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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/02/2013

... Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works. In 2005, Nancy Roob became president of ... long-term investment in the capacity and proof points of nonprofits that have the...

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United Way Hires Top Marketer for Brand Makeover

Release Date:

04/29/2014

... a veteran telecommunications and advertising executive to help energize its brand, reports the Associated Press. The ... 1,800 United Way chapters worldwide appointed Vicki Lins to serve as executive vice...

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Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Program Combines Private Capital with Public Effort

Release Date:

09/11/2014

The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities challenge is a $100 million that focuses on building urban resilience in 100 cities worldwide.

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

09/26/2014

... justice reform and on the leadership and governance of nonprofits . "What makes the Open Society Foundations ... different from other philanthropies?" The ability to engage in political fights,...

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NY Foundation’s Leader Quoted in Baldwin’s Withdrawal from IS Conference

Release Date:

11/11/2014

... from IS Conference Alec Baldwin has decided not to give a keynote address at the annual meeting of ... opens Sunday in Seattle. Mr. Baldwin was scheduled to headline the opening plenary session at the...

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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

Release Date:

12/12/2014

... bargain” payment — $23.3 million dollars — was sent to two retirement systems this week as part of the city’s ... for Detroit’s Future, a nonprofit created specifically to transfer funds from 12 foundations...

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OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

Release Date:

04/13/2015

... has used Narativ trainers. “People we work with are used to telling one particular story about themselves,” he says. ...

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Arcus Announces 13 Executive Directors to Participate in Arcus Leadership Fellowship

Release Date:

05/15/2015

Arcus Announces 13 Executive Directors to Participate in Arcus Leadership Fellowship The Arcus ... announced today the selection of 13 executive directors to participate in the Arcus Leadership Fellowship. .....

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Examining the 990: An Informative Series on Completing the Form

Publication date:

08/2016

... 990: An Informative Series on Completing the Form In order to justify their tax-exempt status, every year non-profit ... organizations must file a 990 form with the IRS. Due to popular demand, The Chronicle has released a series of articles to help readers come away with a better understanding of the ...

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Pershing Square Supports Social Entrepreneurship and Mobile Healthcare

Release Date:

10/19/2016

... groups scratching their heads—particularly when it came to funding. However, they went on to secure philanthropic capital from high profile ...

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Commonwealth Fund Expresses Concern of Losing Coverage Gains Under Trump Presidency

Release Date:

11/11/2016

... Under Trump Presidency Now days past Donald Trump’s rise to the nation’s president elect, national nonprofits are digging into what could come out of his health ... expresses concern over the strides the...

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Darren Walker of Ford Foundation Speaks Out About Why It's Essential to Partner With Businesses

Release Date:

01/24/2017

... of Ford Foundation Speaks Out About Why It's Essential to Partner With Businesses Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation speaks out about why it's essential to partner with businesses... Darren Walker...

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Casey Family Programs Addresses Links Between Food Insecurity And Child Welfare

Release Date:

02/27/2017

... and through her work on the committee, has chosen to shine a spotlight on childhood hunger and nutrition in ...

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To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser

Release Date:

08/30/2017

To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top ... If you’ve scrolled through Facebook lately, you know nonprofits are increasingly active on the social-media site. ... advertising on Facebook versus...

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CEO Pay: Top Earners From Across the Country

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... From Across the Country How much does the boss make? To look at pay for executives of big nonprofits nationwide, The Chronicle examined Internal ...

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The Tinker Foundation Welcomes Bradford K. Smith to its Board of Directors

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05/02/2013

The Tinker Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Bradford K. Smith to its Board of Directors. Smith is currently the President ... His unique perspective bridges the usual divides between ...

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PhilTV This Week: Jan 27, 2017

Release Date:

01/27/2017

... and Simons Foundations Launch "Science Everywhere" to Inspire Math and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom ... of Ford Foundation Speaks Out About Why It's Essential to Partner With Businesses...

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Newman's Own Foundation Announces 2019-2020 Fellows

Release Date:

10/17/2019

... Own Foundation hosted the Fellows at a retreat designed to help them explore the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. ... convenings will be held later in the Fellowship year to bring the Fellows together for...

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11/20/2014 - Today’s Libraries - Live Stream Recording and Presentations

Publication date:

11/2014

... recording of the program, " Today’s Libraries: Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, .....

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10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice...