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There's Something Rotten in the State of Development Funding

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11/16/2015

... Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation What comes to mind when you think about Denmark? LEGO? The Little ... of granting 0.7 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) to Overseas Development Aid (ODA)...

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Private Assets and Public Space: A Conversation with John Tyler, Steve Johnson, and William Dietel

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09/25/2009

... simply the private assets of autonomous entities or, due to the tax-exempt status of foundations, deserve some ... such as requiring boards and programs to represent the community or...

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Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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01/15/2014

... She has significant experience in grantmaking related to college access and success, social services, arts and ... a variety of issue areas, while working with clients to develop and implement grant strategies...

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

... Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and ... foundations with nearly $2-billion in assets have vowed to divest the fossil-fuel stocks in...

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

... the Simons Foundation, brings together leading researchers to explore both the theoretical underpinnings of computer science and its potential to shed light on a wide range of natural phenomena that other .....

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MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education

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05/06/2014

... from the funder collaborative launched in 2012 that seeks to increase secondary education access and improve learning ... outcomes for marginalized populations. The Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and...

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

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06/13/2014

... solutions over the past 20 years, especially its efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’s biggest source of global warming pollution. According to Inside Philanthropy, as of May, Mertz Gilmore had...

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NYCT, NoVo on Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs

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09/29/2014

... month, Congress has distributed more than $5-billion in grants to combat domestic violence and its root causes. The ... focused largely on crisis intervention as opposed to the underlying...

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Inside the Russell Sage Foundation

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04/15/2015

... the inequities of the second Gilded Age, with research grants going to scholars across the country who've looked at today's ... has played a crucial, if subtle role in moving inequality to...

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Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment

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05/18/2015

... particularly those supporting environmental programs, was to be ethically and financially consistent. "Our .....

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism The Ford Foundation will continue to finance projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social...

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The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies

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08/14/2015

... place in culture and history. The program is designed to prepare select conservatory graduates for the challenges facing the modern symphony orchestra and to produce scholars and advocates of classical and...

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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Pilot Program at Mount Sinai Queens

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08/21/2015

... and support for the elderly, has provided a $100,000 grant to Mount Sinai Queens, part of the Mount Sinai Health System, to support a population health management pilot program. ... the program will comprise...

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Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film

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09/09/2015

... for its filmmaking competitions, educational outreach to support diversity in media and its production arm ... has received a grant from the Ms. Foundation for Women to produce a film to help...

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Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work

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03/30/2016

... two foundations have prepared a $25-million "gift basket" to welcome foreign officials who will begin streaming into ... of actions they will take or money they will commit to increase the security...

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Inside Higher Ed Profiles Teagle Foundation Gathering on Liberal Arts and Online Education

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04/12/2016

... liberal arts education, brought together grant recipients to provide updates on nine projects involving blended learning -- face- to -face courses with some online content. The collaborative ...

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Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders

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04/25/2016

... List of 100 Influence Leaders Darren Walker’s moves to steer the country’s second-largest grant maker toward a ... language of philanthropy, from ‘them’ and ‘they’ to ‘us’ and ‘we.’ ” The roster of political...

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Peterson Foundation President Has OpEd in Time Magazine on Millenials and National Debt

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04/29/2016

... which is at its highest level since 1950 and is on a path to grow rapidly in the coming decades. While there are many ... leaders. But are the candidates paying enough attention to how fiscal uncertainty will...

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Ford, Carnegie Join 10 Funders Giving $125M for Flint’s Water Crisis

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05/11/2016

... Water Crisis Ten grant makers announced today they plan to spend $125 million to help residents of Flint, Mich., recover from the harm they ... the collaboration and committed the largest sum: up to...

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Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments

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07/15/2016

... Climate Investments The Rockefeller Foundation is aiming to connect social entrepreneurs with capital to finance an array of ventures aimed at mitigating or dealing with the effects of global warming,...

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