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Lauren Perkins Joins Westchester Community Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2023

... she will oversee the Foundation ’s grantmaking programs in the areas of early childhood education, Native American youth, access to legal services, basic human needs and self-sufficiency, .....

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Jerome and Camargo Foundations Appoint New President

Release Date:

06/05/2015

... of both foundations, and will be working primarily in the US offices in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Cameron is ... theatre, contemporary dance, jazz, and presenting fields, as well as...

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Arts

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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation's Rosin Fund Provide Anchor Funding for Creative Capital's 20th Anniversary Fund

Release Date:

11/20/2019

... twenty years ago, Creative Capital has been committed to the principle that artists’ voices matter; that they ... illuminate our present, and demystify our past. And as the needs of artists continue to...

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The Scherman Foundation

Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

Release Date:

04/14/2014

... Network The idea of time-limiting foundations seems to be gaining more traction. As counterpoint, a recent Philanthropy New York program asked: “ What Is the Case for Foundations Living in...

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Polly Singh Promoted to Program Officer at Wallace Foundation

Release Date:

03/01/2012

... Associate at The Wallace Foundation , has been promoted to the post of Program Officer in the philanthropy’s Learning and Enrichment unit. Singh, who joined the foundation...

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World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations

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06/02/2013

The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include ... effort with the Ford and Open Society foundations — to help reduce global poverty and boost incomes for the bottom 40...

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Open Society Foundations

TRANSformational Impact: U.S. Foundation Funding for Trans Communities

Publication date:

02/2015

In the last decade, U.S. foundation funding for domestic and global trans issues ... overall. However, even at its record high of $8.3 million in 2013, the philanthropic resources provided hardly seem ... the severe challenges global trans communities continue to face. TRANSformational Impact analyzes the scope and ...

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Funders for LGBTQ Issues

Duke Foundation’s Islamic Center Gets New Leadership

Release Date:

11/20/2015

Duke Foundation ’s Islamic Center Gets New Leadership Konrad Ng will lead the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ’s Shangri La, a center for the study of Islamic arts and cultures, in March. Mr. Ng...

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Century Foundation Promotes ‘Realistic Steps’ on Gun Violence

Release Date:

06/15/2016

... on Gun Violence The country was horrified this weekend to learn of the massacre in Orlando affecting the LGBT and Latino communities, now known as the worst mass shooting in...

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The Century Foundation

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Is Writing Snowden Biography

Release Date:

08/04/2016

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Is Writing Snowden Biography Barton ... senior fellow at The Century Foundation , was a key figure in The Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of...

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Educational Foundation of America Seeks Proposals for Website Redesign

Release Date:

08/30/2016

... Externally, EFA has purposefully assumed a low profile as the Foundation is not interested in touting its own achievements. We are, however, interested ... in strengthening...

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Education

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The Educational Foundation of America

Mellon Foundation President Explores The Haunting Shadow of Slavery

Release Date:

04/13/2017

... President Explores The Haunting Shadow of Slavery As the 400th anniversary of the importation of the first Africans into colonial Jamestown approaches in 2019, Earl Lewis — president of the Andrew W. Mellon...

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Rita Allen Foundation Backs Innovative Biomedical Research

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01/27/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Backs Innovative Biomedical Research The Rita ... it also has a thriving program looking for young leaders in biomedical research. The focus here is on supporting ... and groundbreaking...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars

Release Date:

07/09/2015

... of knowledge about how biological systems function in health and disease. The selected Scholars will receive grants of up to $110,000 per year for a maximum of five years to conduct .....

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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

Release Date:

07/15/2016

Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others The billionaire investor gave away $2.9 billion worth of stock in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway ( BRKA ), ...

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Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing

Release Date:

02/06/2017

Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing The Surdna Foundation today made the ... allocate $100 million of its endowment to impact investing as...

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Surdna Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... Foundation , one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester, New York, has announced the formation of the Institute for Strong Nonprofits, to support nonprofits in...

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Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

Release Date:

10/01/2019

... philanthropist Paul Newman, today announced $2 million in grants have been awarded to nonprofit organizations that are focused on fresh food ... helping nonprofits address various needs such as...

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Food Systems

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Robertson Foundation Names Richard Barth President

Release Date:

08/19/2021

... today named Richard Barth, CEO of the KIPP Foundation , as its new President. Julian Robertson, who launched the foundation in 1996 with his late wife, Josie, said, “Richard...

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26 Jan 2022

Flexing Your Biggest Muscle: Shareholder Engagement for Foundations

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... a company’s behavior by exercising their rights as partial owners. However, shareholder engagement is tool ... asset managers. Come and learn from diverse set of experts in the sector about what shareholder...