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Biggest Givers of 2012

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03/04/2013

Melissa Berman, President & CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is quoted in this analysis of 2012's top donors. A forecasting outfit .....

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To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian delivered this address to the ... Brandeis University’s class of 2013 on Sunday, May 19. In 1831, Alexis de...

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Report: What Works - and Doesn't - in NYC Schools

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10/08/2013

... first two reports for The Times’ SchoolBook blog. (PNY President Ronna Brown is also interviewed in the article.) Despite "tremendous strides" in raising high school graduation...

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Carnegie UK Trust Announces 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals of Philanthropy Honorees

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09/24/2013

The Medals of Philanthropy are awarded every two years to families and ... to the public good. (Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian is also quoted in...

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How to Determine If a Charity Is Effective

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11/10/2013

... Director Bruce Boyd and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman are quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about evaluating charity ...

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What Lies Beneath: The State of NYC Nonprofit Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

What Lies Beneath: The State of NYC Nonprofit Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion NYC Service, in partnership with the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of ... is valued, but not effectively addressed; representation in leadership matters; board complacency and resistance to ...

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/24/2012

... Program Director for the Arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation , talk about an innovative new program designed to ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Arts

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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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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

... 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 ...

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Far Rockaway Leaders Look Ahead

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02/12/2013

New York Foundation Executive Director Maria Mottola talks about a recent funder trip to meet nonprofit leaders in Far Rockaway and what she and others learned about the ...

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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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Leading Through Change: Advice from and for Seasoned CEOs and Their Boards

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How do seasoned family foundation CEOs stay renewed and refreshed in their work? How do experienced CEOs find ways to balance the needs of the family with those of the ...

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Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

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09/07/2012

... Partner and Chief Client Services Officer, TCC Group In recent years, I’ve witnessed two interesting trends in ... and planning, using top-down approaches instead of nimbly responding to...

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Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison

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07/29/2015

... Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison Philanthropy groups and lawmakers are giving ... But in recent years, Doris Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation and the Ford ...

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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...

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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 Enduring Power of a Core Curriculum Overdeck and Simons Foundations Launch ... and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom Darren Walker...

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The Limits Are Your Freedom

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02/15/2017

... This piece was originally published as the feature article of the February 2017 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition Every foundation has its own unique point of...

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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 ... new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of the Simons Foundation...

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