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Foundation Consortium Acquires Historic African American Photographic Archive

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07/25/2019

... African American Photographic Archive A consortium of four foundations — the Andrew W. Mellon , Ford , ... J. Paul Getty Trust — has announced the acquisition of an historic African-American photographic...

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Arts

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University of San Diego Chosen for The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge

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09/19/2019

University of San Diego Chosen for The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen ... SAN DIEGO, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of San Diego's Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge ... Ideas at Berkeley...

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Economic Security

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Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation

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05/11/2022

... the capacity, infrastructure, and equitable practices of nonprofit- and philanthropy-serving organizations, donor ... and public service. Sophy joined Surdna in 2017 as Grants Manager, was appointed Program...

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In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

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11/04/2015

In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation The Edna McConnell ... in shaping the foundation his parents founded and served as one of its first board members. Jim...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

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08/29/2017

... and hardship. We’ve seen that impulse in the case of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust which ... Hilton, and mother of Steven Hilton, the longtime former CEO of...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Health

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John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America

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12/15/2017

John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America Recent ... support for seniors, which remains small, even as the U.S. elderly population grows rapidly. The number of...

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Guardian Life Insurance of America Supports Dental Lifeline Network's Volunteer Dentist Recruitment Efforts

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02/17/2020

Guardian Life Insurance of America Supports Dental Lifeline Network's Volunteer ... Recruitment Efforts The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has awarded a $400,000 grant to Dental Lifeline ... and...

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12 Jan 2023

Philanthropic Purpose, Motivations, and Values - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, January 12, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... conversations about purpose, motivations, and values, as well as lead families through the process of revisiting or refreshing their existing purpose and shared ... change you wish to see in...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health

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04/20/2018

... world. It is also the world’s seventh-largest producer of carbon dioxide , making it a major contributor to air pollution. The environment shapes our health system as well: recent catastrophes have shown how...

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04 Aug 2022

BIPOC Communities' Response to Rising White Nationalism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, August 4, 2022 -

12:45pm to 2:00pm

... the mass murder was a "response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas." Many other instances of mass violence in recent ... moment is part of a long history of...

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15 Sep 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part II: Global Lessons in the Resistance Against Authoritarianism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, September 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... is at its best when we embrace the promise and potential of our multiracial democracy, casting aside the false ... and other communities has divided populations, serving as a precursor to a broader-scale loss...

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29 Sep 2016

501(c)4s - Increasing Your Impact with Creative Grantmaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... create and fund. This panel will discuss the advantages of using a combination of tools—investment capital, ... , Counsel, Alliance for Justice Stephen McConnell , President , Civic...

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Commentary from Century Foundation: TrumpCare Premium Increases Mapped

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06/01/2017

... older enrollees who, starting in 2018, could be charged as much as five times more than young adults for individual market ... fails to pass the AHCA. On his first day in office, President...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Prairie View A&M University $500,000 to Support African-American Studies Initiative

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09/14/2018

... has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) a grant of $500,000 to support its effort to establish an ... housed in its Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences. Inspired by...

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Burke Foundation Commits to Extend Two Service-Driven Scholarship Programs at Marquette University

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08/19/2019

... incorporate service to others, which is a key component of Jesuit higher education. Burke, founder and former president of Trek Corp., was a 1956 graduate of Marquette’s...

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14 May 2020

POSTPONED In-laws in Family Philanthropy- A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 14, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... leaders who have joined their family’s philanthropy as in-laws and how they have grown their own role and enjoyed working with their family, as well as navigated intergenerational dynamics...

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20 Oct 2021

Impact Investing, Picking Up Where Philanthropy Leaves Off

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

During this time of racial reckoning, foundations are increasingly interested in various forms of impact investing. Over time, this should translate into ... Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Deborah Velazquez...

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24 Sep 2014

IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 (All day) to Friday, September 26, 2014 (All day)

... for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP). Scheduled right after the United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), the Summit will continue the momentum of the UN event in fostering cultivation of...

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NoVo Executive Director Finds Correlation Between Domestic Violence and Other Violent Crimes in NYTimes Editorial

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02/04/2015

... their girlfriends and wives. In many cases, the charges of domestic violence were not taken seriously or were ... Chocolate cafe in Sydney, he had already been charged as an accessory to the murder of...

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