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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

... Kaiyu Guan, an environmental scientist at the University of Illinois. Guan and his colleagues conducted a research ... change scenarios. The work was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation , the US National...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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PIMCO Awards New York City Mission Society Money for College Readiness Program

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11/17/2016

... Society Money for College Readiness Program The PIMCO Foundation has awarded the New York City Mission Society, a ... to Work. Since its inception, LTW has served thousands of high school students in New York...

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09 Mar 2017

Equity, Inclusion, and Connecting with Community in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* What does inclusivity ... engagement, and openness while retaining the family focus of our giving practices? This...

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10 Aug 2017

Good Governance: How to Use Board Committees Effectively - Webinar

Thursday, August 10, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* There is more than one ... effective governance in family philanthropy, and the use of committees is one of...

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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

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03/16/2017

Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, ... (LISC) today announced a $3.8 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support programs focused on...

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Community Development

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Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation

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04/17/2017

... to Panama Papers Investigation The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, ... played by several Apache...

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Technology

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach Limited-life foundations are based on the premise that if a foundation ’s grants generate a social return, and that...

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The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare

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05/15/2017

... in late 2014 with an initial $200 million gift by the foundation of Peter G. Peterson—who made his fortune in private ... Center is an active grantmaker and works with a range of partners,...

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

... relevant, and inspiring forces in the daily lives of diverse communities. Wallace is taking a far more ... and cross-demographic view on audience engagement. Many of its findings can be applied to the "...

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A Better Gala—Here's How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone

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06/19/2017

... founder, was unable to attend the Pershing Square Foundation ’s recent 10th-anniversary gala, he conscripted ... by the hedge funder Bill Ackman and his wife Karen, is one of the more interesting new funders to...

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Rita Allen Supported Prize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News

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06/28/2017

... bolstering the public’s trust in journalism is the aim of a Vanderbilt research project that was selected to receive a share of a $1 million prize through the Knight Prototype Fund. ... call for entries in...

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NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening

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08/17/2017

NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening NPQ has written in the past about the NoVo Foundation ’s constituent-centric approach to funding (here, ... Over the years, they have lived out their...

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Carnegie Grant Helps Princeton Team to Use Virtual Reality to Help With Real-World Arms Control

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08/28/2017

... Arms Control Alexander Glaser, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and international ... a $414,000 grant last month from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the MacArthur...

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Third Wave is Blazing New Trails for Gender Justice

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09/08/2017

... Our Power Fund and will be announcing their first round of grantees this fall. This fund will make one and two-year capacity-building grants of up to $25,000 for projects that seek to increase ... of...

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Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... developer Stephen Ross and the New York-based Ford Foundation are teaming up with The Platform LLC to make a ... Dolphins, announced a $7.5 million investment and the Ford Foundation a $10 million investment...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... there are good reasons to look beyond the traditional foundation structure. The LLC is a much better vehicle for the kind of multi-faceted approach to big problems that Chan and ... the start, CZI has sought...

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08 Feb 2018

Choosing and Using Multiple Vehicles for Family Giving - Webinar

Thursday, February 8, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Increasingly, ... to achieve their goals. Join NCFP as we look at examples of the growing variety of...

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10 May 2018

Privacy, Purpose and the Public Trust: Finding a Balance - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 10, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* How do you balance what ... need for privacy? And what are the benefits and challenges of being transparent in your...

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14 Jun 2018

Collaborating for Change: Practices and Pitfalls from Across the Field - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 14, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Collaboration is the key ... details and speakers coming soon. Presenters List of speakers still forming Designed for...

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