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Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders

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09/2014

TCC Group updates their briefing paper,"Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004. Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic .....

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

... different from other philanthropies?" The ability to engage in political fights, structure as a network of more than 20 national and regional .....

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO

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01/20/2015

... Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, will retire in 2015. Mr. Petersen has served as the Foundation ’s first Chief Investment Officer since ... “The first responsibility of the...

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MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge

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03/26/2015

MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion ... the MetLife Foundation revised its grantmaking strategy to home in on financial inclusion exclusively. The...

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Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69

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07/12/2016

... on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her home in East Hampton, N.Y., at 69, writes The New York Times. Ms. Bernstein started as a program officer with the foundation in 1983...

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Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in Detroit since...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away

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07/17/2017

Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away In 2006, Warren Buffett famously pledged to give away most of his Berkshire Hathaway stock, saying ...

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Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism

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02/09/2018

Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local ... support of journalism, though its focus is on local news in the US. The report quotes “an editor at a major ... was its fickle nature, often...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

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02/2010

This guide is designed to help foundations think about how more diverse and ... can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue. Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices ...

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Family Foundation

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation

Publication date:

03/2009

In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on ... Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the ... illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation ’s impact. It describes how ...

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Workforce Development

Arcus Foundation Awards Summer 2014 Social Justice Grants

Release Date:

06/30/2014

... Social Justice Grants The Arcus Foundation made grants to 27 organizations to support groups in which LGBTQ youth are leading their peers on issues such as...

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The Russell Sage Foundation Announces Visiting Scholars for 2014-2015

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09/02/2014

... Sage Foundation has named 17 leading social scientists as Visiting Scholars for the 2014-2015 academic year. During their time in residence, these scholars will pursue research and writing...

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Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research

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09/18/2015

... Sickle Cell Research The discovery, published in the journal Nature, creates a path for developing gene ... for treating SCD and other hemoglobin disorders, such as thalassemia. This stretch of DNA, called an...

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Video: MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners and Projects Profiled

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10/15/2015

MetLife Foundation 's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners and Projects Profiled in Video Essay Chris Townsend, Head of Asia and MetLife ... at an event on the beautiful grounds of the Asia Society in...

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TCC Group Unveils a New Foundation Core-Capacity Assessment Tool

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03/14/2016

... validated assessment measure that was developed to help foundations make sense of their institutional ... interest and informed by our rich history of work in foundation strategy, governance...

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Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback

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05/31/2016

Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback This very ... short video highlighting three funders — Barr Foundation , Ford Foundation , and Einhorn Family Charitable .....

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core

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10/12/2016

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core The Spencer Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a ... State Standards Initiative, a controversial initiative...

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Warhol Foundation Appoints Three New Board Members and New Board Chair

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01/18/2017

Warhol Foundation Appoints Three New Board Members and New Board Chair The Andy Warhol Foundation has appointed three new board members: Ruby ... and Paul Ha. Igor DaCosta has also been appointed as...

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Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant

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08/25/2017

Bank of America Foundation Awards Family Service Association $35,000 Grant ... has awarded the Family Service Association $35,000 to fund pathways in creating economic mobility. The grant...

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