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Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

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03/20/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising ... Media Watch finds that during evening newscasts leading up to the 2014 midterm elections the airtime given to political...

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Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program

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10/07/2015

Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the ... Elizabeth Alexander joins Ford as director of the foundation ’s Creativity and Free Expression program. Lauded ... love and loss. As the ...

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NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/02/2015

NoVo Foundation ’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic ... of the NoVo Foundation , says foundations sometimes try to solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting .....

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Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List

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01/08/2016

Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List The NDA ... for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust. The move comes in the wake of the Ford Foundation ’s compliance...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

Ford Foundation "s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs and mission-...

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Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

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08/30/2016

Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes ... hit a home run – function properly most of the time, and in some scenarios quite remarkably. The findings...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

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09/12/2016

Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities ... Foundation to endow four postdoctoral humanities positions ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues

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02/10/2017

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues The Stavros ... on Feb. 8 at Columbia University’s Faculty House in Morningside Heights. How Do Early Life Experiences Shape ... development...

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Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation

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02/15/2017

Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation Denis McDonough, the last White House chief of staff in the Obama administration, has joined the Markle ... job training for Americans, it said...

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5 Questions for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2013

... Cronin talks with Kimberleigh Smith about the Rapoport Foundation ’s decision to spend down by 2015, what they’ve learned about the spend ... for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport ...

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Foundations Commit More Than $2-Billion to End Polio

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04/25/2013

... is among the foundations joining Bill and Melinda Gates in a new push to eradicate polio. Michael Bloomberg, Ray Dalio, Carl Icahn, ... billionaire philanthropists joining Bill and Melinda Gates in...

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Foundation CEOs Need Candid Feedback to Succeed in Driving Change

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09/02/2014

Foundation CEOs Need Candid Feedback to Succeed in Driving Change Leading a foundation is hard. ...

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Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Cancer Research

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06/11/2015

Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Cancer Research Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard ... announced a $10 million gift from the Gerstner Family Foundation , which will expand cancer...

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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

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03/16/2016

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation ... in the national conversation about education. The Wallace Foundation has been...

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Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day’

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04/18/2016

Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare ... falls on April 16 every year, offers a chance for people to discuss end-of-life care decisions with their families, ... of discussion arrives on...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive ... of John Ironsas director of Inclusive Economies. In this role he will oversee two lines of work: 'Quality Work ... he will advance Ford's...

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COO Sharon Ullman Named Acting Executive Director of Rauschenberg Foundation

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01/10/2017

... Ullman Named Acting Executive Director of Rauschenberg Foundation Sharon Ullman has been named Acting Executive Director of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation following the announcement last week that Christy...

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Open Society Foundations' George Soros Featured in Times Union

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01/25/2017

Open Society Foundations' George Soros Featured in Times Union George Soros, a billionaire investor whose net ... Trump... Open Society Foundations' George Soros Featured in Times Union .....

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Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook Launch Coding for Employment Program

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06/07/2018

Rockefeller Foundation , Microsoft and Facebook Launch Coding for ... for Employment Program at the African Innovation Summit in Kigali, Rwanda which aims to put Africa’s youth on a path ...

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