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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today.

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Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education

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09/13/2016

Readers of IP's higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "big vision" for the humanities.

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Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Announces Applications for 2017 Class

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10/27/2016

This year-long fellowship program will offer coaching, tools, knowledge, and best practices to professionals in philanthropy that can enhance funder grantmaking decisions in ways that are responsive to the needs and assets of low-income...

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Where Have Conrad Hilton Foundation's Global Grants Been Going Lately?

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12/22/2016

... Grants Been Going Lately? The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, with assets of $2.5 billion, is one of the biggest private ... strives to do better, it doesn 039 ;t draw attention to itself with...

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Putting Racism on the Table

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02/07/2017

... Racism on the Table The Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers 039 ; Putting Racism on the Table series is a learning .....

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation promotes Aaron Merki to role of Chief Program Officer

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09/27/2021

... present leadership roles include service on the boards of Grantmakers in Aging, the Public Justice Center, The Journey ...

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Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field

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04/2012

GrantCraft talked with funders working in the U.S., Europe and internationally ... when, why and how it’s useful to scan the landscape for new ideas and new directions. An update of their 2004 publication, with 15 new interviews, Scan 2.0 is filled with examples of ...

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A Road Less Traveled....

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11/01/2011

The New York Juvenile Justice Initiative—formed at Philanthropy New York to help the philanthropic sector and policymakers reform New York’s often-criticized juvenile justice ...

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Simple and Fast City Contracting

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07/17/2013

The HHS Accelerator is a new initiative designed to simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services ...

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The New York Community Trust, and The Clark Foundation) focusing on the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the...

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As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

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01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City 039 ;s three public library systems receive less ... circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”

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01/27/2016

... of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?” By Brandee McHale, President , Citi Foundation The piece is excerpted from a ... on results, but I wonder whether we are letting our focus with data distract us from the big...

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Meet the 15 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

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03/05/2014

... Philanthropies CEO Patricia Harris, NoVo Foundation President Jennifer Buffett and Simons Foundation President Marilyn Simons are among those on Inside ...

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

Surdna 039 ;s Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip Henderson talks about aligning...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

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07/17/2014

... to train volunteers to help poor Americans connect with programs they may not know about but that could help ... the founding director of the Peace Corps and who headed President Lyndon B. Johnson...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code

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09/01/2015

... the world because you’ve learned to code,” said NJIT President Joel S. Bloom, who joined N.J. Sen. Cory Booker, ... corporate responsibility officer and Verizon Foundation president Rose Kirk and several other...

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Mellon Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary

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09/06/2016

... locations like Mount Vernon and includes interviews with President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, Questlove, and Jimmy Fallon... ...

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Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe

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03/23/2017

... by Moscow appears to follow a template set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose own crackdown on ... Soros 039 ;s foundation out of Russia two years ago. And now, with ...

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Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities

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04/10/2017

... Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities When President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1965 law that created the ... up the family’s commitment to the liberal arts. Today, with funding for NEA and NEH in...

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