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Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

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06/17/2014

Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy ... the "Green Line"-- that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is...

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Make Music New York To Present Record-Setting 1,350 Shows

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06/18/2014

... York To Present Record-Setting 1,350 Shows The boroughs of NYC will be filled with the sound of music Saturday, June ... from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for...

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Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head

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07/07/2014

... As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , not only expect her to carry on the work of her...

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Chen, Kidvai Named First Paul Rapoport Law Fellows

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07/17/2014

... Paul Rapoport Law Fellows, will be focusing on issues of asylum and housing discrimination against LGBTQ people of color. In announcing the selection of the fellows, the...

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NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants

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09/23/2014

... the New York Community Trust and the Robin Hood Foundation , are combining forces to provide legal ... under a new accelerated court process. The number of youth deportation cases has since swelled to 30 per...

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OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

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10/03/2014

OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States Financier George Soros has become one of the largest supporters of drug reforms ranging...

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MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program

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11/10/2014

... Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with the United Nations Capital ... to increase access to microfinance and other forms of investment capital for small...

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Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million

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11/21/2014

Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million A new, seven- foundation partnership created to support nonprofits working ... has awarded 13 organizations a total of...

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Coalition to Support Grieving Students Launches GrievingStudents.org

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01/13/2015

... designed to empower educators and school professionals in their efforts to support grieving students. The ... Grieving Students, convened in 2013 by the New York Life Foundation , is a...

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OSF Grants $8 Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs

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06/09/2015

... Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs Advocacy groups in the country feel that the administration will win at the court proceedings. “There is a sense of being undeterred, that we are going to continue .....

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Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

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06/26/2015

The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, today released the following statement in response ... that LGBT Americans...

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Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?

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07/02/2015

... Philanthropy Care About Energy Access? Investing in clean energy access provides a disruptive opportunity to ... electricity systems and get on the right side of the politics of development...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Collaborates to Launch Data Portal to Share and Expand Philanthropic Resources

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09/17/2015

... Resources Bloomberg Philanthropies, King Baudouin Foundation , and Foundation Center have announced the launch of Equal Footing, a data portal of philanthropic resources .....

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography In 1963, the Ford Foundation used the power of its grants to help create eight ballet companies across ...

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COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving

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10/19/2015

... This week, the Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capitol Hill—organized in partnership with Independent Sector—that will highlight ... that promote and encourage charitable giving. The...

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In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation Prize

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11/12/2015

In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation Prize In January, our foundation put out a call to anyone in America with a ... watching applications trickle ...

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Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post

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01/07/2016

... Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post On January 21, 2016, Andrea and Charles ... Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP) closed after three decades of miracle making, having “spent...

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Rockefeller Partnership to Support Cities' Infrastructure Recovery

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01/25/2016

... Support Cities' Infrastructure Recovery The Rockefeller Foundation , Veolia, and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have ... initiative designed to accelerate the economic recovery of cities in...

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Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program

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02/16/2016

... to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program The Pershing Square Foundation has announced a supplemental gift of £3.7 million ($5.4 million) gift to the Oxford Pershing ... of Oxford's Saïd...

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