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Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/01/2017

Overbrook Foundation : A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails ... most audacious goals. Like the Bullitt Foundation , with its deep-green commercial office building and accompanying ... in...

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Ann Raffel Joins John A. Hartford Foundation as Information Technology Officer

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06/04/2012

Ann Raffel has joined the staff of the John A. Hartford Foundation as its new Information Technology Officer. Prior to arriving at ...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy

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09/16/2013

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has announced the appointment of Risë Wilson as their first-ever Director of Philanthropy. Wilson will ... join the senior staff of the Foundation and oversee...

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Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

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03/04/2016

Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student ... 11 major universities across the United States has knocked its goal of graduating more students — including more ... in the group. UIA...

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Nadia Lagani-Montiel Appointed Grants Manager at The Tow Foundation

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10/18/2013

Nadia Lagani-Montiel has joined the staff of The Tow Foundation as Grants Manager. Her responsibilities include playing a ... role as the database administrator for the Foundation...

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MasterCard Foundation Initiative to Bring Economic Opportunities to Rural East Africa

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03/17/2015

MasterCard Foundation Initiative to Bring Economic Opportunities to ... formal jobs or explore opportunities in agriculture. The new program is noteworthy not only for its scope, but for ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Workforce Development

Dr. Meredith Woocher joins Covenant Foundation staff as Director of Learning

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02/07/2023

Dr. Meredith Woocher joins Covenant Foundation staff as Director of Learning Dear Covenant Community, We are ... that Meredith will be returning to the Foundation in this new...

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9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities

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04/02/2020

... will be a much better measure of the significance of a foundation than the size of its endowment," the letter says . The letter notes that the ... to require funders to be willing to up their spending...

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... a leading Brazilian human rights advocate, will head up its work in Latin America. Abramovay will join the Foundations as Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in ... Getulio Vargas School of...

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Arcus Foundation Names Adrian Coman Director of International Human Rights

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02/01/2013

The Arcus Foundation , a leading global foundation advancing pressing ... and conservation issues, has announced Adrian Relu Coman as Director of its international human rights...

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International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

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04/25/2022

... that will support our conflict prevention mandate. This new funding will allow Crisis Group to help meet the growing ... in the 27 years since Crisis Group was founded to serve as the world’s impartial eyes...

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Human Services

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Latinx Artist Fellowship

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07/22/2021

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Latinx Artist Fellowship Latinx ... by the US Latinx Art Forum in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts and supported by The Andrew .....

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety

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03/23/2015

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety The University of New England (UNE) has recently received a major grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation aimed at expanding...

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Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

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04/30/2015

Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts ... enrolled in the lowest quality programs, according to a new report released Wednesday by researchers at the National ... with Sharon Lynn...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals

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10/07/2015

Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals A new report commissioned by the Wallace Foundation has ... schools. According to the report, it is the first study of...

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Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work

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02/15/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work Rockefeller's new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions ... Foundation considers building resilience ,...

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Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead

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07/15/2016

... theme has emerged in Riverhead: marketing the town as a destination for shoppers and vacationers. To reach ... expanding tourism — which includes drawing visitors from New York City and promoting Riverhead...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and Philanthropy

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10/28/2016

Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and Philanthropy For the ... he is not necessarily opposed to a payout rule, so long as it is carefully considered and wouldn’t interfere...

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MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative

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07/19/2017

MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative ... framed the Lincoln Center Cultural Innovation Fund as Exhibit A in how legacy institutions can appeal to donors ... B, courtesy of Carnegie...

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