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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

... end of December. Makela brought her years of experience in philanthropy and activism to help shape the family ... of color; and provided long-term general operating grants to...

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Detroit Institute of Arts Hits Its Grand Bargain Goal

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01/08/2015

... than a year after the Detroit Institute of Arts promised to contribute $100 million to the so-called grand bargain rescue fund at the ... finish line. DIA board chair Gene Gargaro said Monday...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

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12/14/2018

Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018 Brooklyn Community ... total funding for youth-focused nonprofit programs to $2...

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Courtney Bryan Joins JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region

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12/12/2017

... Head of the East Region Global Philanthropy invests $250 million annually to promote inclusive economic growth across ... JP Morgan Chase, Courtney had a distinguished career in the nonprofit...

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Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June

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03/19/2015

Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June After leading day- to -day operations of the Dyson ... overseeing an increase in total assets from $12 million...

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NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More

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04/12/2017

... New York Community Trust recently approved more than $5.6 million in grants to help 54 nonprofits. The grants will help some ...

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07 Dec 2015

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 1 - Webinar

Monday, December 7, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Join us for the first of a four part series, that will explore the Campaign for Grade Level Reading ... communities across the nation to ensure that more children in low-income...

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Klarman Family Foundation Among Donors to Boston Public Schools Arts Expanision Initiative

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06/25/2019

... partners across the city. The students of the Hennigan K- 8 School, English High School, and Community Academy, will ... for the Arts Expansion Fund and the second year for Phase 4 of the initiative and the...

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Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Prudential and Posner-Wallace Join Forces for Capital Consortium Fund

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03/17/2015

... the Essential Capital Consortium (ECC), a five-year USD 50 million social enterprise fund, which is part of its family of social impact funds first launched in 2005. With a list of investors including Church...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

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03/19/2015

... never have considered abandoning the oil business. But that is exactly what some of his heirs did last fall. The ... Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a family foundation with $860 million in assets...

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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... ‘Impact’ Investing Last week, the foundation announced that it would commit $1 billion to investments that “earn ... returns but concrete social returns as well,” as it said in...

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Time To Revisit Reporting

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10/04/2017

... time wasting might be a problem, but at least the money is in hand. Over time, streamlining has become a common concept ... the burden on nonprofit grantseekers. But it’s crucial that we turn back to...

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Justin Garrett Moore Named Inaugural Program Officer for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Effort to Bring More Voices into Public Spaces

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12/03/2020

... as the inaugural program officer for its new Humanities in Place program area. He will join the Foundation on ... the Foundation’s Monuments Project—a five-year, $250 million commitment to...

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How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists

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10/02/2018

... while attending the 2011 Burning Man arts festival in Nevada. Michaels, who’s married to billionaire dealmaker ... Open Road Ventures, its new loan fund, just topped $10 million in...

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31 Jan 2011

Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?

Monday, January 31, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION In late September 2010, the federal Department of Education (ED) announced grants of up to $500,000 each to 21...

26 Mar 2020

COVID-19: Past Epidemics and Vulnerability — Lessons for Funders Today - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Thursday, March 26, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... basis.** As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen in the United States and abroad, one thing is clear: the most ... the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, with generous support from the...

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The Power of Giving Caregivers Extra Hands for Their Research

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05/17/2018

... attrition are complex, but a major contributing factor is that young faculty members, particularly women, face ... of clinical duties that are almost impossible to maintain in...

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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

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05/12/2014

... for impact investing – a number that grew to 26 percent in just a short time. If they could invest all of it in ... repaid or to help social entrepreneurs...

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Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"

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06/01/2017

Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty" America’s ... suburbs are enduring a crisis of poverty. Nearly 17 million Americans live in...

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