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The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... will retire as of March 2020. The Board is pleased to announce that Susan Olivo, now Executive Director of the ... founding Executive Director in 2000 and has overseen the growth of the Fund’s assets from $79...

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Gifts From Buffett Include $150 Million For NoVo Foundation

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07/15/2014

... his previous personal giving record by donating $2.8 billion to several foundations earlier this week, including $150 million to the NoVo Foundation, where his son Peter serves as ...

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The Sister Fund Welcomes Two New Team Members

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04/18/2014

... as the new Office and Grant Administrator. Both bring to The Sister Fund a number of years working on behalf of ... social justice and humanitarian causes, in addition to a strong commitment to...

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HLH Family Foundation Inc

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Gender Justice

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How Philanthropists Can Play Politics

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09/24/2012

... In an earlier post, I urged the philanthropic community to put aside its misgivings and get involved in political ... focused on land conservation— to the broad—like a full platform of social...

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We Need Ideas from the Right (and Left, and All Around)

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05/02/2017

... their own unique vision for a better future. We strive to create the platforms where those different perspectives ... points of view from across the spectrum leads each of us to think more clearly, be better...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

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03/28/2018

... School have catalyzed a social movement demanding an end to gun violence. While their leadership and moral authority have undoubtedly taken the movement to another level, youth-led activism against gun...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approve Funding to Improve Care for Older Adults

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09/12/2019

... A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approve Funding to Improve Care for Older Adults The John A. Hartford ... approved funding for three initiatives totaling $6,801,260 to improve care for older adults by...

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17 Jan 2013

A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16

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7:30am to 10:30am

The Community School District 16 (CSD16) initiative is a project that seeks to improve educational outcomes and achievement levels for ... the elementary, middle school and high school levels, and help...

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Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity

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05/15/2018

... students of all backgrounds and abilities would engage in project -based learning without academic tracking. In New ... local school after Hurricane Katrina rallied together to create a new school that would...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Darius Graham as New Program Director

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06/20/2018

... strategy for Baltimore, working across sectors to effectively implement that strategy, and developing ... team.” Graham previously founded DC Social Innovation Project , a nonprofit that provided funding and...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

... Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Adam Frederick Falk to be the next president of the Foundation, effective January ... of the Foundation since 2008 and will be returning to research and teaching at the...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Announces $2.5 Million in Grants to Eight Recipients

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11/17/2021

... H. Revson Foundation Announces $2.5 Million in Grants to Eight Recipients Grants were distributed within the ... and “Urban Affairs.” The Education Program seeks to expand access to knowledge...

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Jewish Interests

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New York State Census Equity Fund Research Identifies New York's Hardest-to-Count Communities for 2020 Census

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06/04/2019

... Census Equity Fund Research Identifies New York's Hardest- to -Count Communities for 2020 Census (June 5, 2019) NEW YORK ... for how New York’s foundations and nonprofits can help ensure that these...

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22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

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8:15am to 10:30am

... as one of the most promising tools for providing access to credit and other financial services for the poor. Aggressive commercialization and rapid growth , however, have led to a crisis in...

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Proteus Fund President Meg Gage Steps Down, Paul Di Donato Will Be Interim President

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12/03/2015

... decades of leadership and many social justice victories to her credit, Meg Gage has stepped down from her role as ... Fund and led the organization through many stages of growth and development. The Board and...

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Michael Bloomberg Takes on the Coal Industry

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04/12/2018

... and former three-term mayor of New York City, escaped to a deserted ballroom at the Grand Hyatt, in midtown ... United Kingdom’s minister of state for energy and clean growth —came along for the discussion. As...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life

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12/18/2019

... Foundation (SNF). Field of Life’s core mission is to serve a critical underserved community—young ... welcoming physical and social space that encourages growth , development, and transformation by offering a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases Global Research Reports on Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy

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01/22/2020

... models as the default approach. Driven by our mission to help donors around the world create thoughtful and effective ... research reveals interesting trends and findings on: The growth of...

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