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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... Achievement Award for Philanthropy. “It’s a real honor to talk about a fellow who is my hero and Bill Gates’ hero. ... and made a fortune selling cigarettes, booze and bags to travelers. In 1984, he secretly...

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UBS Announces $10 Million Commitment To Support College Success

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06/20/2014

UBS Announces $10 Million Commitment To Support College Success UBS Americas unveiled a $10 million, five-year commitment on Friday to establish a new education platform for improving college...

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UBS Financial Services Inc.

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Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

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06/24/2014

Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals The Wallace ... is investing $30 million in a significant five-year effort to help 14 urban school districts improve the...

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Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

... "community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to revitalizing troubled neighborhoods, write Nancy O. ... people who work across sectors such as affordable housing, education , health care...

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Workforce Development

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Ten NYC Nonprofits Selected As 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists

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08/04/2014

... New York, and Programs in Social Enterprise in Executive Education at Columbia Business School.... Ten NYC Nonprofits ...

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Kopp Joins Changing Our World As Managing Director

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08/12/2014

... Changing Our World as a managing director. He comes to his new role from the Cathedral Corporation, where he ... there, he managed a consulting team that provided counsel to a wide array of nonprofit...

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All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement

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09/11/2014

All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement In many communities across the U.S., ... and health system performance, in part because access to care tends to be more...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students While several factors contributed to the financial crisis of 2008, a lack of financial literacy ... 1977.... SIFMA Funded Programs Provide...

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SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City

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11/24/2014

SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City Five ... effort – the New York Pooled PRI Fund ("NYPRI") – to make flexible, high-impact capital...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

... City (UWNYC), in partnership with the Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement, The New York Community ... time for our city, and truly highlights that the obstacles to self-sufficiency are...

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How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact

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12/2014

... auditing practices, and interdepartmental collaboration to enable communities to apply the collective impact approach to tackling complex ... approach to challenges as diverse as economic development, education , and health. These public policies extend beyond ...

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System Usually bitter ... Washington-based liberal issues group, are coming together to back a new organization called the Coalition for Public...

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

... Bloomberg, who was in India earlier this week, has vowed to give away most of his wealth — his net worth is $35.7 billion — to charity. Bloomberg Philanthropies, the entity through ... he is doing that,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

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03/06/2015

... and are a low cost option for schools, according to the results of a study by MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm. The yearlong ... a national nonprofit organization that...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Casey Family Programs and the President's Advisory Council Work to Improve Financial Capability for Young People

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03/09/2015

... Family Programs and the President's Advisory Council Work to Improve Financial Capability for Young People This week ... for Young Americans (Council) met at the White House to discuss its work to...

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Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods

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04/07/2015

... communities. During the course of 2015, grants of up to $50,000 over two years will be available to help build healthy eating and living infrastructure in ... where help is most needed. Programs that provide...

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge

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04/29/2015

... supporting innovative projects guided by Jewish values to address the world's pressing issues. Each team selected ... the Genesis Generation Challenge will be awarded $100,000 to implement their...

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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare

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07/02/2015

... the New York Community Trust. The grant will allow CCF to improve quality of care and save costs for the child ... and sharing proven practices. CCF was formed to respond to many changes in...

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