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Goldman Sachs Brings 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative to Detroit

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12/01/2013

... in Detroit. Goldman Sachs has announced the launch of its 10,000 Small Businesses initiative in Detroit. In ... Community College, Wayne State University, and a variety of community-based organizations, the...

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The Post-Bloomberg Plunge

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04/10/2014

As Mayor Michael Bloomberg's money goes global, NYC nonprofits miss their biggest patron. No other leader of New York City has run the place from his own pocket the ... giving for the former mayor, is the...

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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy

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05/12/2014

The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy, an article featuring the Rockefeller Foundation in The Atlantic. Last month, readers of the ... regarding his partisan sympathies (smeared, for...

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Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response

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05/23/2014

[Ford Foundation ] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy ... because it is difficult to understand and predict. As John Kania, Mark Kramer, and Patty Russell’s provocative ... philanthropies should, and...

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Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

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06/13/2014

... Facing Latino Youth A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges ... Them An Edge ,...

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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... Gave It All Away Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, two of the most iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and a former billionaire who...

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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

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06/19/2014

... Returns An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation 's Program Related Investments (PRIs) have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish...

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When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In

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06/24/2014

... Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as part of the...

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Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

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07/10/2014

... education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development. Mother’s Education and ... to well-paid work, and additional...

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

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07/09/2014

... Support To Feed More Children The Morgan Stanley Foundation is awarding more than $1 million in grants to ... in 27 cities and 17 states. The grants are part of a $13 million Morgan Stanley commitment to...

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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

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07/14/2014

... save lives." Adds Bloomberg: "Particularly, I want the foundation to focus on things that other people aren't ... Gates is really the spearhead, but we've given him a lot of money. Malaria...

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Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative

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07/09/2014

... College has received $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a major new academic initiative: Barnard ... and digital design training at the International Center of Photography (ICP), Barnard’s...

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Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner

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07/18/2014

... Atlantic Philanthropies. In an op-ed in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Oechsli, writes, that "age should not be the ... effective giving." In keeping with the intent of Atlantic's founder Chuck...

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Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

... neighborhoods, write Nancy O. Andrews, president and CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund, and Brandee McHale, COO at the Citi Foundation , in a post on the SSIR blog. Under the ... quarterback model, a "...

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Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

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08/01/2014

... James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation , in the Huffington Post. As the state moves ahead "with an eye toward enrolling a ... it easy to compare plans. Reduce the...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

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08/14/2014

... $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. Christopher G. Oechsli, president and CEO of the Atlantic Philanthrophies, said...

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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals As we go back to school this fall, parents will naturally be ... their kids get the best ones? But what if, in the interest of educational improvement, we...

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Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

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09/16/2014

... Global Billionaires Political Power Index is a ranking of the top global billionaires in terms of overall political power. There are a number of existing rankings that rate the net worth...

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Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High

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10/01/2014

Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High While America as a ... whole is getting wealthier, the average American’s share of those assets is...

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