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20 Issues, to Be Specific

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07/19/2017

... Policy Slate . It was approved by Philanthropy New York’ s Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Public ... and Board approve this language to guide our policy work: At Philanthropy New York, we...

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Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution

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07/20/2017

... by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Italy. These forward-thinking ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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Sparks For Change: Open Society Fellows Have Tested New Ideas For Baltimore For 20 Years

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08/09/2017

... of ex-offenders have passed through Gregory Carpenter’ s small bakery, where he teaches them how to make buttery ... and flaky pie crusts. He hopes these small tasks will be a foundation for a future career...

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American Express Grant Supports Student Filmmaking

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08/11/2017

... Parque, a bilingual movement created by the National Park Foundation to inspire people to connect with, celebrate and support America’ s national parks and community-based programs, including ... and career...

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Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change

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08/21/2017

... But heirs Nat and Liz Simons are taking the family’ s hedge fund fortune a different direction with some serious ... personality, crazy life story, and his and wife Marilyn’ s game-changing giving. But his...

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Environment and Climate Change

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

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08/22/2017

He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller 039 ; s Philanthropy and Legacy After David Rockefeller’ s death on March 20, at the age of 101, the New York Times ran a full-page...

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Are Artists the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation?

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09/13/2017

... Hampshire, and of the Skowhegan School, in Maine. There’ s the Rome Prize fellowship, at the city’ s American Academy, and Donald Judd’ s Chinati Foundation...

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Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts

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09/13/2017

... for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued a report card today meant to underscore ... objectives. The report by the nation’ s largest grant maker, which has already directed...

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Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity

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09/19/2017

... person on the Forbes list, with a fortune pegged at $81 billion. Mr. Gates and his wife, Melinda, have given ... pledged more than $36 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2006, and the three...

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’ s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative ... McGalliard, the executive director of the Imagination Foundation , a nonprofit that sponsored the...

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

... participating in Day Without a Woman and the Women 039 ; s March. In record numbers, more and more of us are becoming ... meeting with representatives of hundreds of other women 039 ;...

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Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation and vision. Grantmakers, especially those with a focus on health, play a unique role in helping support community innovation that can advance health.

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UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift

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10/02/2017

... announced a $20 million legacy gift from the Jack S . & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support of the organization 039 ; s Jewish Day Camp ... illnesses, many of whom...

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

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10/13/2017

... change. Debra Meyerson and Megan Tompkins’ s research, using the National Science Foundation ’ s ADVANCE program at the University of Michigan, finds that allies need three...

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SeaChange Capital Partners Co-Authors Report Highlighting Challenges Faced By Non-Profits In Philadelphia

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11/27/2017

... as 40 percent skirt close to the financial edge. Burnley’ s observation is based on a report commissioned by the Philadelphia Foundation and coauthored by GuideStar, Oliver Wyman, and ... Financial Health of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros

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11/27/2017

OSF Denounces Hungarian Government 039 ; s Attacks Against Soros Hungarian-American financier and ... The Open Society Foundations, in a note posted on Soros 039 ; s personal...

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‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism

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12/08/2017

... Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism Policies that create ... said as she kicked off the first talk in Georgetown 039 ; s Mellon Lecture Series...

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Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference

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12/20/2017

... Conference In the summer of 2017, The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center brought together a group of ... youth to clamor for transformative change—if it’ s harnessed productively. 2. Young people are more...

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Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding

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01/25/2018

... Desiree M. Vazquez Barlatt, Program Officer, The Teagle Foundation During my time as a program officer at the Teagle Foundation , I’ve visited numerous colleges and ...

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