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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

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12/19/2012

In this post reprinted from the blog of the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, Edward W. Hazen Foundation President and Philanthropy New York Board member ... against policies that criminalize childhood...

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President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction

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04/11/2013

This examination of President Obama’s federal budget proposal includes comments from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation . President Barack Obama’s federal budget ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Unveils Web Site and Priorities

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04/30/2013

... which provides detailed information about its areas of focus, a letter from Mayor Bloomberg and an annual report on the foundation ’s activities. Just a few years ago, New York ...

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Philanthropy as Field Builder

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04/25/2013

The second in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s ... philanthropy. Last week, I discussed role of philanthropy as risk-taker – taking on the hardest...

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Our Schools, Cut Off From the Web

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06/16/2013

... people to have access to a fast and open Internet by Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. ON June 6, at a middle ... school in Mooresville, N.C., President Obama set a goal of high-speed Internet in nearly...

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Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities

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06/07/2013

... and competition from other nonprofits. The Susan G. Komen foundation canceled its signature 3-Day walk in Washington ... and six other cities next year, slashing the number of the fundraising events by half,...

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Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie

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05/22/2013

A review of the findings from The Century Foundation ’s report on the ... spending on higher education over the last decade even as their student bodies have become poorer and more heavily ...

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From Health-Care Reform, Lessons for Education Policy

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07/09/2013

An op-ed by Greg Anrig, Vice President of Policy and Programs at The Century Foundation . One of the most important factors that broke decades of political ...

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Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers

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08/06/2013

A blog post by Robert C. Hockett, Fellow at The Century Foundation . For six years and counting, multiple local ... brought relentlessly worsening blight, growing numbers of abandoned neighborhoods, and rapidly...

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

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07/28/2013

... the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation , which...

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The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power Tools to Build a Better Democracy

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09/2012

... focusing on how foundations can support the creation of tools and knowledge that can strengthen the ability of citizens to perform their civic duties and the role ...

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Live From Independent Sector Conference: Innovation Coming Faster, Needs Collaboration

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09/30/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin and New York Community ... CEO Lorie Slutsky were among the speakers at the opening of the Independent Sector annual conference. Innovation ... and since life is...

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Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

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09/19/2013

In this episode of the Social Good podcast, the NoVo Foundation Co-Chair ... of philanthropy. Peter Buffett used The New York Times as the platform for a controversial opinion...

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Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

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09/18/2013

An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation . Last fall in California, a broad coalition of community organizations, faith-based groups, advocates and ...

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The Mismeasure of Poverty

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09/17/2013

Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws ... than it was in 1973, when it reached a historical low of 11.1 percent.... The Mismeasure of Poverty ...

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Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around

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11/07/2013

Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation , is quoted in a New York Times examination of the rise of giving circles. INSIDE the red-brick St. .....

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George Soros receives 2013 Freedom Award

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11/06/2013

... its 2013 Freedom Award to George Soros in recognition of his constant advocacy and support for human rights and democracy worldwide. Soros, the Founder of the Open Society Foundations , received the award at...

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Edgar M. Bronfman, Who Built a Bigger, More Elegant Seagram, Dies at 84

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12/22/2013

The New York Times examined the life of Edgar M. Bronfman, President of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation . Edgar M. Bronfman, the billionaire businessman and philanthropist who as...

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A Nonprofit Trendsetter Becomes 4th CEO in 4 Years at Tides

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02/09/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy profiled Kriss Deiglmeier, the new CEO of Tides. Over the past two decades, Kriss Deiglmeier has helped start some of the biggest trends in the nonprofit world. In...

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Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups

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05/14/2014

New York’s Robin Hood Foundation raised $60-million for poverty-fighting efforts ... immigrants and their families, will get $35-million of Monday’s take. The fundraising total fell from the $80.5-million...

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