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Bloomberg Takes Public Innovation Initiative to Europe

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06/13/2014

Bloomberg Takes Public Innovation Initiative to Europe Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Berlin last week to support the European edition of the Mayors Challenge ... for 9 million euros ($11.8 million)...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

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Huge Gap Found Among States In Long-Term Services Quality and Access

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06/20/2014

... depends in large part on where you live, according to a new report by AARP, The Commonwealth Fund, and the SCAN Foundation . Eight states—Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, ... The study looks at nearly two dozen...

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Aging

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For Diverse Communities, Giving Circles Strengthen Involvement In Philanthropy

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07/03/2014

... funded in part by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation , finds that one in eight American donors has ... half of them under the age of 40. " Connected to Give: Community Circles ,"...

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Kathleen Regan To Join Commonwealth Fund As Executive Vice President and COO

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07/09/2014

Kathleen Regan To Join Commonwealth Fund As Executive Vice President and COO ... 1, 2015, succeeding John E. Craig, Jr. She will join the foundation in November to facilitate a smooth transition...

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LGBT-Themed Films Receive Support From New Arcus Fund

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07/16/2014

... films have been selected for support from the Arcus Foundation Fund at Sundance Institute. Established in ... production, and distribution. Filmmakers who want to distribute films on their own also receive...

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Communications/Media

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

... Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs America needs to take steps to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving ... researcher to the president, The Commonwealth Fund,...

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Report Shows Some Success For NYC's Young Men's Initiative

Release Date:

07/28/2014

... at-risk males who left school without a job. According to a city-prepared, 15-page progress report on the program ... however, weren't as successful. For instance, according to findings, the number of...

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Economic Security

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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

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08/21/2014

... Decade: The Resilience Dividend As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, it is important to focus on building resiliency, writes Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives

Release Date:

09/19/2014

... research, development, and bringing a new device or drug to market—which can easily reach $1 billion—a relatively ... incentives, philanthropic groups have a unique opportunity to spur advances in treating...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Restoring and Extending Tax Incentives

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11/17/2014

... House and Senate leaders and tax writers appear to be committed to passing tax legislation in December, but the scope and ... also expands the food inventory incentive, streamlines the foundation...

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How To Grow and Activate Your Audience On YouTube

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03/12/2014

... as a communications medium, and video is predicted to make up the vast majority of internet traffic in the next ... of people do watch the video, not enough of them go on to take action or get involved...

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What Makes a Good CSR Leader?

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09/26/2013

by Tim McClimon, President, American Express Foundation I’m often asked what makes a good Corporate ... getting into CSR should have. There’s no good answer to those questions, but there are a couple of studies...

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Share Your Thoughts: PNY’s 34th Annual Meeting!

Release Date:

04/30/2013

Thank you to everyone who attended our 34th Annual Meeting or watched ... via our livestream broadcast! And special thanks again to the Ford Foundation for their generosity as our hosts. We asked...

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Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

... New York members participated in this opportunity to focus on how we define and approach “capacity ... Funding . Making the Right Fit gathered input from foundation staffs, African-headquartered NGOs, and .....

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

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02/19/2015

by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Presidents, The NoVo Foundation This post originally appeared in the Chronicle ... Instead, as we hear that nonprofit leaders are advised to avoid words like “love” or “caring”...

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07 May 2015

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution - Documentary Film Screening

Thursday, May 7, 2015 -

5:00pm to 8:30pm

In the 1960's, ready or not, change was coming to America. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and those seeking to drastically transform the system believed radical change ... Online registration is...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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03 Jun 2015

NYC Early Childhood Mapping Convening

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 -

9:00am to 4:00pm

... services and systems in NYC, it is an exciting time to align, coordinate, and possibly increase private investments to maximize impact for high quality early childhood services ... the systems that support...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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New York City

Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

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05/12/2015

by Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director, The Staten Island Foundation As the Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation , I know a thing or two about “frontier ... Island’s approximately 500,000 residents...

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Children, Youth and Families

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