing their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), ...

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What's Next for Community Philanthropy

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02/2015

To help funders adapt, the Monitor Institute’s free, ... exercises, conversation starters, and even games designed to help community philanthropy organizations challenge old ... new approaches and models for the future. According to Suzanne Allen of Philanthropy Ohio, "The What’s Next for .....

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Discusses the Difficulties of Evaluation

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03/17/2015

... (EMCF) has learned from experience how difficult it can be to build an evidence base and extract the maximum benefit ... or program is unique, so every evaluation presents its own challenges and opportunities...

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