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News Stories about Philanthropy and Hurricane Sandy Recovery

... New York and 32 other cities will receive Rockefeller Foundation funds to help cities create long-term resiliency ... Rising Flood Insurance Premiums Faced By Sandy Victims Henry Street Settlement Gets $79K...

$2.5 Million Fund to Bolster NYC Human Service Providers

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12/11/2013

... a new funder collaborative to help human service providers in New York City, reported PND. The Nonprofit Finance Fund ... up with increased demand for their services. Launched with support from a variety of...

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25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... of color. Foundations who have been grantmaking to support the movement to reduce mass incarceration have also ... companies. A growing number of foundations are making grants to prevent families being...

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The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

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05/03/2012

... who is blind or hearing impaired? Would any of their foundation grant dollars have been dedicated to figuring out ... Funders Network (DFN) , of the $45.7 billion in foundation grants...

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Ingrid Rasmussen Joins Unbound Philanthropy as Chief Operating Officer

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06/05/2019

... where she oversees Finance and Operations, HR and IT, and Grants Management. Ingrid was formerly Vice President for Finance and Operations at the Heron Foundation , and previously worked as Director of...

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Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

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03/13/2015

The CDC Foundation has announced a two-year, $14 million grant from ... Control and Prevention to conduct tobacco-usage surveys in eleven countries. Part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report

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05/02/2017

The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report CEP’s advisory services team and the Surdna Foundation partnered on the occasion of the foundation ’s ...

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Finance & Asset Management

Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating Characteristics Affect Spending

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09/2012

This report explores how variations in foundations' characteristics, activities and giving levels ... expense levels. It can help to inform policy debates and foundation practices. Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating .....

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How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work

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05/2010

This study examines how foundations that wish to engage in public policy are using communications to expand the reach ... their policy engagement. Among the foundations included in the study are The Atlantic Philanthropies , the Carnegie Corporation of New York , the Ford Foundation , and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund . How ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel

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04/04/2019

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel NEW YORK, NY — The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Nishka ... immediately, Chandrasoma will succeed Ken Monteiro...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced that...

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Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President

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01/25/2017

Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has recruited a ... foundation . Nora OBrien-Suric will join the...

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

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07/17/2013

The AARP Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million ... and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced new investments in...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

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08/14/2014

Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has appealed a decision by a Florida court to ... three trustees who had administered the artist’s...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

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03/2011

In this essay, Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and ... instrument for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector. Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the ...

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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum ... Brooklyn Museum...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

Release Date:

07/11/2017

Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities The billionaire on Monday ... of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as four other family...

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How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism

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09/05/2013

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë ... Company. If you haven't heard of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation , a New York City foundation that...

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Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders

Publication date:

09/2014

... Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004. Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders .....

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