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Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

Publication date:

03/2016

Transparency has become a buzzword in our society, but, in philanthropy, it’s not always clear who the audiences for information are—or what is meant, exactly, by the word. The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examined the perspectives of ...

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This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

Release Date:

05/02/2016

... Focus Is a Success By Lola Adedokun, Program Director for Child Well-being at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ... teens between 15 and 19 years old are 5.9 and 5.5 times higher than those of white teens,...

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Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars

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02/05/2016

Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 ... leading philanthropic funder of graduate nursing education , the Jonas Center has grown from a New York ... shortage, the...

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Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District

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08/14/2013

... will fund the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social ... community charities to expand the school system’s early- education program is...

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Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant

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08/25/2017

... the Family Service Association $35,000 to fund pathways in creating economic mobility. The grant provided by Bank ... by addressing the issues of workforce development and education , basic needs and community...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Millions Pledged To Harvey Relief As Rebuilding Starts

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09/06/2017

... Starts More than $275 million has been pledged or raised in the week since Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain ...

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... within the technology sector. Since it was founded in 1999, the cloud computing giant and its CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining "corporate social responsibility," with ... that...

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Natasha Lifton Joins The New York Community Trust as Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families

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03/16/2015

... The New York Community Trust as Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families Natasha Lifton is The ... New York Community Trust’s new Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... At Sundance Institute, Mertes expanded documentary funding and awards to over $2 million for dozens of social issue films annually, expanded the ... times,” said Darren Walker, Vice President of Ford’s...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... the end of June. “Marilyn has been an overwhelming force for good in Brooklyn; in fact, few can match her accomplishments in boosting the strength of neighborhoods and...

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20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

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8:30am to 11:00am

... that undocumented students will soon be eligible to apply for deferred action. Although not a pathway to permanent ... action will allow qualifying young people to remain in the U.S. for two...

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Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

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12/18/2015

... Roots grant program, which included a specific focus on funding the creation and expansion of community gardens, ... will increase access to fresh foods, create opportunities for nutrition education...

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Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

Release Date:

06/17/2020

... picked long before COVID-19 changed the world, was spot on for the moment in which we live. Nothing has “humanized” ... with the most cases per capita as of early May have higher...

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Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative

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04/16/2015

Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative One of the biggest questions today in the sector commonly and somewhat misleadingly known as ... the reasons why. A...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Development VP / Director / Officer

Publication date:

09/2013

The following jobs descriptions for senior director professionals were previously posted on ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees

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07/01/2015

... Bluhm. Tisch was elected to the Whitney’s board in 1996, and currently serves as president of the Laurie M. ... arts nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to education , art, economic development, and...

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders

Release Date:

10/26/2015

Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders After more than a year of deliberations, a set of professional standards for education school leaders are set to head out...

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After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... “It has truly been an honor and a privilege to serve in this role,” said Thibault. “I’m proud to have led ... an exciting period of great changes in health professions education , to keep pace...

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