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Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point

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08/01/2013

An op-ed by Phillip Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation . To my undiscerning palette, a ... England company’s specialty flours cost about the same as their competitors.... Businesses...

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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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08 Jul 2010

Working with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Priorities for the Coming Year

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2:00pm to 4:00pm

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Join NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Thomas ... Knickman, President and CEO of The New York State Health Foundation and Alissa Yarkony...

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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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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Investing for Real and Permanent Good

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06/06/2014

... for Real and Permanent Good Carnegie Corporation of New York's co-Chief Investment Officers Kim Lew and ... Real and Permanent Good,” they discuss how they got into foundation investing, and explain why...

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Sixteen Scientists Named 2014 Simons Investigators

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07/25/2014

... Scientists Named 2014 Simons Investigators The Simons Foundation has selected 16 scientists as the Simons Investigators in 2014 to support their studies ... theoretical computer science and the mathematical...

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Judith Rodin Profiled in NYTimes

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12/21/2014

... Rodin Profiled in NYT Judith Rodin has been president of the Rockefeller Foundation , one of the world’s leading philanthropic organizations, since ...

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The Stanford Prison Experiment Wins the Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize at Sundance

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02/02/2015

... feature films focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character, was presented to The Stanford Prison ... received a $20,000 cash award from...

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NJ Residents Concerned About Doris Duke Mansion Demolition

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10/14/2015

NJ Residents Protesting Possibility of Demolishing Doris Duke Mansion Residents are preparing ... be allowed. Residents have formed DORIS, Demolition of Residence is Senseless, to protest the proposed demolition...

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Bruce and Suzie Kovner Receive 2016 Simon Philanthropy Prize

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04/12/2016

... The annual award is named for the late businessman, foundation leader, and U.S. treasury secretary who helped ...

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