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Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities

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04/10/2017

... by Paul Mellon and his sister, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, merged to form the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which has steadfastly kept up the family’s commitment to the liberal arts. Today, with funding for NEA and NEH...

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Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist

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09/05/2017

Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist The chief ... research budget, which funds, among other things, research to help farmers and ranchers adapt to climate...

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Food Systems

Will the Trump Era Transform the School Lunch?

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09/06/2017

... drastically reduced. Portion sizes shrank. Lunch trays had to hold more fruits and vegetables. Snacks and food sold for fund -raising had to be healthier. . . Will the Trump Era Transform the...

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Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program

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09/11/2017

Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program President Trump appears to be in the mood to make deals with Democrats — and Democrats see an ...

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Immigration

The Questionable Ethic of an Opt-Out for Recurring Donations: A Caution for Nonprofits

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09/15/2017

... fact that the nonprofit in question here is the Committee to Defend the President; its practice of automatically ... signing donors up for recurring donations has, according to BuzzFeed News, landed it in...

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Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September

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09/18/2017

Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September Senate Republican ... leaders seem increasingly focused on reviving their effort to undo the Affordable Care Act...

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Health

MTA May Cut Back On $836M Emergency Subway Repair Work If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up

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09/28/2017

... subway fix may be in a bit of a fix. An ambitious MTA plan to rescue the subway from collapse may get scaled back for ... tell transit agency board members next month how he plans to pay for his $836 million...

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Community Development

Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII

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10/03/2017

Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII The Geneva lawyer for the heirs ... they are “absolutely delighted” about a hard-won deal to recover from a Swiss town a 19th-century painting by ... 80,...

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Arts

A Green Bond Primer: Overview of a Rapidly Evolving Market

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10/10/2017

... and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions to generate sustainable returns and better manage risk. On a human level, it means incorporating the desire to make a difference in the world into the...

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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package Despite opposition from ... a $36.5 billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of ... hurricanes and...

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Report on Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census

Release Date:

06/29/2018

... dollars of federal funding for programs that are critical to family stability and opportunity.... The Annie E. Casey ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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29 Sep 2016

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

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... increasingly requiring advocacy and creative collaboration to achieve its goals. Funders, investors, and social ... and being creative with the vehicles they create and fund . This panel will discuss the...

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PhilTV This Week Dec 1 Features Ford, Rockefeller, Pershing Square, Bloomberg, Open Society Foundations and More

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12/01/2016

... Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy Rockefeller Family Fund Calls ExxonMobil’s Conduct ‘Morally Reprehensible’ .....

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

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08/29/2017

... the Conrad Hilton Foundation’s burgeoning contribution to research on multiple sclerosis. Marilyn Hilton—the wife ... personal backstory explains how the Hilton Foundation came to devote funding to...

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George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations

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10/18/2017

George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations George Soros, the billionaire hedge fund manager and a major Democratic donor, has given $18 billion to his Open Society Foundations,...

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11 Oct 2018

Advocacy Guidance for Nonprofits and Foundations - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, October 11, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... speakers from Alliance for Justice and RESULTS Educational Fund for insightful...

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14 Mar 2019

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 14, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment...

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10 Jun 2021

Building a Social Impact Strategy and Approach - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 10, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... identify the appropriate partners. And how you fund matters just as much as what you...

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16 Oct 2019

Reimagining the Council on Foundations: A Visioning Session With Kathleen Enright

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... for philanthropy? And how can the Council on Foundations support its members and the field to be a strong and trusted partner in advancing the greater ... on Foundations, for an interactive visioning session...

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