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Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report

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07/09/2015

Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report During my very first days as President of the Ford Foundation, I participated in a roundtable on ... with the President of...

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Casey Family Programs Addresses Links Between Food Insecurity And Child Welfare

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02/27/2017

... Addresses Links Between Food Insecurity And Child Welfare At a special joint session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting ... on ending childhood hunger. Mrs. McAuliffe serves as chair...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

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Capital One Hosts Discussion at SXSW on How to Really Diversify Tech

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03/27/2017

Capital One Hosts Discussion at SXSW on How to Really Diversify Tech Capital One took over ... the Capital One House at SXSW. The company held a series of events including interactive sessions...

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Hurricane Harvey Recovery Webinar: How Donors Can Help

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08/30/2017

... allocate resources—human, financial, and technical—to meet the needs of Hurricane Harvey-affected communities. Watch the webinar ...

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10 Jul 2024

Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network - Summer Lean Coffee Hour

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:00am

This program is being offered as part of the Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network ... Summer, all! Before we leave for summer vacations, let's meet in July to connect with our fellow network...

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04 Dec 2024

Lunch Hour with Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

This program is being offered as part of the Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network ... setting. Happy Fall! As we approach holidays, let's meet and connect with our fellow network peers on a...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

... grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust and the work of Water.org, 16,000 people will gain access to safe water ... health and hygiene education programs will reach at least 8,000 people, resulting in...

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Red States Have the Most to Lose from Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

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03/12/2015

... confirm again that it will be people living in Republican- led states that will suffer the most if the Supreme Court ... insurance on the federal exchange. Specifically, millions of residents of...

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Luff to Leave Hess Corporation, CSR Operations to Move to Houston

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11/24/2015

... Operations to Move to Houston Paula Luff, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Hess Corporation, is leaving Hess at the end of 2015. Paula built and ...

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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

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08/28/2017

... Field Faces a Reality Check In the last five years, dozens of schools have popped up offering an unusual promise: Even ... Kaplan and the Apollo Education Group, the parent of the University of...

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

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08/28/2017

... executive order, issued in April, calls for a review of U.S. immigration rules to ensure that the interests of domestic workers are protected. No decisions have been ... will be made without a full public...

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Review Board Recommends Departmental Charges Against N.Y. Police Officer in Eric Garner Case

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09/11/2017

... the cop who used a banned chokehold in the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island three years ago. The CCRB ... letters to Garner’s family and the NYPD notifying them of the long-awaited decision, sources said...

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Whatsapp Co-Founder Brian Acton Is Leaving The Company To Start His Own Foundation

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09/13/2017

... company to start his own non-profit. Acton, who started at Facebook when WhatsApp was acquired for $19 billion in 2014, is the lesser-known of WhatsApp’s two co-founders. (CEO Jan Koum is the other, ... after...

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UN Moves To Blacklist Saudi Coalition For Violations Against Children In Yemen

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10/05/2017

... For Violations Against Children In Yemen The Saudi Arabia- led coalition in Yemen has been included in a draft version of the UN’s annual blacklist for grave violations against children in conflict. The report...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

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12/12/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking While the BCF's board retains ... practices participatory grantmaking — the practice of giving more power over philanthropic spending...

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Reflections from Jeffrey R. Solomon

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05/21/2010

Since co-writing The Art of Giving , Jeffrey Solomon, President of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies , has ... talking to numerous audiences seriously interested in philanthropy . His...

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Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners

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06/2004

How can grantmakers cross the divide between philanthropy and business? Looking at the push and pull between sectors from the vantage point of those working in independent and corporate foundations, ...

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2013 Outlook Uncertain for Small Nonprofits, Brighter for Impact Investing

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12/29/2012

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President and CEO Melissa Berman shared ... come from, according to Melissa Berman, president and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors... 2013 Outlook...

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