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Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government

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09/08/2015

... Government The head of the Indian operations of the U. S .-based Ford Foundation, one of the world 039 ; s largest charitable funds, has announced she is moving ... activities. The home...

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Statement on the Passing of David Rockefeller

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03/21/2017

... of age. For 28 years, Mr. Rockefeller served as the Fund’ s generous inspiration, mentor and the loving head of his ...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

... Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead One of Michael Bloomberg 039 ; s main contributions to the global fight against climate ... Most recently, Bloomberg helped rally cities in the U. S . to...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants Duke University $3M to Grow Liberal Arts Colleges and HBCU Visiting Faculty

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05/07/2018

The grant will fund a five-year initiative called Humanities Unbounded, which will include roughly a dozen two-year visiting faculty fellowships, according to Gennifer Weisenfeld, dean of the humanities at Duke.

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Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities

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01/30/2014

... a stand-alone nonprofit that will help mayors across the U. S . tackle challenges via volunteer efforts. Michael Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation’ s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that...

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New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction

Release Date:

02/27/2014

... deaths in Bangladesh - indicate where the former mayor 039 ; s philanthropic efforts will focus next, reports The ... of Philanthropy. Recent grants by Michael Bloomberg’ s foundation as...

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Wanted: Hartford Change AGEnts with Red Pens

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03/13/2014

The John A. Hartford Foundation is seeking feedback on their Change AGEnts Initiative.

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Using Outsourcing To Help Alleviate Poverty In Africa and South Asia

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06/19/2014

... in emerging economies around the world,” says a report calledOutsourcing for Social Good from Telus ...

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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

The Ford Foundation is among national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests that...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Research Makes Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine

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05/07/2015

... the paper, published May 6, 2015 in Nature, the scientists report using these new stem cells to develop the first ...

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Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'

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12/02/2015

... its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report . The office of Russia 039 ; s top prosecutor said Monday that the Open Society .....

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Mellon Grant Aims to Raise $75 Million for National Gallery

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03/18/2016

... Post. Made to mark the Washington institution 039 ; s 75th anniversary, the grant includes an initial $15 million .....

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Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation

Release Date:

05/05/2016

... idea: Give more ownership of companies to workers. It’ s not a new idea — worker cooperatives have been around since the 19th century — but it’ s an idea that seems to be gathering steam in the US. It’...

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Participate in the 2016 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey

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06/28/2016

... designate a survey contact person. Email the Council’ s Research Department at research@cof.org with the survey ... online benchmarking tool to generate a customized report for our members on compensation at...

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UJA-Federation Names New Chief Program Officer

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... the appointment of Rabbi Deborah Joselow as UJA-Federation 039 ; s Chief Program Officer. Rabbi Joselow will assume this new role on Sept. 13, reporting to Eric S . Goldstein, the...

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Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika

Release Date:

08/19/2016

... and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology report in Cell Stem Cell. It has yet to be studied whether ...

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Mellon's Bengochea: Latino Student Enrollment Outpacing Faculty Growth

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09/23/2016

Mellon 039 ; s Bengochea: Latino Student Enrollment Outpacing Faculty ... to 90:1 over the same period, according to the Excelencia report , published at the organization’ s...

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Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

04/21/2017

... and security. Based in the New York office, she will report to the Foundations 039 ; president, Chris Stone, who has .....

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Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate

Release Date:

04/24/2017

Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.

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Tiffany & Co. Makes Its Point: Presidents Come and Go, But Climate Change is Forever

Release Date:

05/11/2017

As the firing of FBI Director James Comey swamps the news cycle, an amazing public statement by Tiffany & Co. still glitters through the muck. On Tuesday morning, the legendary American jeweler issued a terse but vehement pitch in favor of the...

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