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Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels

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04/18/2014

... time working in Cambodia as a founding member and Trustee of the Harpswell Foundation, whose mission is to empower a new generation of women leaders in Cambodia and the developing world...

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John A. Hartford Foundation’s Corinne H. Rieder honored by American Geriatrics Society with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award

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05/20/2014

... Corinne H. Rieder, EdD, executive director and treasurer of the John A. Hartford Foundation, was honored at last ... Public Service Award. The award recognizes her body of work dedicated to improving the lives...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

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06/09/2014

... institution building and his vision for the future of the foundation. In the interview, Walker says, “It is ... gratifying to travel the world and experience the impact of the Ford Foundation because there is...

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More Details Emerging About Greer's Ouster from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... Nathan Cummings Foundation A report in The Chronicle of Philanthropy has shed more light on what led to the ... a radical overhaul that will focus grant making on two new priorities—reducing income inequality...

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Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color

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06/16/2014

Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color The Ford Foundation is teaming with the Arcus ... to create the first LGBTQ Racial Justice Fund to support new voices and leaders...

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Jonas Center Support For Online Tutorials Helps Healthcare Students

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06/17/2014

... Healthcare, Khan Academy and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing have made available a new series of online lessons to supplement the learning of...

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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

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06/19/2014

... (PRIs) have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish social goals ... conducted by Arabella Advisors, covers 12 years of PRIs, including 18 transactions...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts

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06/25/2014

... Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact ... investments. The foundation's commitment was one of more than 20 new private...

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What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

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07/03/2014

... in the Philippines, Chile and Brazil. In a profile of Bloomberg in the July issue of Capital magazine, Dana Rubstein writes: "With Bloomberg ... former commissioners—with Everytown for Gun Safety (the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

... Summit, the Resilience Partnership will institute a new model for solving the complex and interrelated challenges of the 21st century such as persistent and often extreme ...

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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

... their kids get the best ones? But what if, in the interest of educational improvement, we paused to examine the role of one person who rarely gets talked about, but who just ... has, traditionally, been...

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NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center

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09/17/2014

NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center Caribbean Cultural Center ... to the public in September, 2015. Activities at the new Center will include visual art exhibits, workshops in...

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We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

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09/23/2014

... in the global battle against climate change. After all, new technology is revealing the impact of our daily consumption on the climate, and influential ... innovative solutions to address the most egregious...

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NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing

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10/17/2014

... a sexually transmitted infection, or STI. About 20 million new cases of STIs are diagnosed annually. Despite being a common, preventable, and treatable health problem, a lack of information,...

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Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

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10/20/2014

... get their children to become strong donors. The website of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund (No. 120), for example, now ... Fidelity reported a burst of giving after introducing a...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research

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10/27/2014

Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research A new study has found that implementing stricter fisheries ... management overcame the expected detrimental effects ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

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10/28/2014

... and middle-class families fall through the cracks, a range of institutions have set out to change the situation. Dozens of school districts, across 15 states, now help every high ... a handful of...

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MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program

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11/10/2014

... to increase access to microfinance and other forms of investment capital for small businesses and individuals in ... inception UNCDF had secured USD 5.6 million. The new commitment from The MasterCard...

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RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among Funders Partnering with Foundation Center on Global Development

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11/20/2014

... Programme (UNDP), Foundation Center, and a committee of leading foundations guided by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) have launched a new initiative to facilitate stronger philanthropic input ...

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Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million

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11/21/2014

Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million A new , seven-foundation partnership created to support ... and be more effective today announced its first round of...

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