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Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education

Release Date:

02/20/2019

... instrumental in developing. So far, Carnegie has put $4 million into the organization through the National Center for Civic Innovation at the Fund for the City of New York. “The quality of...

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How Evaluations Make Programs Stronger

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08/21/2014

By Michael D. Smith, Director of the Social Innovation Fund When funders invest in programs and organizations, ... by applying data and outcomes analysis in real time One foundation that has...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

03 Nov 2011

The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

10:00am to 2:00pm

... system? Is the Green Economy real? Can it really drive innovation and growth in our society or is it overstated and ... could allow us to rebuild meaningful partnerships as a foundation for our society rather...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

... which is backed with initial grants totaling $12 million from the Broad Foundation , Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Walton Family Foundation and an anonymous donor. It will focus on three ...

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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... Children Matter report gives a voice to the more than 2 million children in the United States who have, to varying ... Child Welfare League of America . Explore Details of the historic report. How this...

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01 Dec 2020

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This year, we will learn about the field ... field Presenters Nadia Alia , Director of Operations, The Tow Foundation...

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Q&A: Judith Rodin Makes An Impact On Investing And Giving

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11/02/2016

... say she is life-changing. As president of the Rockefeller Foundation since 2005, Rodin has helped bring philanthropy ...

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For philanthropy, racial equity isn't enough: Why we've moved to redistribution to address the racial wealth gap

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10/14/2021

... Decolonizing Wealth Project , and its corresponding fund , Liberated Capital , have been proud to help spearhead ... Capital made our first grants totaling more than $ 1 .7 million as part of...

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Data-Driven Gender Equality

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030 (SDG 1 ). To help fill data gaps, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has created a three-year, $80 million initiative to generate more...

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Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars

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02/05/2016

... for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1 ,000 Scholars As the Jonas Center for Nursing and ... to graduate nursing has already reached nearly $25 million – in grants to Jonas Scholars,...

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NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth

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09/12/2016

... produce documentary films. The money is the latest in $8 million in grants in six years for students' digital media projects from the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund , a donor collaborative housed in The...

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The New York Community Trust

Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

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10/25/2013

Philanthropy New York's Michael Remaley and the North Star Fund 's Hugh Hogan were quoted in a Crain's New York Business ... including private foundations and corporations gave $297 million for...

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Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers

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09/26/2016

... platform, eKutir Global, a finalist in the MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition (IIC) under the ‘new models’ ... competition is funded with support from The Rockefeller Foundation , the Joyce Foundation...

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Producers and Speakers: Money and Power in Post-Election America

... founding in 1999, Angela oversaw the Rockefeller Foundation ’s Domestic and Cultural divisions as a Senior ... that spearheaded the successful passage of the state’s historic Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in...

Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

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07/07/2015

... This piece originally appeared on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog . Is the influence of strategic ... to a wealthy middle-aged widower who donated several million dollars to a local nonprofit for a...

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Bessemer Trust

First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

Release Date:

12/12/2014

... The first “grand bargain” payment — $23.3 million dollars — was sent to two retirement systems this ... week as part of the city’s exit from bankruptcy. The Foundation for Detroit’s Future, a nonprofit created...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge Entry Helps Homeless Store Their Vital Documents Digitally

Release Date:

04/19/2018

... at The University of Texas, the City of Austin Office of Innovation , and Austin-Travis County EMS will be on hand to ... A grand prize winner of the competition will be awarded $5 million in October, with four...

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Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees

Release Date:

06/03/2016

... Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees ( June 1 , 2016, New York, NY ) The Fund for the City of New York ... said Dr. Paul L. Joskow, President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation . “...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... goals. Prizes have the potential to advance a foundation ’s mission in ways that can substantially augment ... they can raise public awareness of a cause, foster innovation , harness crowd-sourcing, and...

Research to Prevent Blindness Expands Career Development Award

Release Date:

06/24/2020

... RPB had awarded 203 CDAs (now at 219) at a cost of $40 million . Those award recipients went on to garner more than $ 1 billion in follow-on funding from the federal government, an astounding 25: 1...

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