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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... Susan Berresford, former President and CEO of the Ford Foundation ; Christine DeVita, President of The Wallace Foundation ; and Lance Lindblom, President and CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood

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04/06/2017

JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood The ... raise the needed funds, the city partnered with the Kresge Foundation , the Knight Foundation...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Community Development

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The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report

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05/02/2017

The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report CEP’s advisory services team and the ... partnered on the occasion of the foundation ’s centennial to produce a...

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Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating Characteristics Affect Spending

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09/2012

This report explores how variations in foundations' characteristics, activities and giving levels ... charitable administrative expense levels. It can help to inform policy debates and foundation practices. Benchmarking Foundation Administrative .....

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How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work

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05/2010

This study examines how foundations that wish to engage in public policy are using communications to expand the reach ... , the Carnegie Corporation of New York , the Ford Foundation , and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund . How ...

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Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For Reputation

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06/21/2016

Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For ... the sale of a west side building the foundation helped to renovate. In a lawsuit, the Weinberg ...

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

The Educational Foundation of America and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel

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04/04/2019

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel NEW YORK, NY — The ... immediately, Chandrasoma will succeed Ken Monteiro in the role and serve as...

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Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

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10/30/2013

The Target Foundation and Corporation topped the Minnesota Council on ... including $26 million for charities and nonprofits in Minnesota, a new study found. Second place went to the General...

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

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07/17/2013

... have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million to the Green House Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ... nursing care to low-income seniors got a boost recently as...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Health

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

Release Date:

08/14/2014

Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has appealed a ... three trustees who had administered the artist’s estate. In...

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Arts

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Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere

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05/24/2016

Three Ways Ford Foundation 's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere Today, the Ford Foundation gives over $500 million in grants every year and is second...

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Economic Security

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

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03/2011

In this essay, Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and ... for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector. Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: ...

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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum...

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Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation

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04/20/2015

... at The Tow Foundation Nadia Alia has been promoted to a newly created position of Manager, Grants and ... at The Tow Foundation . She joined The Foundation in...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities The billionaire on ... Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

... Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration? In addition to supporting artists in the many fields in which ... the lead in the...

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Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees

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02/25/2019

Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation 's Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation has elected Henry Ford III as a board member. He is the great-grandson of Edsel Ford, who...

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

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07/01/2014

William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look The William T. Grant ... the foundation and posts current information about grants to support research with the potential to...

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