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Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere

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05/24/2016

Three Ways Ford Foundation 's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere Today, the Ford Foundation gives over $500 million in grants every year and ... that work to combat poverty, the...

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

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03/2011

... President and COO John E. Craig analyzes the shortcomings of the tax return form for private foundations and discusses ... for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector. Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal ...

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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration? In addition to ... has taken the lead in the evolving and red-hot field of "artist as activist" philanthropy...

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How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism

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09/05/2013

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë ... Wilson, are profiled by Fast Company. If you haven't heard of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation...

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

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07/01/2014

William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest" that...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Education

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Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders

Publication date:

09/2014

... Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004. Ten Keys ... – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders .....

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MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge

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03/26/2015

MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion ... giant MetLife and its philanthropic arm the MetLife Foundation have always been laser focused on financial ... $200 million commitment from the...

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Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69

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07/12/2016

Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69 Alison Bernstein, a longtime educator and official at the Ford Foundation , died on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her home in...

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Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in ... an initiative to invest in affordable housing in Detroit. Foundation...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away

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07/17/2017

Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That ... In 2006, Warren Buffett famously pledged to give away most of his Berkshire Hathaway stock, saying that the bulk of...

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Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism

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02/09/2018

Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local ... Revson Foundation makes the case for philanthropic support of journalism, though its focus is on local...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

Publication date:

02/2010

... by making their work more effective and more reflective of the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family ...

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Family Foundation

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation

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03/2009

In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on ... sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation ’s ... Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation ...

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Arcus Foundation Awards Summer 2014 Social Justice Grants

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06/30/2014

Arcus Foundation Awards Summer 2014 Social Justice Grants The Arcus Foundation made grants to 27 organizations to support groups ... schools and reproductive rights. The grants were part of the...

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The Russell Sage Foundation Announces Visiting Scholars for 2014-2015

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09/02/2014

The Russell Sage Foundation Announces Visiting Scholars for 2014-2015 The Russell Sage Foundation has named 17 leading social scientists as Visiting ... will pursue research and writing projects that reflect the...

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Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research

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09/18/2015

... hemoglobin disorders, such as thalassemia. This stretch of DNA, called an enhancer, controls the molecular switch ... whether a red blood cell produces the adult form of hemoglobin — which in SCD is mutated —...

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TCC Group Unveils a New Foundation Core-Capacity Assessment Tool

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03/14/2016

TCC Group Unveils a New Foundation Core-Capacity Assessment Tool TCC Group ... measure that was developed to help foundations make sense of their institutional capacity strengths and challenges. ... expressed...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core

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10/12/2016

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core The Spencer ... and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a team of researchers from the University of Michigan...

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