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Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps

Release Date:

06/28/2018

... as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps Emmett Carson, who in recent years raised billions of charitable dollars from some of the world’s most ... about a toxic workplace culture. "SVCF...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Rockefeller Family Fund Names Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty

Release Date:

07/02/2018

... Individual Liberty The Rockefeller Family Fund is pleased to announce that Julie Fernandes has joined the Fund as ... comes at a critical moment. She has a compelling set of experiences that are well-suited...

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Russell Sage Foundation Funded Research Connects Boosting Testosterone Levels To Men Preferring Luxury Goods

Release Date:

07/05/2018

... Funded Research Connects Boosting Testosterone Levels To Men Preferring Luxury Goods New findings from the largest study of its kind, led by Gideon Nave, an assistant marketing ... Wharton...

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With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery

Release Date:

08/15/2018

... Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery If you happen to have a box of spaghetti in your pantry, try this experiment: Pull out a single ...

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Rockefeller Foundation To Invest $20M To Electrify Rural India

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08/21/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation will invest $20 million in India over the next three years to increase energy access in the country’s rural areas, ... for last-mile electrification, she said ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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08 Aug 2019

Family Philanthropy Through Multiple Vehicles - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 8, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... What approaches are they using to address dilemmas of a unified versus...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

09 Apr 2019

Service for Impact - Effective Strategies in Aligning Employee Engagement and Business Priorities

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 -

8:45am to 11:00am

The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer...

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Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty

Release Date:

03/12/2019

Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty Four faculty members, ... including two from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering operated jointly by Georgia Tech...

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Education

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Markle Foundation’s Skillful Initiative Welcomes 35 Career Coaches From Indiana for its First Convening Governor’s Coaching Corps

Release Date:

03/19/2019

... career coaches from across Indiana for the first convening of the Skillful Governor’s Coaching Corps, an 8-month ... leadership development program. The program is designed to strengthen and support Indiana’s...

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Open Society Foundation Partners with Charles Koch Foundation to Launch Foreign Policy Think Tank

Release Date:

07/04/2019

... Society Foundation Partners with Charles Koch Foundation to Launch Foreign Policy Think Tank Two mega-philanthropists at opposite ends of the political spectrum — George Soros and Charles Koch ... war,"...

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17 Oct 2019

Exiting Responsibly: Making Wise Choices As You Wrap Up - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, October 17, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Being the non-family staff leader of a multi-generational family foundation is a privilege...

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Tata Power and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce Breakthrough Enterprise to Empower Million of Indians with Renewable Microgrid Electricity

Release Date:

11/04/2019

... Rockefeller Foundation Announce Breakthrough Enterprise to Empower Million of Indians with Renewable Microgrid Electricity Today, Tata ... which will address one of the most pervasive...

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Community Development

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More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

Publication date:

08/2020

... A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection includes recommendations for approaching demographic inquiry through a variety of written forms, as well as best practices and examples for collecting data in a way that ensures that historically excluded communities ...

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10 Nov 2020

Service for Impact - November 2020

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet community needs. The Service for...

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Network Building

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Corporate Funders

10 Nov 2022

Five Levers of Legacy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, November 10, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Historically, legacy in family philanthropy has been considered from a retrospective point...

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Issue-Based

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Family Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022

Release Date:

05/26/2022

Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage writes in the special issue: " Elizabeth Alexander...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Dr. Stephen Blacklow to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/01/2022

... Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Dr. Stephen Blacklow to Board of Trustees The Revson Foundation has announced Dr. Stephen ... between different cells induces growth and changes in cell...

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Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

Release Date:

09/20/2023

Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors The Arcus Foundation is delighted to announce that Claire Stryker, a philanthropist and ... and horse rescues, she has become deeply involved in and...

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20 Nov 2025

Making the Case for Supporting Immigrants in Your Grantmaking: A Messaging Toolkit for Funders - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, November 20, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members.* We know that funders face many challenges ... within their institutions for the value and importance of investing in...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Immigration

12 May 2026

Creating a Bold Vision: Rethinking Norms, Embracing Uncertainty - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... that often dominate family giving—and instead lean into new possibilities that emphasize...