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Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative. If problems ... Gates used his own venture, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , as an example of the difficulties faced by do-good...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer's transition team. Its ... announced his transition team Monday as he prepares to take over the reins from Comptroller John Liu...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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09 Apr 2014

School Diversity in New York City

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8:45am to 11:00am

Fifty years of research suggests economic and racial segregation of ... time in a long while, however, New York City is positioned to address school segregation head on, thanks to...

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17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national ... Presenters Barton Gellman, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation Lisa Magarrell, Campaign Manger, National Security ...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

... Climate Change Skeptics In an op-ed on Quartz, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker says recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty's research into income inequality remind him of...

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Economic Security

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation , discusses why...

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Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys

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07/17/2014

... and film projects that have received support from the Ford Foundation 's JustFilms initiative. “The 2014 nominations are a testament to the range and excellence in artistry of film and...

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Arts

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

... Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need ... the school supply donations through the Kids In Need Foundation , which...

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

... Matching Grant for Teen Education UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Virginia Sloane presided over the Heckscher Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give away tens of millions of dollars to organizations...

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OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

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04/13/2015

... for philanthropic organizations. Brett Davidson, director of the Health Media Initiative at the Open Society ... has used Narativ trainers. “People we work with are used to telling one particular story about...

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

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06/15/2015

... include Gibney Dance, which was awarded $100,000 to build, in partnership with Sanctuary for Families and Safe ... a training hub for dancers who are working with survivors of domestic violence and other...

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The New York Community Trust

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Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report

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07/09/2015

Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report During my very first days as President of the Ford Foundation , I participated in a roundtable on civil society ... what...

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Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff

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08/05/2015

Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff Women account for a clear majority of art ... comprising approximately 60% of positions, according to a...

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