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Rockefeller's Rodin Weighs in on What Nonprofits Will Look for in Potential Employees in 2020

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04/09/2015

... see an increase in charitable giving, which lends itself to the prediction that nonprofits will do more hiring than ... line," says Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation . In fact, it’s...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub

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05/04/2015

... resilient, says Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation . Resilience, Rodin says, is “the capacity to prepare effectively, to rebound more quickly if something bad does happen,...

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Prudential Names America's Top Youth Volunteers

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05/05/2015

... that range from supporting families of U.S. soldiers to helping children with cancer, 10 students were named ... at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, range in age from 12 to 18. They were selected first from a...

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Casey Family Programs Announces Winner of the 2015 Casey Excellence for Children Award

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05/21/2015

... Bell, President and CEO of Casey Family Programs, at the foundation ’s Making Hope a Reality for Children and ...

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San Diego Grantmakers Hires Beeta Jahedi as Senior Director of Learning and Programs

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06/22/2015

... Grantmakers launched a three-year fundraising campaign to build its capacity to better Unite , Activate , and Elevate philanthropy in San ... Program Associate in the President’s Office at The JPB ...

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Studio Museum in Harlem Unveils Design for Expansion

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07/06/2015

... current lot near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, are to be announced Monday. New York City is contributing $35.3 million to the Studio Museum project, $11.4 million of which was just ... called the project...

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Smart Donors Are Putting Nonprofits Back in Charge

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07/20/2015

... has been that of Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation and keeper of its $12-billion-plus endowment, who ... will focus much of its grant making on inequality, aiming to use its capital to...

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... more than $31 million from national foundations, according to an analysis by two professors at Michigan State University ... country. More than two-thirds of the funds raised went to the D.C. Public Education...

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Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America

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09/01/2015

Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America Feeding America® and Bank of ... for a nationwide fundraising program that aims to help individuals who face hunger in America. For every...

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Staying True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave

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09/21/2015

Staying True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave Years after New York lawyer Sherman Day established a charitable fund to help poor and elderly married couples in the city continue ... the board of the New York...

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Are Student Debt Forgiveness Scams The Next Mortgage Meltdown?

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09/22/2015

... Sam Adler-Bell, a policy associate for The Century Foundation , who focuses on research surveillance, privacy, ... area. Mary, a representative of the company whom he spoke to on the phone, explained why he...

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Deutsche Bank Gives USD 1 Million to Address Homelessness in New York City

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12/04/2015

Deutsche Bank Gives USD 1 Million to Address Homelessness in New York City The Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation today announced it has selected four New York City ... and their families – as grantees for its...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

... with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation . A traditional catastrophe bond is issued by cities or governments to protect against the...

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Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn

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12/16/2015

... Heights. The students, aged 12-17, were challenged to design and create an app in 24 hours under the instruction ... presentations took place on Sunday morning. It was moving to see these Brooklyn youth come...

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Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits

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01/21/2016

... that trend towards less and less borrowing suddenly came to an end. Congress overwhelmingly passed a federal budget ... Budget Office says the federal deficit is set to jump 24 percent, to $...

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As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

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01/22/2016

... for by private donors. The bulk of the coats will go to 32 elementary schools that are part of the city’s “community school” initiative, which seeks to boost attendance rates and test scores by targeting .....

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities The University ... announced a $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of efforts to increase...

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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

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03/28/2016

Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive ... When former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his foundation was awarding $5 million to...

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Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

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03/29/2016

... In Norfolk, Virginia, an East Coast city that's home to the world's largest naval station and important seaports, ... city, its region and the nation would suffer in damages to national assets and...

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