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10 Aug 2017

Good Governance: How to Use Board Committees Effectively - Webinar

Thursday, August 10, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* There is more than one ... effective governance in family philanthropy, and the use of committees is one of...

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Family Foundation

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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

Release Date:

03/16/2017

Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, ... a $3.8 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support programs focused on reviving local ... skills...

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Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation

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04/17/2017

... to Panama Papers Investigation The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, ... the Panama Papers...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach Limited-life foundations are based on the premise that if a foundation ’s grants generate a social return, and that...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’

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05/03/2017

... times. For more than 25 years, Nathan Cummings Foundation ’s mission has explicitly named a commitment to ... democratic institutions are under attack. The legitimacy of the press is being questioned and...

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The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... in late 2014 with an initial $200 million gift by the foundation of Peter G. Peterson—who made his fortune in private ... Center is an active grantmaker and works with a range of partners,...

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

... relevant, and inspiring forces in the daily lives of diverse communities. Wallace is taking a far more ... and cross-demographic view on audience engagement. Many of its findings can be applied to the "...

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A Better Gala—Here's How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone

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06/19/2017

... founder, was unable to attend the Pershing Square Foundation ’s recent 10th-anniversary gala, he conscripted ... by the hedge funder Bill Ackman and his wife Karen, is one of the more interesting new funders to...

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Rita Allen Supported Prize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News

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06/28/2017

... bolstering the public’s trust in journalism is the aim of a Vanderbilt research project that was selected to receive ... call for entries in March, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation , along with the...

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NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening

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08/17/2017

NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening NPQ has written in the past about the NoVo Foundation ’s constituent-centric approach to funding (here, ... They have asked themselves tough questions, such...

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Carnegie Grant Helps Princeton Team to Use Virtual Reality to Help With Real-World Arms Control

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... Arms Control Alexander Glaser, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and international ... the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the MacArthur Foundation . Their...

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Third Wave is Blazing New Trails for Gender Justice

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09/08/2017

... Our Power Fund and will be announcing their first round of grantees this fall. This fund will make one and two-year capacity-building grants of up to $25,000 for projects that seek to increase ... of...

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Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... developer Stephen Ross and the New York-based Ford Foundation are teaming up with The Platform LLC to make a ... Dolphins, announced a $7.5 million investment and the Ford Foundation a $10 million investment...

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little ... there are good reasons to look beyond the traditional foundation structure. The LLC is a much...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The tobacco giant plans to ... year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of reducing the harm from smoking...

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International/Foreign Affairs

National Grid Supports United Way Family Fund to Help Families in Need

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03/30/2018

... households meet these basic needs. The Family Fund remains as relevant now as ever, maybe even more so. The National Grid Foundation has been a steadfast partner of United...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... their lives offer for us. Here is a lesson from the life of Peter G. (Pete) Peterson, who died on March 20, 2018 at ... of his energy—and his money—on the Peter G. Peterson Foundation . Pete’s...

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12 Jul 2018

Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 12, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* There are so many ways ... Whether you are looking to involve the next generation of family members, developing a...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Greg Ratliff named VP at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

04/04/2019

... Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors just named Greg Ratliff as its newest vice president. Greg will manage client engagements with a range of individual, family and corporate donors. As part...

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

Release Date:

05/20/2019

UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish ... together with significant funding from The AVI CHAI Foundation , The Jim Joseph Foundation , and eight visionary...

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