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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Profiled in Financial Times

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04/07/2016

Ford's Walker Profile in Financial Times It is easy to imagine the trepidation a grant -seeker might feel stepping into the cathedral-sized lobby of the Ford Foundation’s headquarters in New...

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JPB Foundation Plays a Role in Improving a Blighted Park in Baltimore

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08/09/2016

... Park in Baltimore The Great Urban Parks Campaign aims to improve environmental and social outcomes in underserved ... say, the campaign will result in the development of training resources for park, planning,...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Contributes to Startup to Develop a Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

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08/10/2016

Helmsley Charitable Trust Contributes to Startup to Develop a Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes Pacific ... more than $5 million in funding through a combination of grants from JDRF, the...

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Verizon Foundation Donates $10K to MAP Intl. to Help Storm Survivors

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02/08/2017

Verizon Foundation Donates $10K to MAP Intl. to Help Storm Survivors A non-profit that's helping with ... Tuesday afternoon, Verizon Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to...

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David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' Endowments

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03/27/2017

... Death Increases Foundations' Endowments With the death of David Rockefeller, the fund he created with his siblings ... Rockefeller Brothers Fund had $829 million in assets as of late January. It made...

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JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood

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04/06/2017

JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood The effort will be the ... Foundation as part of the Reimagining the Civic Commons grant...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride

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08/14/2018

... Ford Foundation set out on an experiment—give $1 billion to social justice nonprofits, with all funds going to a combination of general operating support and organizational ...

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Warhol Foundation Expands Regional Regranting Program to Cleveland & Denver and Reinstates Baltimore Program

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12/11/2018

Warhol Foundation Expands Regional Regranting Program to Cleveland & Denver and Reinstates Baltimore Program The ... Visual Arts is expanding its Regional Regranting Program to Cleveland and Denver where it...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations

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02/13/2020

... Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations UCLA ... West Africa can trace about 8% of their genetic...

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24 Aug 2023

Capitalizing on the Courts: Litigation for Immigrant Justice - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, August 24, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members.* Often the last line of defense when federal, state, or local governments attack ... ways philanthropy can invest in litigation strategies...

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Immigration

11 Apr 2018

Foundation Effectiveness: What It Takes

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... as well as CEP’s experience working with hundreds of foundation clients, Phil Buchanan will explain what it takes. He’ll speak to both inspiring examples and stunning foundation failures, ... has been defined...

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16 Jan 2020

Moving Towards Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Drawing on insights and lessons from decades of work and specifically, in-depth interviews with more than ... activists and funders, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) will share some key lessons on...

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Tools & Strategies

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Workshop

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

North Star Fund: Securing the Future of Organizing

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03/27/2020

North Star Fund: Securing the Future of Organizing In this moment of crisis, we know what we have to do. It’s simple. We have resources to give, and we need ... applicants and...

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Arcus Capacity-Building Initiative Selects First Group of Leaders

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09/02/2013

... Leadership Initiative (ALLI), which will provide resources to support leaders of the U.S. LGBT movement. The 2013 cohort -- which includes ... process from among more than 80 applications. "We're...

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LGBTQ

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PNY Members Briefing Preliminary Planning Form

... purposes, Philanthropy New York will need 4 -6 weeks in advance of the briefing: Description of the briefing Names and brief ... . If you are hosting a program that may be of interest to grantmakers, and would like to post it on our Regional ...

Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari

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04/15/2014

... Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari is a scholar in the field of philanthropy. She has been recognized by Ford Foundation ... and program design and evaluation. She is also working to empower the next generation...

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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... based in Washington, are polar opposites in terms of political leanings. But according to a first- of -its-kind survey of the world’s most prominent ... five in the survey,...

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Simons Foundation Gives University of Hawaii $40M—Largest Gift of its Kind Ever

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06/16/2014

Simons Foundation Gives University of Hawaii $40M—Largest Gift of its Kind Ever The Simons ... Simons Foundation’s Division of Life Sciences that aims to advance...

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The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge

Release Date:

07/08/2014

The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge The Giving Pledge may be vogue ... Andrew Carnegie, whose money endowed Carnegie Corporation of New York, wrote an essay encouraging other industrialists to...

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Bill de Blasio’s Mayor’s Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers

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12/29/2014

... Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers A couple of days after police officers literally turned their backs on ... announced this morning that the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City...