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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

... by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. Whether ... it involves...

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

... Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less Over the past year, the Skoll, ... solutions, but too often their structures, the way they fund...

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders Childcare ... for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap. In 2015, the Economic Policy Institute, a ... than in-...

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Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018

... documentary series, explores the unexpected journey to success of some of the world's most influential artists, ... BREAKING BIG explores the twists and turns on the road to thriving careers for some...

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Philanthropic Leaders Call for Protecting the Independence of Special Counsel Investigation

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11/20/2018

... It’s astoundingly rare for foundation leaders to make statements about national political issues, but yesterday, through the Democracy Fund , leaders of 42 major philanthropic organizations across the United...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Publication on Operating for Limited Life

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12/11/2018

... Limited Life A growing number of foundations are choosing to operate within a limited lifespan. While the reasons vary, ... must address specific questions as they develop a plan to implement this decision...

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Kristen Woolf joins EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation as Vice President of Programs

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03/20/2019

... includes eighteen years of developing optimal ways to channel resources to where they matter most, with a strong focus on at-risk ... Novo Foundation, Social Development Direct, the Malala Fund...

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Two Views on the Failure of Policing

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07/16/2015

... Failure of Policing Long before Eric Garner was choked to death by a police officer on Staten Island, or Michael ... departments in jurisdictions across the country, has begun to explore potential reforms. As...

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Aetna Foundation: Closing the Health Divide, One Community at a Time

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12/16/2015

... looking at something as simple as your address. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), your zip code is a ... on your health, than genetics. For example, look at the city of Boston. According...

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Century Foundation Quoted in Article on School Desegregation Lawsuit

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01/27/2016

... School Desegregation Lawsuit Alex Cruz-Guzman, who came to the United States from Mexico as a teenager, lives in a ... minority neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. Determined to provide his five children with...

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International Genome Research Partnership Uncovers Bed Bug Resistance to Pesticides (Sloan Foundation)

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02/03/2016

... Genome Research Partnership Uncovers Bed Bug Resistance to Pesticides (Sloan Foundation) The very thought of them ... Those bloodsucking bed bugs are endemic in every major city , and they’re very hard ...

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BNY Mellon Partners With Girls' Leadership Initiative on Stem Boot Camp

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08/02/2018

... United Nations Foundations is partnering with BNY Mellon to bring STEM boot camps to five cities, including Pittsburgh. In partnership with the ... a series of boot camps focused on how STEM can be used...

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Gender Justice

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Lack of Diversity Hurts Science: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Changing That

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06/10/2019

... the University of Florida but regularly leaves campus to take creepy, crawly things to kids in one of my city ’s lowest-income neighborhoods. A six-year-old ...

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29 Mar 2016

International Grantmakers Network: Brown Bag Lunch

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... all funders with interest in international grantmaking to an informal brown-bag lunch (bring your own lunch!) for ... Grantmakers Network – Hope Lyons of Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Yvonne Moore of Moore...

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... In 2012, Open Society spent more than $28 million to promote drug policy, criminal justice, human rights, access to information, and migration in the region. “Latin America ... in the world from blazing a path...

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Cheryl Green Rosario Named Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

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02/12/2015

... portfolios as the Director of Philanthropy. Prior to The American Express Foundation, Ms. Rosario led key ... “We are confident that Cheryl’s personal dedication to water safety, strong philanthropy and non-...

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Mariko Silver Named Next President and CEO of Luce Foundation

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04/22/2019

... his retirement after 16 years of leadership devoted to the foundation and its mission. She will take office on ... the iconic Commons building; quadrupled commitments to the endowment since 2013; and guided...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Block Museum of Art “Pop América, 1965 – 1975” Exhibition Made Possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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06/20/2019

... Foundation for the Visual Arts The Block Museum of Art announces its exhibition schedule for 2019 – 2020. Four ... around the globe. “Each of these exhibitions contributes to the recalibration of modernism’s...

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Mothers Out Front & Kelsey Wirth Win McNulty Prize for Mobilizing Bold Action on Climate

Release Date:

10/30/2019

... is mobilizing more than 32,000 women and their children to demand those in power at all levels of US government take ... issue now more than ever. If anything can move politicians to act, it's an...

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