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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America ... investors have put $13.5-million into a social-impact bond to finance a program aimed at lowering recidivism rates for .....

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Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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01/15/2014

Liza Sutherland has joined the staff of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors , where she works with ... She has significant experience in grantmaking related to college access and success, social services, arts and...

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Bill de Blasio Says He’ll Build Upon Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative

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02/06/2014

... far-reaching and personally-financed initiative to help young minority men, but said he had no immediate plans to ask his billionaire predecessor for another check. The ... prison. Mr. Bloomberg himself...

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Open Society Foundations

Meet the 15 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

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03/05/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patricia Harris, NoVo Foundation President Jennifer Buffett and Simons Foundation ... Simons are among those on Inside Philanthropy's list of the 15 most...

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Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari

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04/15/2014

... Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari is a scholar in the field of philanthropy. She has been recognized by Ford Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation for her research in ... and program design and...

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Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

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05/06/2014

... – based on PBS documentary and more than a decade of research, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation .“ Dallas (May 6, 2014) – Learning Forward, the ... Guide, a free resource of web-based...

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

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06/13/2014

... in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore Foundation for championing climate change solutions over the past 20 years, especially its efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

Instead of Retiring, Many Workers Seek 'Encore Jobs' A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are...

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American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade

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07/26/2014

American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade The inflation-adjusted net worth ... by more than a third over the past 10 years, according to a study underwritten by the Russell Sage...

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More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups

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07/25/2014

More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups If foundations want social change groups to have more impact, they need to step up investments that...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site Education Post, a nonprofit group that plans to launch Tuesday, with the aims to encourage a more ... with initial grants...

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

... College Enrollment Findings from a new long-term study of small high schools in New York City show the approach may ... relationships with teachers and real-world relevance to the classroom lessons. Another...

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Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps

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11/03/2014

Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps The Arcus Foundation ’s latest effort in support of gay and lesbian issues began with an ominous question: "Is .....

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

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02/12/2015

... for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War" The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Bob Woodruff Foundation...

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What's Next for Community Philanthropy

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02/2015

To help funders adapt, the Monitor Institute’s free, ... Next for Community Philanthropy toolkit includes a series of interactive exercises, conversation starters, and even games designed to help community philanthropy organizations challenge old ...

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Report

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Monitor Institute

Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta

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04/13/2015

Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta The Ford Foundation has a keen interest in empowering women by ... reproductive rights. But it's particularly attuned to...

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

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06/12/2015

Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality The fight against inequality will take center stage at the Ford Foundation under a sweeping overhaul announced today by the ... biggest philanthropy. Not...

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'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color

Release Date:

09/02/2015

... Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color “There’s a myth out there that for girls and women of color, everything is fine,” said NoVo Foundation Executive...

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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library

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10/26/2015

Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library The ... Manuscript Collections (RMC). A $4 million grant from the foundation – one of the largest gifts to...

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Meet The Woman Driving Sustainability And Corporate Responsibility At Tiffany & Co.

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01/26/2016

... brand is not only challenging, but requires knowledge of the entire organization. And then adding to the task is the additional job of running a major corporate foundation ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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