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The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report

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05/02/2017

The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report CEP’s advisory services team and the Surdna Foundation partnered on the occasion of the foundation ’s centennial to produce a new...

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Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating Characteristics Affect Spending

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09/2012

... expense levels. It can help to inform policy debates and foundation practices. Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating ...

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How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work

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05/2010

... is at the very center of successful policy engagement for the foundations interviewed, which make use of ten ... , the Carnegie Corporation of New York , the Ford Foundation , and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund . How ...

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Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For Reputation

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06/21/2016

Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For Reputation The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation is battling the leader of a Baltimore nonprofit ...

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Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

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10/30/2013

The Target Foundation and Corporation topped the Minnesota Council on Foundations' Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers report for 2012, reported the Star Tribune. The Target Foundation and...

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Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President

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01/25/2017

Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has recruited a new ...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

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08/14/2014

Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has appealed a decision by a Florida court to ... had administered the artist’s estate. In a statement...

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Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation

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04/20/2015

... Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation Nadia Alia has been promoted to a newly created ... position of Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation . She joined The...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities The billionaire on Monday ... of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as four other family...

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Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees

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02/25/2019

Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation 's Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation has elected Henry Ford III as a board member. He is the great-grandson of Edsel Ford, who created the foundation...

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

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03/2011

... E. Craig analyzes the shortcomings of the tax return form for private foundations and discusses how the 990-PF could be transformed into a more effective instrument for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector. Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the ...

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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report

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05/28/2013

The foundation ’s $340 million graduate-level fellowship ... back to their home countries. On Thursday, May 23, Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas joined South African ... James and other guests from around the...

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

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07/01/2014

William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with ... "Researchers Digest" that features guest bloggers and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders

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09/2014

... briefing paper,"Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004. Ten Keys ... – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders .....

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.

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MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge

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03/26/2015

MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge Insurance giant MetLife and its philanthropic arm the MetLife Foundation have always been laser focused on financial ...

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Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69

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07/12/2016

Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69 Alison Bernstein, a longtime educator and official at the Ford Foundation , died on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her ... on to become a vice...

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Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in ... an initiative to invest in affordable housing in Detroit. Foundation...

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Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism

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02/09/2018

Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local ... Journalism A new report from the Charles H. Revson Foundation makes the case for philanthropic support of journalism, though...

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