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States Team Up To Fight Climate Change

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09/21/2017

States Team Up To Fight Climate Change A group of states adhering to the initial U. S . commitment to the Paris climate accord are on track to ... Trump said he would withdraw from the Paris...

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Environment and Climate Change

Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself

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09/25/2017

... early ‘60s called ‘How to Ask a Question’: “Each of man’ s advances was started by a question….Knowing what ... “A human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’ ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

It Didn’t Hit $1 Billion, but Rockefeller Sale Still Set High

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05/14/2018

... considerably shy at nearly $833 million. But the treasures of David and Peggy Rockefeller still set a high for the most ... in 2009. And the vigorous buying this week for everything from a Monet to a money...

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

Atlantic 039 ; s Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 039 ;Most Generous 039 ; Givers A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren ... generous in terms of...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Rockefeller-Backed FarmerLink Helps Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom

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05/10/2017

... Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom Generosa Gonato 039 ; s mobile phone beeped with a warning for the coconut farmer ... discovered some have it," Gonato told the Thomson Reuters ...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond “It’ s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John ... As we’ve seen, permanence and solvability are front- of -mind for some of...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

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07/16/2019

... Organizations (GEO) announced today the appointment of Marcus F. Walton, a non-profit industry veteran, as its new President and CEO. Throughout his distinguished ... of practitioners and...

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12 May 2026

Creating a Bold Vision: Rethinking Norms, Embracing Uncertainty - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* What if the way we’ve ... relevant, and more resilient? Join this webinar to hear from philanthropic families who...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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20 Nov 2013

Power of Giving Arts Forum: Arts and the Millennial Generation

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

Con Edison Headquarters

Widespread cuts to arts education over the past decade now mean we have an entire generation of young people with little exposure to the arts. Fewer ... How can we, as funders and providers, encourage today’...

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Arts

02 Apr 2014

Grantee Executive Transitions – When and How to Engage as Funders

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Foundations give grants to organizations. But let’ s be real: leadership matters. So what happens when the ... for a foundation , especially since it must also protect its mission-based interests...

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Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash

Release Date:

06/20/2014

... Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation 039 ; s website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee , ... write: "Richard was an exceptional human being—a...

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

Release Date:

08/20/2014

... a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to use innovation to tackle major challenges and improve urban life. The foundation will direct significant funding and other...

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Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced

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05/11/2015

Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced The ... and the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. This year 039 ; s prize-winners will each receive $200,000 per year for up to .....

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Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work

Release Date:

03/30/2016

... on Thursday for high-level nuclear-security talks. The funding echoes a tradition at the biannual Nuclear Security Summit, at which representatives of participating countries present "gift baskets"...

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Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants

Release Date:

03/27/2017

... for Immigrants In response to the Trump administration’ s immigration policies, Governor Cuomo announced an ... offers pro-bono legal services to immigrants regardless of their residency status. Coordinated by...

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Bloomberg’s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal Battles

Release Date:

09/07/2017

Bloomberg’ s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal ... Trump agenda, they’ve typically done so through the work of NGOs. Michael Bloomberg’ s taken some different angles so...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Team Working on Suicide Prevention Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge

Release Date:

06/12/2014

... American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and a team of Morgan Stanley professionals won the sixth annual Morgan ... a mission critical issue with a team of the financial firm...

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15 Nov 2011

The Impact of the 28 Percent Cap on Charitable Giving

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 -

12:00pm to 2:30pm

Webinar

... cap on charitable giving. Hear experts discuss a new study from the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy . You’ll ... Una Osili , Director, Research and Associate Professor of Economics and Philanthropic...

11 May 2017

Balancing Family Privacy and Public Trust: Transparency in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, May 11, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... value in principle, what do you do when your foundation ’ s privacy is also your family’ s privacy? How do we balance ... This webinar will feature a discussion with leaders from...

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13 Feb 2019

Public Health Approaches to Eye Care Delivery

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... New York City Vision Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of blindness and vision ... and vision loss in New York are invited to join the...