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Salesforce.org Join Other Techies to Help Aid Groups Tackle the Global Refugee Crisis

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03/16/2018

... there are about 65 million people displaced as result of conflict, and typically, they are displaced for a ... decade,” says Ravi Gurumurthy, chief innovation officer of the International Rescue Committee...

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Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors

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04/06/2018

Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of ... Alliance board of directors. In...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Arts Innovation and Management Program

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05/11/2018

... Arts Innovation and Management Program The program, a part of Mike Bloomberg’s American Cities Initiative, has already ... Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the expansion of the Arts Innovation and...

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Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity

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05/15/2018

... carpentry teacher imagined a high school where students of all backgrounds and abilities would engage in project-based learning without academic tracking. In New Orleans, a group of parents...

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Education

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $1.3 Million to Support Recovery and Resilience for Puerto Rico's Underserved Healthcare Centers

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08/02/2018

... Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced new funding to The Solar Foundation and Direct Relief ... "Months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's lack of power has meant a lack...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Arcus to Unveil Social Justice Request for Concepts on Dec. 3

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11/05/2018

... This year, staff across the foundation have prepared for a new grantmaking process that aligns with our updated Social ... in advance to prepare prospective applicants for this new process. The shift from a...

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Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds

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03/06/2019

... citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may ... we’re moving rapidly into territory where the magnitude of climate change will...

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Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit

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05/16/2019

... R. Bloomberg announced the largest expected convening of Midwest universities focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and moving to a 100% clean-energy economy. ... from institutions of...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant Helps Launch AGU Ethics and Equity Antiharassment Initiative

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07/12/2019

... Catalyzing Cultural Change in the Sciences with New Resources and Tracking Tools. This initiative is designed ... Professional & Research Ethics (NCPRE) at the University of Illinois. The new...

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Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ's Technology Learning Lab

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08/31/2019

Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ's Technology Learning Lab DENVILLE TWP. - Thanks to grants from two foundations, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey is on track...

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The Hyde and Watson Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation and Alloy Development Collaborate on Better Brooklyn Fund

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10/22/2019

... Development Collaborate on Better Brooklyn Fund When a new condo development opens in Brooklyn’s Dumbo ... communities. Called the Better Brooklyn Fund, the first- of -a-kind fund is a collaboration between...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

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12/10/2020

... total commitment to this initiative to $15 million. The new funding will provide operating support for the existing ... 15 libraries, as well as capital funds for the development of four new...

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Children, Youth and Families

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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

... this mess?” Yes. BP should and will pay. There is no way of knowing when and how. ( Exxon-Valdez is a case in point . ... is a Trustee of the Weeksville Heritage Center, a New York...

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As the Pandemic Pushes Women and Girls Further Behind, a Global Response to Gender Inequality Is Needed

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05/05/2021

... . This article was originally published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on May 5, 2021. More than 25 years ago, world ... losing rights and falling even further behind as a result of the pandemic, we need to...

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Ford Foundation

PNY Joins Philanthropy Groups in Calling on Funders to Keep Equity at the Forefront of Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19

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03/20/2020

... in Calling on Funders to Keep Equity at the Forefront of Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19 The following ... of Foundations Ronna D. Brown, President Philanthropy New York...

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ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

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08/08/2014

ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014 The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) today announced that it has granted ... the United States. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-...

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How Evaluations Make Programs Stronger

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08/21/2014

By Michael D. Smith, Director of the Social Innovation Fund When funders invest in ... that their bets will pay off. One way to increase the odds of that happening is to first identify programs and ... (SIF) , a...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

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03/27/2014

... Foundation has worked for beneficial change in our areas of interest: school leadership, afterschool and the arts. We ... below sketches out how we work. You’ll notice that one of three chief aspects ...

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The Wallace Foundation

To Get Beyond Two Percent, We Have to Go Beyond Giving

Release Date:

10/08/2013

... going to do it. That’s the basic insight at the heart of Dan Pallotta’s argument. Charitable giving has been stuck at 2 percent of U.S. GDP for 40 years, ever since we started measuring it. And in a world...

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Arabella Advisors

10 May 2017

Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your Foundation’s Mission?

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9:00am to 11:00am

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our ... Your Foundation’s Mission? Many funders know the basics of impact investing and why their organizations should get in ... from other...