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COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving

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10/19/2015

... that promote and encourage charitable giving. The is part of the Council on Foundations' work to revive the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate. The briefing will also emphasize the importance...

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Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth

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01/08/2016

... Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth Aging out of foster care can be a difficult process. With little ... the case for former foster youth. With average income of only $470 a month, and statistically...

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Jane Forbes Clark of Clark Foundation Speaks at Baseball Hall of Fame on Family Legacy and Generosity

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01/11/2016

Jane Forbes Clark of Clark Foundation Speaks at Baseball Hall of Fame on Family Legacy and Generosity A crowd of more ... asked if it was fair to say her family's generosity and ...

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Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day

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05/02/2016

... Day Recent years have seen a gradual but marked shift in philanthropy , from a traditional emphasis on program- or ... management infrastructure in addition to (and in support of ) delivering programs. The Clark...

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F.B. Heron's Clara Miller on Changing Operating Models to Expand Effectiveness and Impact

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06/10/2016

... out on Heron’s current journey, we did so with the idea of building incentives into our own operating model that ... As noted above, we realized that the strict segregation of “giving grants” (program side)...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

... ever there were a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy , it's fighting blindness. Losing sight is a ... affect more than 10 million Americans. Worldwide, a range of efforts have sought to...

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Conrad Hilton Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Noted Among Philanthropic Heroes of Refugee Crisis

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05/24/2017

... Niarchos Foundation Noted Among Philanthropic Heroes of Refugee Crisis The Syrian conflict is now in its seventh ... and 13.5 million people in Syria in desperate need of help. But as we've observed often...

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Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"

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06/01/2017

... Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty" America’s suburbs are enduring a crisis of poverty. Nearly 17 million Americans live in poverty in ... of that in...

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Ford Foundation Supports 'Groundtruth Project' For In-Depth International Reporting

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06/05/2017

... emerging correspondents, including photographers. But most of those bureaus have closed, leaving emerging journalists on ... with a mission to support emerging journalists in pursuit of stories all over the...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing

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06/07/2017

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing When it comes to bank philanthropy , the biggest story over the past several years is the massive outpouring of...

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Pershing Square, Ford, Open Society Among Funders of Measures for Justice, Putting Data to Better Use

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08/10/2017

Pershing Square, Ford, Open Society Among Funders of Measures for Justice, Putting Data to Better Use The world of crowded jails, tense courtrooms, and cops on the beat is a ... inclined to agree. In fact, some...

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NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening

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08/17/2017

NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening NPQ has written in the past about the ... Over the years, they have lived out their philosophy of being guided by those most affected by the challenges .....

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Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas

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08/29/2017

Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to ... in flood-ravaged South Texas are attracting millions of dollars in donations for relief efforts, much of it from ... the intended...

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Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?

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09/06/2017

... are still in." On June 5, with these four words a group of U.S. businesses and investors with a combined annual revenue of $1.4 trillion sent a powerful message to the world: U.S. ... Google, Apple, Nike...

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Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving

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09/08/2017

Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, ... response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a growing number of companies are choosing to support locally driven relief ... and in the...

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After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

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09/25/2017

... California. Early in Mother Nature’s most recent season of discontent, donations from everyday folks and Fortune 500 ... contributions continue? Bob Ottenhoff is president and CEO of the Center for Disaster...

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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

... focused on impact, and too risk averse. Instead of an introspective process, by which we would decide on an ... period, because we believe that there are some categories of problems that can be solved if they...

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Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

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05/03/2018

... now match or outperform their Texas peers in nine out of 11 key indicators – from high school graduation rates, ... for area students. Educate Texas, an educational arm of Dallas-based Communities Foundation...

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