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What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

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08/2015

Increasing numbers of grantmakers are opting for a spend-down strategy - meaning they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited ... to "give while living" and be personally involved in their philanthropy . Others see spending down or sunsetting as a way .....

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In Time Magazine, Ford’s Walker Says Giving Back Is a Birthright

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06/30/2016

... and borderless virtue, dating at least to the dawn of religious teaching. Philanthropy as we understand it today, however, is a ... like Buffett, Gates and Zuckerberg, the tradition of giving...

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Bessemer Trust's Paul Connolly Wants Better Advice for Wealthy Donors

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01/04/2017

... uncertain what the Trump administration’s influence on philanthropy will be. But the odds are good that the number of huge gifts to nonprofits in America will continue to ...

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David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' Endowments

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03/27/2017

... Death Increases Foundations' Endowments With the death of David Rockefeller, the fund he created with his siblings in 1940 will be catapulted into philanthropy ’s exclusive billion-dollar club. The .....

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Good Jobs, Good Pay: How JPMorgan Chase Seeks to Boost Youth Employment in the South Bronx

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05/18/2017

... last year, there's a reason we watch JPMorgan Chase's philanthropy so closely. Another reason: Its grantmaking in .....

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04 Nov 2015

Dear Board...Are You Reading This?

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... decide on the major polices, goals and governance of the organization. In order to effectively exercise that ... to know to fulfill their advisory responsibility? What staff in the organization is best...

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What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

Release Date:

08/05/2019

... Sam Marks, Chief Executive Officer, FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Donor Advised Funds have caught the ... of the investment cycle. In short, the DAF sector of philanthropy...

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Citi Foundation Pledges $10 Million To "My Brother's Keeper"

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07/21/2014

... Pledges $10 Million To "My Brother's Keeper" As part of a group of funders making additional commitments to the White House's ... initiative, Citi Foundation will provide $10 million over...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Confidence Index Finds that National Debt is Top Priority for Voters

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09/30/2014

... September Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and ... an issue the President and Congress must focus on -- 85% of voters want Washington to spend...

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Giving Thanks for What's Right With Our Health System

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11/26/2014

... Thanks for What's Right With Our Health System Those of us working to improve the health system sometimes joke that at least we'll never be out of a job, because there's always so much more that...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funds Heart Attack Care in the Rural Midwest

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02/09/2015

... has received a $4.6 million grant award to enhance systems of care, save lives, and improve outcomes for heart attack ... Lifeline. Mission: Lifeline will be implemented over three years, launching today, in...

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Palette Fund Helps Launch TRUTH Campaign to Spur Storytelling Movement for Trans Youth

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08/05/2015

... “When my daughter first came out as transgender almost three years ago, my wife and I had a hard time finding ... resources around trans issues and instead saw a lot of stigma and misinformation,” says Ramon...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) and the University of Michigan's ArtsEngine program have received an $800,000 ... Supporting Practice in Arts, Research and Curricula, a three -year initiative that...

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Foundation for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants

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09/10/2015

... for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants Research on the children of immigrants shows ... social consequences for immigrants...

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The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far

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10/05/2015

... a Latina mother in Illinois named Natasha Felix sent her three sons, ages 11, 9, and 5, out to play with a visiting ... hotline, and Felix received a visit from the Department of Children and Family Services...

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Survey from Thomson Reuters Foundation and Rockefeller: Can You Have Children and a Career?

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10/19/2015

... Can You Have Children and a Career? Almost half of women in the G20 are confident that having children won't ... Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation found 47 percent of more than 9 500 women were...

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Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States

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12/09/2015

... State Health System Performance finds. The 2015 edition of the state scorecard—the first one in the series to reflect a full year of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance ... declined in nearly all states...

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F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century

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06/08/2016

... (and that includes the U.S. economy) has felt the effects of three related long-term trends, widely reported and acknowledged. They are: first, a weakening of the pull of...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Partners with Yale to Study Why It's So Hard to Connect Health to Social Factors

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09/29/2016

... Why It's So Hard to Connect Health to Social Factors One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act is to focus more on population ... stable housing, clean air and violence-free neighborhoods. Three...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds U.S. Healthcare System Failing High-Need Patients

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... is failing patients with complex medical needs, many of whom struggle to access the coordinated medical, ... brief from the Commonwealth Fund finds. Based on a survey of more than three...

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