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Online Giving Up, But Overall Giving Declines

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10/03/2017

... Declines Fundraising can sometime be an enigma wrapped in a riddle and folded into a question, as any fundraiser ... Blackbaud Index. Online giving, conversely, went up by 9 .8 percent when the two periods are...

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Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational

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10/10/2017

... fathers of behavioral economics, won the 2017 Nobel prize in economics for his influential work on how human nature affects markets. Thaler won the $1.1- million prize for “understanding the psychology of .....

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Economic Security

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods

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10/13/2017

... to expand its pre-K education program for 3-year-olds in six new neighborhoods over the next three years. The free, ... expansion comes in three phases, beginning with District 4...

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The Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Reaches 95 Participants With New Additions

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11/01/2017

... Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities (WWC), a $42 million program to foster data analytics in cities, has added Athens, Georgia; Chula Vista, .....

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OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros

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11/27/2017

... enemy to distract citizens." The Open Society Foundations, in a note posted on Soros's personal website, responded to a ... "Soros Plan" — including the resettlement of...

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Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

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03/27/2018

... engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for vulnerable individuals and families ... reach Pfizer’s first milestone of completing our first 1 million meals packaged. Pfizer has...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Community Art to Keep NYC on the Cultural Edge

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03/27/2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Community Art to Keep NYC on the Cultural Edge Scheduled to open at Hudson Yards in New York City in the spring of 2019, the Shed received a $...

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Salesforce Buys Its Own Philanthropic Unit Salesforce.Org For $300m

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04/16/2019

... independent philanthropic organization Salesforce.org in a $300 million all-cash deal. The deal , announced today, will see ... transition from a California public benefit corporation to a...

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Foundation Consortium Acquires Historic African American Photographic Archive

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07/25/2019

... approval and the closing of the sale. Acquired for $30 million as part of an auction of the assets of Johnson ... than four million prints and negatives and is considered to be the most...

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PNY's Call to Action on Behalf of NYC's Nonprofits During COVID-19

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04/24/2020

... pandemic and it is imperative that this is addressed in the next round of aid legislation. Dear ... members. These nonprofits operate with very thin margins [ 4 ], are shifting scopes of work as essential...

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Chase Announces Winners of 2012 American Giving Awards

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12/18/2012

... More Than Me Foundation of New Jersey was awarded a $1 million grant from Chase at the second annual American Giving ... Fisher, Anthony Anderson, Sarah Hyland and Jenna Elfman to announce the five finalists...

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CECP Announces 2013 Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy

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02/26/2013

... Corporate Philanthropy awarded its Chairman's Award to IBM for the Smarter Cities Challenge, a three-year, $50 million competitive grant program to make cities around the ... and...

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Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty

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04/30/2013

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approach to philanthropy and his giving priorities are examined as he prepares for his return to private life. The Financial Times looks at Michael Bloomberg’s approach to...

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job .....

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

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05/28/2014

Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform? [Atlantic Philanthropies] A ... when Atlantic Philanthropies bravely committed $27 million to help win passage of the...

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Keeping Covered: The Affordable Care Act’s First Reenrollment Period for Marketplace Plans

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10/24/2014

... will open for the 2015 enrollment period. As many as 13 million people may have a plan through the marketplaces by ... questions consumers should ask and what action they need to take to keep...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give away tens of millions of dollars to organizations serving youngsters in New York. She was also the soul of her Larchmont ...

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NYCT Announces the Retirement of Program Director Len McNally

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02/10/2015

... Program Director for Health and People with Special Needs. In his tenure at The Trust, Len made close to 2,100 grants totaling more than $112 million in areas covering bio-...

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Bank of America to Provide Clean Water and Opportunity in Southern India

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03/24/2015

Bank of America to Provide Clean Water and Opportunity in Southern India Bank of America today announced a $1 million grant to Water.org, a global organization that ...

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