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Goldman Sachs, Buying Redemption

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10/26/2013

... examined the philanthropic giving of Goldman Sachs and its foundation , while PND reported on Goldman's new $250 million ... symbol of Wall Street greed and excess — wants the world to know it has a...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Members of Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice

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04/09/2014

Governor Cuomo named Tow Foundation Executive Director, Emily Tow Jackson, to the Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice, which ... address, the Governor proposed establishing the commission to...

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Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels

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04/18/2014

... Cambodia as a founding member and Trustee of the Harpswell Foundation , whose mission is to empower a new generation of women leaders in Cambodia and ...

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The Post-Bloomberg Plunge

Release Date:

04/10/2014

... 13th richest man in 2013, donated north of $263 million to city art, public health, cultural and civic groups. ... giving for the former mayor, is the 12th largest foundation in the U.S. Now that Mr. Bloomberg...

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Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response

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05/23/2014

[Ford Foundation ] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy ... minimizes or ignores complexity because it is difficult to understand and predict. As John Kania, Mark Kramer, and ... Too many of us have...

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Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

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06/02/2014

... on the Internet have made it increasingly difficult to break through, capture people’s attention, and engage ... ways. Organizations of all kinds must learn how best to harness the power of narrative and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... are Impacted and How They Are Bridging Movements to Fight Back Part of Philanthropy New York's " Spotlight On ... practices. Join us for a discussion among community and foundation leaders on the...

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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

Release Date:

06/19/2014

... Returns An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation 's Program Related Investments (PRIs) have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are ... "I ndividual...

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When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In

Release Date:

06/24/2014

When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as part of the Rockefeller ...

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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

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07/14/2014

... he and Bloomberg Philanthropies are doing is about "trying to save lives." Adds Bloomberg: "Particularly, I want the foundation to focus on things that other people aren't...

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Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner

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07/18/2014

Wealthy Should Be Encouraged Not To Start Giving Sooner Encouraging wealthy people to start giving away their money earlier in life "could ... with the intent of Atlantic's founder Chuck Feeney, the...

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Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

Release Date:

08/01/2014

... for Obamacare begins this fall, NY State should take steps to make the process for signing up more customer-friendly, ... James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation , in the...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

Release Date:

08/14/2014

... totaling €14.7 million (approximately $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with ... and CEO of the Atlantic Philanthrophies, said that the foundation ’s final grants, in Ireland...

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Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

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09/16/2014

George Soros, Founder and Chairman of Open Society Foundations, was listed as one of Brookings top politically influential billionaires.

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Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High

Release Date:

10/01/2014

... at the University of Michigan for the Russell Sage Foundation showed that, in 2013, the median American ...

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NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World

Release Date:

10/10/2014

NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World For most of ... changed in 2006 when his dad, Warren Buffett, announced to the world that he planned to...

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PNY Members Funding LGBT Senior Care

Release Date:

10/30/2014

... that America is aging, with the baby boomers starting to retire. And we also know that some groups, particularly ... I wrote about what the New York Community Trust was doing to help LGBT seniors. The PFund...

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How She Leads: Paula Luff, Hess Corporation

Release Date:

11/06/2014

... transform itself from an integrated oil-and-gas company to a pure exploration and production company. In 2013, Hess began to shed its downstream businesses, including its retail, ... of its sustainability...

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A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China

Release Date:

11/11/2014

... century. And why President Obama is making his second trip to China, starting today. Given what's at stake here, ... would be investing heavily in work that aims to ensure the best outcomes as China rises...