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Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality

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07/08/2015

... word "inequality." This may seem surprising in the wake of the Ford Foundation's recent announcement that it will refocus 100 percent of its grantmaking on "inequality in all its forms,...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

10 Dec 2015

Crisis Communications: How to Think, Advise and Respond During Tough Situations

Thursday, December 10, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... crisis? Join us to review real-life Ogilvy examples of how earned media relations can effectively manage and ... as well as plan, execute and measure the effectiveness of strategies you might employ...

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BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work

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11/06/2015

... has attracted financial heavyweights such as Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, and philanthropies such as ... is being applied to programs as diverse as the management of asthma patients, child welfare and...

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The Next Generation in Philanthropy: From The Rockefeller Foundation To The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative

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01/05/2016

... dollars is pledged to charity, it’s bound to start a lot of conversations. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his ... Chan recently shared they intend to move 99 percent of their Facebook shares into a...

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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

Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits— Of Art And Money AS THE SON OF THE WORLD’S ONCE-RICHEST MAN (at the moment, ... until he reached adulthood that he knew it. For much of...

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Tony Haile, Former CEO of Chartbeat, Joins Media Development Investment Fund Board of Directors

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04/12/2017

Tony Haile, Former CEO of Chartbeat, Joins Media Development Investment Fund Board of Directors Tony Haile, CEO of startup Scroll.com and founding CEO of Chartbeat, today ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy American culture nurtures many myths about the moral value of hard work. The phrase “by the bootstraps,” still ... Americans who have found success...

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NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence

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11/15/2017

NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence Today, the NoVo Foundation, created ... leaders to participate in the 4 th cohort cycle of Move to End Violence, a 10-year capacity building program...

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... on Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ 2016 honor roll. Some of the most significant increases came from the Andrus Family ... increased their grantmaking. In other words, some very big names in liberal philanthropy...

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Sesame Workshop Receives Groundbreaking Gift from Peter G. Peterson to Expand Community Initiative

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06/07/2018

... Workshop has announced a $20 million gift in support of efforts to help caregivers and community service providers ... Joan Ganz Cooney. The fund will support an expansion of the Sesame Street in Communities...

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Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge

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09/17/2018

... from across the country. Later this year, up to ten of the finalists will be named grantees, receiving $1 million ... to dismantle barriers that have held back communities of color and working families in...

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OSF Turns to Strasbourg Court to Get Hungary's NGO Law Repealed

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09/24/2018

... said on Monday it would challenge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Hungarian laws that make it a ... accuses Soros and the liberal groups and causes he backs of trying to destroy Europe’s...

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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

... Totaling $80 Million Co-Impact announced its first round of grants today to improve education, health, and economic ... total more than US $80 million. This is the first set of grants delivered by Co-Impact, a...

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Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

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05/06/2019

... By more than one measure, Jackson, Mississippi , is one of the nation’s unhealthiest cities. In 2017, it was named ... based on 17 indicators, including obesity rates, levels of physically active adults, and...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Lavastian Glenn Promoted to Vice President of Programs

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12/16/2021

... Announces Lavastian Glenn Promoted to Vice President of Programs We are delighted to announce that Lavastian Glenn has been named vice president of programs at the Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF). In this...

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13 Jul 2022

Funder Briefing with Jade Grieve, Chief of Student Pathways (NYC Department of Education)

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... join us for a funder briefing with Jade Grieve, Chief of Student Pathways at the NYC Department of Education. The Chief of Student Pathways will present an overview of plans...

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María Teresa Kumar Joins the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees

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02/09/2023

... Teresa Kumar Joins the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected voting rights activist María Teresa Kumar to its board of trustees. María Teresa Kumar is the...

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De Blasio unveils 30-member task force charged with overhauling NYC’s job-training and workforce-placement programs

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05/20/2014

... training and placement programs have for too long steered New Yorkers into temporary positions and minimum-wage jobs, ... million for all the training and placement programs. The new task force, comprised...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

... Urban Issues Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to use innovation to tackle major challenges ... significant funding and other assistance...

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