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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... Susan Berresford, former President and CEO of the Ford Foundation ; Christine DeVita, President of The Wallace Foundation ; and Lance Lindblom, President and CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation...

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The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report

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05/02/2017

The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report CEP’s advisory services team and the Surdna Foundation partnered on the occasion of the foundation ’s centennial to produce a new...

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Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating Characteristics Affect Spending

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09/2012

... expense levels. It can help to inform policy debates and foundation practices. Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating ...

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How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work

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05/2010

... is at the very center of successful policy engagement for the foundations interviewed, which make use of ten ... , the Carnegie Corporation of New York , the Ford Foundation , and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund . How ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel

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04/04/2019

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel NEW YORK, NY — The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Nishka ... team. Monteiro retired after serving with...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the ... since 2006, has been elected as chair of the board...

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Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President

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01/25/2017

Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Names New President The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has recruited a new ...

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

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07/17/2013

The AARP Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million ... The new commitments bolster the national loan fund for Green House homes...

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

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03/2011

... E. Craig analyzes the shortcomings of the tax return form for private foundations and discusses how the 990-PF could be transformed into a more effective instrument for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector. Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the ...

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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities The billionaire on Monday ... of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as four other family...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration? In addition to ... in the many fields in which Rauschenberg worked, the foundation has taken the lead in the evolving and red-hot .....

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How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism

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09/05/2013

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë ... Company. If you haven't heard of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation , a New York City foundation that...

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Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders

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09/2014

... briefing paper,"Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004. Ten Keys ... – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders .....

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO

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01/20/2015

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces that William B. Petersen, Senior Vice ... president and investment committee in the search...

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MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge

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03/26/2015

MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge Insurance giant MetLife and its philanthropic arm the MetLife Foundation have always been laser focused on financial ...

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Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in ... an initiative to invest in affordable housing in Detroit. Foundation...

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Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away

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07/17/2017

Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That ... of those holdings would go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the rest to the four foundations controlled by ... week, were worth a...

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