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Jim Simons, the Numbers King

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... donors in the nineteen-nineties, when they launched their foundation . They have funded a math center at Stony Brook, ... and when he retired he found himself spending most of his time managing his charitable...

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Winners Announced for the 2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards

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01/03/2018

... AMP [Your City] Grant Awards The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation awarded $375,000 in matching grants to 15 ... across America to produce free outdoor concerts as part of the fourth annual Levitt AMP [...

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23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... York’s Special Committee PHILANTHROPY CONNECTS as part of the series The Future of Philanthropy . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CEOs, trustees, ... – citizen action, litigation, and advocacy – enables a ...

Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well

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05/02/2018

... Philanthropy New York Last month we had the pleasure of having Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, speak to our members about foundation effectiveness...

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President's Message

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18 Feb 2025

"Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 -

4:00pm to 7:00pm

Watch the Recording The Legal Aid Society, The Tow Foundation , and Philanthropy New York invite you to a special screening of A24's acclaimed and re-released film " Sing Sing ." Poised ... awards...

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Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn

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04/05/2013

... report, which was funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation , documented the important role that public ... announced a new proposal to harness the incredible power of New York City’s branch libraries. The...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Philanthropy as Backer of Brains

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05/02/2013

The third in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy. In my...

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$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College

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04/29/2013

The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is giving $15 million to New Community College, one of the largest donations ever for a public two-year college. ... increase graduation rates at all seven community...

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Inaugural Bellagio/PopTech Fellows Announced

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08/07/2013

The Rockefeller Foundation and PopTech have announced the inaugural recipients of the Bellagio/PopTech Fellows program, a collaborative ... that works to foster ideas for improving the lives of...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign

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08/06/2013

The New York Life Foundation ’s four-year grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America will strengthen the organization's academic ... for high school students. The Boys & Girls Clubs of...

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The Charitable-Industrial Complex

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08/26/2013

An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation . I HAD spent much of my life writing music for commercials, film and television ...

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05 Oct 2012

Public Policy Communicators NYC: Twitter Today

Friday, October 5, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Public Policy Communicators NYC is an informal group of nonprofit and foundation communications executives that has been meeting ... neutrality” or micro issues like how to make the most of low-...

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13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

In recent years, a growing number of foundations have developed the awarding of prizes as a strategy for achieving their philanthropic ... goals. Prizes have the potential to advance a foundation...

13 May 2013

As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the U.S. South

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the Open Society Foundations in partnership with the Ford Foundation and the Ms. Foundation for Women . This Program is “ Partially Open .” Presenters Flozell Daniels , President, The Foundation...

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Philanthropists Lay Out Education Priorities

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11/21/2013

Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown, Ford Foundation Program Officer Fred Frelow and New York Community ... 1. The Road to City Hall’s Errol Louis got a preview of the Education Funders Research Initiative...

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B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

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11/28/2013

The New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O'Connell, who is the daughter and sister of the last two presidents ...

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

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05/28/2014

... A few foundations stand out as heroes in the saga of health reform. Remember when Atlantic Philanthropies ... bravely committed $27 million to help win passage of the Affordable Care Act? Or when the Robert...

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Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers

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07/07/2014

... Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation , and almost all its work is being paid for by ... program in this...

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Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

Release Date:

07/23/2014

Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 million in grants to improve the use ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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