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Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships

Whether you are part of a family foundation that runs its own programmes, a big ... NGO that re-grants resources from a back-donor, or a mix of any of the above, exits are inevitable. Funders move on, ...

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At Ford Foundation, Vice President Rises to Top Job

Release Date:

07/24/2013

Darren Walker will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September. Darren Walker was born ... in one of the first Head Start programs. He went on to the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

JPMorgan Joins Gates Foundation, Drugmakers in Fund

Release Date:

09/23/2013

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have formed The Global Health Investment Fund, which will back late-stage development of technologies to fight diseases...

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Pfizer

Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive

Publication date:

03/2014

A skyrocketing stock market helped boost the assets of the Gates, Hewlett, and other big foundations last year to their highest levels since the Great Recession gutted ... new grant-making efforts to deal with vexing problems…. Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Profiled in Financial Times

Release Date:

04/07/2016

Ford's Walker Profile in Financial Times It is easy to imagine the trepidation a grant-seeker might feel stepping into the cathedral-sized lobby of the Ford Foundation ’s headquarters in New...

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Century Foundation Publishes Report on Reducing Economic Inequality

Release Date:

08/11/2016

Century Foundation Publishes Report on Reducing Economic Inequality ... not been this bad in almost a century—not since the end of the 1920s, just before the country crashed into the Great ... income distributions...

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Economic Security

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The Century Foundation

Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era

Release Date:

10/17/2016

Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era Amid declining budgets and an ... increasing priorities, Yale’s library system has begun to deepen partnerships with peer...

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Communications/Media

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David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' Endowments

Release Date:

03/27/2017

... Death Increases Foundations' Endowments With the death of David Rockefeller, the fund he created with his siblings ... Rockefeller Brothers Fund had $829 million in assets as of late January. It made...

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Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

Release Date:

09/28/2017

Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation , commented today on the ... no reasonable person can conclude that we...

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Economic Security

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George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

10/18/2017

George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations George Soros, the billionaire ... has given $18 billion to his Open Society Foundations, one of the largest transfers of...

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Open Society Foundations

The Andy Warhol Foundation Partners With Calvin Klein

Release Date:

11/29/2017

The Andy Warhol Foundation Partners With Calvin Klein Calvin Klein has ... gives the American fashion brand unprecedented access to the late artist’s life work - much of which remains unpublished...

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Arts

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Rockefeller Foundation To Invest $20M To Electrify Rural India

Release Date:

08/21/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation will invest $20 million in India over the next three years to increase energy access in the country’s rural areas, ... to Vice President Christine Heenan. The U.S.-...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Whiting Foundation Announces 2019 Literary Magazine Prizes

Release Date:

07/18/2019

Whiting Foundation Announces 2019 Literary Magazine Prizes Today the Whiting Foundation announced the winners of its 2019 Literary Magazine Prizes, the largest national awards given to...

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Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Whiting Foundation

06 Sep 2018

Foundation Administrators Network - Understanding Hiring and Involuntary Separation

Thursday, September 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... resources departments and often have in-house counsel to help them stay in compliance. But if you are a small ... can and cannot ask in an interview. While navigating all of the laws and regulation, how do you...

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

Presentation

Audience

All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Legal Issues

15 Nov 2024

2024 Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 15, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

14 Nov 2025

2025 Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 14, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they...

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Issue-Based

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Breakout Discussion

Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

07 Mar 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Workplace Flexibility

Monday, March 7, 2011 -

9:30am to 12:30pm

Presented by the Foundation Administrators Network , a Philanthropy New York ... foundation administration. The network meets quarterly to give participants an opportunity to...

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Network Building

17 Sep 2015

Exploring Communications Strategies for Small-Staffed Foundations

Thursday, September 17, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... for 21st century digital communications look like for your foundation ? Don't have a dedicated communications staffer? ... with Exponent Philanthropy’s Local Engagement Group to offer this program ...

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Professional Development

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27 Mar 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Evaluating the Onboarding Process

Thursday, March 27, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) brings together HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources, to test complex ideas with ... next FAN meeting, we will be drawing...

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Network Building

Audience

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications

Release Date:

11/15/2016

Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications The Surdna Foundation announced Ellen ... strategic planning experience, Braune joins the Foundation...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

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