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Bessemer Trust's Paul Connolly Wants Better Advice for Wealthy Donors

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01/04/2017

... Wealthy Donors With the 2016 election just weeks behind us , it is still uncertain what the Trump administration’s ... odds are good that the number of huge gifts to nonprofits in America will continue to climb...

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

We’re pleased to have Vincent Stehle, the Executive Director of Media Impact Funders, provide a recap of our recent program on the vision that drives TED, its plans for the future and the ways that TED is partnering with foundations.

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Resilience Begins at Home

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07/30/2013

Rockefeller Foundation Vice President of Global Communications Neill ...

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When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy

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03/15/2012

... to do with the future of philanthropy? Nathan Cummings Foundation President and CEO Simon Greer talks about how ...

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Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field

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12/2009

... improve practices (not just "prove" results). Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field .....

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Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging Economic Times

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05/2009

... and examples that we hope provide some useful insights for foundation leaders. Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging Economic Times ...

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Lessons learned from Sandy

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01/14/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin appears on Andrea Mitchell ... crucial infrastructure changes New York should act upon in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Lessons learned from Sandy ...

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Breadth, lack of checks distinguish NSA surveillance

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06/10/2013

In this video Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman ...

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Young Wealthy Donors Bring Taste for Risk, Hands-On Involvement to Philanthropy

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05/19/2013

... Director Sharna Goldseker and Michael Moody, the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy at the Dorothy A. ...

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De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team

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11/20/2013

... including Alexa Avilés, Program Officer at the Scherman Foundation ; John Banks, Vice President of Government ... at Con Edison; Peter Madonia, COO of the Rockefeller Foundation ; Ana Oliveira, President and CEO...

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Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

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02/27/2014

What is Venture Philanthropy? Rockefeller Foundation explains in Nonprofit Quarterly. Venture philanthropy. Angel ... local problems. As noted in a blog post on the Rockefeller Foundation...

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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools Sarah Geisenheimer, of the Rockefeller Foundation , will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the ... Peter Madonia, chief...

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PhilTV This Week: Jan 27, 2017

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01/27/2017

Funded by Teagle Foundation , Comparative Assessment Project Demonstrates ... Learning Beyond the Classroom Darren Walker of Ford Foundation Speaks Out About Why It's Essential to Partner .....

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

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09/14/2017

... Institute New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons on Sept. 6 to dedicate the foundation ’s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of the Simons...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives Museums $17 million to Improve Digital Outreach

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09/09/2014

... digital projects, with $17 million for museums in New York and around the world. At the Brooklyn Museum, ... stationed at a hub will use an app to field questions in real time as visitors move through the...

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $5 Million to Universities for Innovative Programs Linking Academia and Policy

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09/23/2014

... of New York announced the five recipients of major grants aimed at improving the transfer of research and ... expertise between higher education and the policy world in the area of global affairs. Earlier this...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students

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05/03/2018

... generous grant will help Delaware continue its focus on in -demand occupations and where there is the greatest potential for our students to enter the workforce in middle- and high-skill occupations.”.....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

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12/12/2018

... funding is something of a departure for Salesforce, which in the past has focused its education dollars on improving ...

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