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United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Names Kathy Calvin Next President and CEO

Release Date:

12/03/2012

... Board of Directors has named Kathy Calvin as the new President of the UN Foundation, effective February 1, ... Ted Turner announced a number of transitions designed to help the Foundation meet the challenges...

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20 Oct 2015

More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... we frame the full scope of what a foundation is and does? To address this question, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors ... Philanthropy Advisors, as she leads a discussion about a new framework for shaping,...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

J & J: Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Wins 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research; Campaign for Champions of Science Launched

Release Date:

06/20/2017

... of science as part of the Dr. Paul Janssen Project – a new year-long, multi-faceted program to recognize the impact of science on humanity. The full ... will be announced at the Dr. Paul Janssen Award ceremony...

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Science

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Johnson & Johnson

Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Release Date:

06/29/2017

... Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Adam Frederick Falk to be the next president of the Foundation, effective January ... 2018. Falk is currently the President of Williams College in Williamstown, MA, a role...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

06/29/2018

Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis In 2015, our life expectancy dropped for the first time since ... World Report and the Aetna (AET, -0.12%) Foundation. Every...

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Ford Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Artspace for Creative Placemaking

Release Date:

01/14/2013

... announced a $2.7 million grant from the Ford Foundation in support of efforts designed to revitalize communities through the arts. Minneapolis-based ... a sustainable, just, and replicable model of arts-driven...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Evaluating the Charitable Deduction and Proposed Reforms

Publication date:

06/2012

Many recent proposals for budget and tax reform would change the value of the charitable contribution deduction. This Urban Institute report provides context for policymakers who may be considering one or more of these reforms, as well as for other interested observers.

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Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy

Publication date:

04/2012

What is the role of corporate philanthropy in business and society? This guide offers original field ... for leaders of corporate foundations and giving programs to advance their practice and profession. Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy .....

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Corporate Funders

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Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

Release Date:

10/04/2012

... presidential election and philanthropy’s crucial role in protecting voters’ rights and addressing the trajectory ...

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Start a Giving Circle This Summer

Release Date:

06/15/2011

... different groups and social occasions you’re involved in this summer can provide a great philanthropic opportunity—the creation of a ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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MSBPhilanthropy Advisors, LLC

Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

Release Date:

02/26/2013

We’re pleased to have Arabella Advisors Associate Director Ginger Elsea ... Fellows Program, which connects students and foundations in the DC region to help funders increase and diversify their...

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Leadership Development

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Workforce Development

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Arabella Advisors

Philanthropic Grantmaking for Disasters: Lessons learned at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Publication date:

03/2012

... Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded more than $21 million to support relief and recovery programs across the United ... evolved during this period. This report, published in 2012, provides recent thinking from more than two decades ...

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Report

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Disaster Relief

Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language

... of the philanthropic sector. What motivates philanthropies to give? What are the different types of grantmakers? What is ... 7 short videos and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language ...

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