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Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege

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08/31/2016

Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege Say the name Darren Walker anywhere in New York City or in the world of philanthropy , and you’re guaranteed to get one of two reactions: big...

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City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations

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09/21/2016

City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and ... and ongoing support from New York City tax dollars (up to $67.5 million over three years, Bloomberg said at the ... the City Council...

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa

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09/23/2016

... Philanthropies has announced a $10 million grant to the Relationship Coffee Institute to expand its women's economic development program in Rwanda ... the grant will enable an additional twenty thousand...

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U.S. Trust Study Finds that Wealthy Individuals Give and Volunteer at Higher Rates

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10/28/2016

... Rates The The 2016 U.S. Trust Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy finds that Ninety-one percent of high-net-worth households donated to charity last year and 50 percent volunteered, compared to...

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Most Foundations Neglect Rural America. Helmsley Charitable Trust Doesn't

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11/02/2016

... Charitable Trust Doesn't The dearth of grant dollars going to rural America has long been lamented by advocates of more equity in philanthropy . These are some of the poorest regions of the ... and...

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Stonewall Elects Neill Coleman as President

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11/07/2016

... up global communications. He brings tremendous experience to this new board role, as well as extensive relationships in the field of philanthropy . Prior to joining Rockefeller, Neill was...

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Covenant Foundation Funds Expansion of Shinui, the Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education

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11/08/2016

... Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary, designed to document successful change and innovation strategies ...

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Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion

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12/13/2016

... representing $5.2 trillion in assets have committed to — and in some cases already started — divesting from fossil fuel companies, according to a report released on Monday. That’s a huge sum of money ... ago...

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Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President

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01/05/2017

... Rockefeller Foundation , was asked about six months ago to join the committee that would select the foundation’s ... for International Development, ultimately said he wanted to be considered for the post. He...

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Sarah Williams and Ella Gudwin Share Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/20/2017

... organizations go through many stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it’s not always seamless! ... and counterproductive organizational gyrations. After the Philanthropy New...

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Edgar Villanueva of Schott Foundation Says Less Than .3% of Funding Goes to Native Communities

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02/02/2017

... of Schott Foundation Says Less Than .3% of Funding Goes to Native Communities Less than .3% of funding goes to native communities. What are ways funders can be creative ... in engaging native communities?...

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Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities

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04/10/2017

... by Paul Mellon and his sister, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, merged to form the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which has steadfastly kept up the family’s commitment to the liberal arts. Today, with funding for NEA and NEH...

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Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates Talks About The Fight Against Discrimination After 9/11

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05/07/2014

... Against Discrimination After 9/11 In this PhilTalk at Philanthropy New York's 35th annual meeting, Farhana Khera , ... freely practicing her religion and sharing her culture, to an adult in a post-9/11...

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Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate

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04/24/2017

Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David ... have been liquidated, Forbes reports. A signatory to...

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New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course

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04/27/2017

... president of the Rockefeller Foundation, is no stranger to politics or philanthropy . He spent nearly a decade at the Bill & Melinda ... for International Development, which distributes money to...

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Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial

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05/31/2017

... or 9/11 responders. The permanent memorial is expected to be installed on the southwest corner of an 8-acre plaza ...

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Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism

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08/28/2017

... strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy . The company has established a nonprofit venture in the United States, theguardian.org, to focus on tapping philanthropic organizations — or...

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Bloomberg’s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal Battles

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09/07/2017

... and moderate donors and foundations alike have scrambled to respond to the Trump agenda, they’ve typically done so through the ... taken some different angles so far, in that he’s sought to...

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Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations

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09/13/2017

Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations ... Hungarian refugee from the Holocaust, founded the global philanthropy network...

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