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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow Legal scholar and author ... Alexander joins Ford as a senior fellow, contributing to the foundation ’s work on democracy, rights, and...

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Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter

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08/08/2016

Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter Last week, ... with a long list of “demands” that are attempts to match systemic problems with transparent solutions. The Ford Foundation...

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Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations

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04/21/2017

... chief operations officer starting June 2017. As the first to serve in this newly created position, Anstey will provide leadership and strategic direction to the main operational functions of finance, human...

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The Mellon Foundation Unveils New Visual Identity

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03/28/2022

The Mellon Foundation Unveils New Visual Identity (NEW YORK, NY — ... are, help us make sense of challenging times, and drive us to imagine a more beautiful, more just future,” said ... purpose, and responsibility...

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Brooklyn Insights Launched by Brooklyn Community Foundation

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03/13/2014

The Brooklyn Community Foundation has launched Brooklyn Insights , a project designed to bring hundreds of local residents, advocates, entrepreneurs and leaders together to discuss Brooklyn'...

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Citi Foundation and Technoserve Partner for Economic Opportunity in Africa

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07/20/2015

Citi Foundation and Technoserve Partner for Economic Opportunity ... entrepreneurship takes center stage in Africa this month at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Citi Foundation and...

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Josiah Macy Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars

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06/27/2016

Josiah Macy Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars Each Macy Faculty Scholar engages in activities to enhance their career as an educator, as well as pursuing a mentored educational innovation project at...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

Williamson Foundation ’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive ... framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective ... by the B. Robert Williamson...

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Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants

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11/17/2017

Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants Rita & Alex ... Hillman Foundation announces $1.6 million in new awards to support nursing driven innovation for vulnerable populations...

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Teagle Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million

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05/29/2013

Most of the eleven grants were awarded through the foundation 's Larger Vision for Student Learning: Education ... for Civic and Moral Responsibility initiative. The Teagle Foundation has announced $1.5...

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Ravi Venkatesan Joins Rockefeller Foundation Board

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07/07/2014

Ravi Venkatesan Joins Rockefeller Foundation Board Ravi Venkatesan, former chairman of Microsoft India, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation . Venkatesan is...

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Bloomberg Foundation Launches Public Art Challenge

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10/15/2014

Bloomberg Foundation Launches Public Art Challenge Former New York ... foundation , Bloomberg Philanthropies, is giving at least three cities up to $1 million each to...

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

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04/23/2015

What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees The Brooklyn Community Foundation , a highly localized funder, brought on some new ... and civic engagement, youth employment, and access to...

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Ford Foundation: The Equity Series- Cultural Equity

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03/14/2016

Ford Foundation : The Equity Series- Cultural Equity Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and acclaimed poet and ... equity" means, the intellectual and structural barriers to achieving it...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.5M To Conserve African Art Collection

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07/07/2016

Mellon Foundation Gives $1.5M To Conserve African Art Collection The ... the museum’s stellar African art collection. According to a press release, the significant award will help launch ...

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Simons Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank

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09/16/2016

Simons Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank New ... Foundation Autism Research Initiative is providing funding to support Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division...

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Westchester Community Foundation Launches The Westchester Index

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05/26/2022

... website for Westchester County, NY will help the community to understand equity issues in the region and inform work to ... Index , an initiative of the Westchester Community Foundation...

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... by small-and mid-sized foundations in grantmaking compared to larger foundations that have more staff and resources to conduct due-diligence and build relationships. To better ... will...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Expands Access to Electricity in India

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11/15/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation Expands Access to Electricity in India In rural India, only 55 percent of households have access to electricity. The Rockefeller Foundation aims...

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