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For Jobseekers: Facts About the Sector

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04/2014

... of the intricacies within the sector. According to the Foundation Center, in 2009 there were a reported 76,545 ... 71% came from independent foundations 9% came from community foundations 10% came from corporate foundations 10% ... from within Almost 40% of CEOs/CGOs have held that job for at least 10 years Half of the respondents reported no ...

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

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02/19/2015

by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Presidents, The NoVo Foundation This post originally appeared in the Chronicle ... is almost never discussed in our sector. In the race for philanthropic impact, we’ve got our...

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16 May 2012

Understanding the Rules of Engagement: Advocacy in an Election Season

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... are far narrower than required by law. Restrictions in foundation grant agreements that impose limits not required ... the grantmaker without unnecessarily limiting flexibility for the grantee? Sean Delany, an...

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01 Feb 2012

A Spike Lee Retrospective - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of a ... Orlando Bagwell , (Moderator), Director, JustFilms, Ford Foundation . Who Should Attend Funders, nonprofit colleagues, ...

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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

Release Date:

06/18/2014

... Feeney with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy. “It’s a real honor to talk about a ... Duty Free to what became the Atlantic Philanthropies, his foundation . By the time Atlantic...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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How Bloomberg is Still Changing the Way Cities Operate

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03/30/2015

... while he was still serving as mayor of New York City. His foundation sought to spread an entrepreneurial spirit to ... percent in key commercial corridors. Atlanta found housing for almost a quarter of its...

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Community Development

Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

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03/28/2016

... When former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his foundation was awarding $5 million to launch Providence's .....

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Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty

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01/12/2017

... Cities Accelerator, a partnership between The Rockefeller Foundation and Unreasonable Institute, has awarded $1 million ...

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Economic Security

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Four Scientists Named 2017 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution

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05/12/2017

... in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution The Simons Foundation has named four scientists as 2017 Simons Early ... in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution. The three-year awards are intended to help launch...

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Science

Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018

... Series On Friday, June 15, 2018, PBS will premiere Ford Foundation funded BREAKING BIG, a 12-episode documentary ... the twists and turns on the road to thriving careers for some notable figures in various...

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Arts

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09 Dec 2010

Shareholder Activism: Changing Corporate Behavior

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... York Members Briefing , sponsored by The Nathan Cummings Foundation , Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , The Overbrook ... child labor each year, they often overlook another avenue for change...

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PhilTV This Week: Feb. 24, 2017

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02/24/2017

PhilTV This Week: Feb. 24, 2017 Mellon Foundation Features Harlem Studio Museum Director on How Art ...

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Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint

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06/22/2018

... Review Triggered by Employee Complaint The Rockefeller Foundation earlier this year hired outside counsel to review ... Rajiv Shah mismanaged staff and steered contracts and grants to individuals with close...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Assessing the Impact: General Operating Support Vol. 2

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10/2008

A Grantmakers for Effective Organizations presentation of two approaches ... in assessing the impact of general operating support grants : one that emphasizes pre-grant assessment and one that ...

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13 Oct 2010

Bill Moyers Interviews Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava: Working Towards Progressive Reform and Social Justice

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 -

4:30pm to 6:30pm

... Wine-and-cheese reception Join your colleagues for an informal interview with Gara LaMarche, CEO of The ... and Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Center for Community Change,...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Names Joseph Pierson New Chair of the Board of Trustees

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07/12/2022

... starring Zrinka Cvitešić and Rade Šerbedžija, won awards for Best Short and Best of the Festival at the 2020 East ... work in support of democracy, peacebuilding, sustainable development , and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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29 May 2025

Budget Reconciliation and the Charitable Sector - A Joint Webinar

Thursday, May 29, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... early on May 22 could be particularly damaging for our organizations and the people we serve. How would the ... impact charitable giving, grantmaking, and the nonprofit workforce ? And how can organizations...

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