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Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of Philanthropy

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08/10/2016

... How should philanthropy consider the tension between its maker and its mission? In many cases, foundations wish to solve social problems like extreme poverty and ... Set, we brought together...

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Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"

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01/06/2017

... America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home ... where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the...

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Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

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02/13/2017

... three ), Peter Buffett has spent a lifetime with access to nearly limitless resources, though due to his father’s predilection for living modestly in Omaha, ... as co-president of the NoVo Foundation , working...

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Gates Foundation Releases New Virtual Reality Game to Highlight Life-Saving Innovations

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04/13/2017

Gates Foundation Releases New Virtual Reality Game to Highlight Life-Saving Innovations The game appears ... audience, and drank purified poop water —all to make some larger point more memorable. The basic goal...

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Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendal Jenner Ad

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04/27/2017

Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendal Jenner Ad Two strangers with polar ... ad, which gets political in a way that Pepsi would do well to consider next time. WHY WE CARE: Earlier this month,...

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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

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06/22/2017

... how she first got involved with CVH and learned about its relational organizing method, a foundational principle of the organization that requires members to share narratives with one another face- to...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

... The phrase “by the bootstraps,” still widely used to describe those Americans who have found success through a ... collectively as the prototypical tale of American rags to American riches, romanticized not...

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Goldman Givers: Seven Things To Know About Donors from Goldman Sachs

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08/14/2017

Goldman Givers: Seven Things To Know About Donors from Goldman Sachs Recently, we offered an overview of things to know about donors who hail from the finance world. We've ... accumulated in the hands of...

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When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... West Virginia, and southeast Ohio started referring to Percocet, OxyContin, and Vicodin as “hillbilly heroin.” The pills were easy to get and easy to abuse. Between those, and heroin and...

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Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

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09/18/2017

... digital, more concepts are rolling out these days intended to upend and disrupt conventional retail with an ultimate ... Co-founder and CEO Paul McDonald has now stated he wants to roll out 50 new Bodega...

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Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

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09/28/2017

... no reasonable person can conclude that we should add to that amount. “Congress and the administration are right to pursue tax reform urgently, because our system is complex, unfair, and anti-competitive. But...

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Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?

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09/29/2017

Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now? It is well known that one of the keys to a high-quality education system are excellent teachers. ... critical for the U.S. not only...

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Newman's Own Tax Break Matters Far Beyond Just One Foundation

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11/27/2017

... Paul Newman’s face splashed prominently on the label. Its profits go entirely to charity. And, if the GOP tax bill passes, it will more or less have a section of the U.S. tax code all to...

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Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers

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11/29/2017

... Better Writers Just like the students Quill.org aims to help, the writing assistant’s algorithms get smarter the ... practice. The nonprofit’s Quill Connect tool, designed to improve students’ writing skills...

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces Ceo Learning Lab

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12/04/2017

... Ceo Learning Lab Westchester Community Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its CEO Learning Lab, which will provide leaders of ... of nonprofits in Westchester, New York, is committed to...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize

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01/11/2018

... the five Brooklyn nonprofit organizations selected to receive its annual Spark Prize, the only honor of its kind ... Community Foundation launched the Spark Prize in 2016 to...

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Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

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02/01/2018

Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor ... the milestone of donating a total of $500 million to charity since Newman'...

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Newman’s Own Saved from Major Tax Hit

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02/12/2018

... Hit Newman’s Own Foundation, which donates proceeds from its salad dressing, pizza sauce and other products to charities, was saved last week from a 200 percent tax increase by a late minute amendment ...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows

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03/05/2018

... 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows Developing policies to better protect refugee communities. Pushing to boost the civic participation of people of color and women ... advanced economic and social justice...

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All Proceeds From the Auction of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity

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03/15/2018

... of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity Christie's will auction off the collection of ... treasure trove of more than 2,000 objects is estimated to sell for more than $500...

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