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Studio Museum in Harlem Unveils Design for Expansion

Release Date:

07/06/2015

... current lot near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, are to be announced Monday. New York City is contributing $35.3 million to the Studio Museum project, $11.4 million of which was just ... called the project...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America

Release Date:

09/01/2015

Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America Feeding America® and Bank of ... for a nationwide fundraising program that aims to help individuals who face hunger in America. For every...

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Community Development

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Bank of America [Corporate]

Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience "Today’s announcement from the Department of Labor to allow pension funds to consider the full-range of...

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Deutsche Bank Gives USD 1 Million to Address Homelessness in New York City

Release Date:

12/04/2015

Deutsche Bank Gives USD 1 Million to Address Homelessness in New York City The Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation today announced it has selected four New York City ... and their families – as grantees for its...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

Release Date:

03/09/2016

Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers announced plans to establish a national center, funded by $8.7 million from .....

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Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Mayor's Fund Hires New Director of Development

Release Date:

03/15/2016

... Hires New Director of Development The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City announced that Joy Shigaki will be ... as its new Director of Development. Shigaki comes to the Mayor’s Fund from Episcopal...

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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

Release Date:

03/28/2016

Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive ... When former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his foundation was awarding $5 million to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil

Release Date:

07/28/2016

... in Pivot From Oil The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the foundation divesting from the fossil-fuel industry it helped ... direct stake in a renewable energy company in a move meant to bolster the fight against...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program

Release Date:

01/17/2017

... Program Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced grants to seven cities to help them boost their capacity to tackle major challenges ... for their residents. The third cohort of cities in the...

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Community Development

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Supported by Novo, Notorious New York Prison Is Reclaimed By The Women It Once Caged

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... Is Reclaimed By The Women It Once Caged In 2016, the NoVo Foundation , a not-for-profit group run by Warren Buffett’s ... son and daughter-in-law, announced it had won the rights to restore and redevelop the...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

Release Date:

09/20/2017

Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond “It’s permanent ... John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this...

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United Hospital Fund Names 2019 Patricia S. Levinson Fellow

Release Date:

04/03/2019

... S. Levinson Award Fund at the New York Community Trust to advance UHF’s work improving health care for vulnerable ... plays a central role in developing and managing projects to measure and improve the quality...

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

Release Date:

04/16/2019

... transition from a California public benefit corporation to a business corporation, with the $300 million going to the Salesforce.com Foundation , an independent nonprofit organization that...

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Technology

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Salesforce

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

Release Date:

07/16/2019

... maker who has successfully harnessed the power of change to develop more effective strategies for cultivating thriving communities. “I am energized by the opportunity to work alongside a diverse team of...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

08 Oct 2019

Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... 8 - Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy November 6 - Judy Belk: Moving ... personal experiences as a Native American grantmaker and foundation executive, Edgar...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

UJA-Federation Awards Over $1 Million in Scholarships

Release Date:

08/27/2014

... of New York has awarded over $1 million in scholarships to more than 400 of New York’s Jewish students in financial ... The scholarships were provided by the Rose Biller Endowment Fund, the largest Jewish...

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Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/23/2018

... assault on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here and around the world," ... whose work is driven by reliable data – is working to improve and save lives. However...

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Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

Release Date:

02/26/2013

... Fellows Program —an innovative partnership with the University of Maryland (UMD)’s Center for Philanthropy and ... as a model for other regional associations and foundations to consider in the pursuit of...

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DDCF Creates Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship

Release Date:

03/12/2019

... York, N.Y., March 12, 2019 – The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the creation of the Doris ... program which will open for application in April 2019 to clinical investigators currently...

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16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2014

... Pride Month is a great opportunity for the LGBTQ community to reflect on just how far we've come in a relatively short ... include: 1970 - RESIST , a Massachusetts-based foundation founded in 1967...