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Simons Foundation Sponsors "The Eternal Sky," A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory

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03/09/2017

... Building the Simons Observatory High in the mountains of Chile, the hardscrabble landscape of the Atacama Desert ... Kellner documents the development and construction of the new...

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Novo Foundation Partners With Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium to Support Growing Movement for Black Girls in the Southeastern U.S.

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10/16/2018

... Southeastern U.S. The NoVo Foundation today announced a new partnership with the Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium, a new collective of funders, activists and community leaders...

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Gender Justice

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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

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08/02/2019

... scaffolds construct in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome mining. ... classes.” Scientists could use these chemicals as next-generation...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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The Burke Foundation Awards Support to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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01/21/2021

... Burke Foundation awarded $2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to non-profit organizations in New Jersey working to improve prenatal and child health. New ... of Social...

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Children, Youth and Families

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20 Oct 2016

Community Foundation’s Role Among a Family’s Professional Advisors - Webinar

Thursday, October 20, 2016 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... philanthropic families use multiple vehicles and a range of professional advisors to realize their mission and goals ... foundation understand its role within that “team” of support? What are ways that...

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05 Apr 2021

Snack and Chat: Making the Most of Virtual Site Visits

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3:00pm to 4:00pm

... virtual site visits Presenters Jennifer Negron , Program Officer , Pinkerton Foundation Designed for All interested funders, regardless of roles at your foundation. What to expect: roundtable ... in and click...

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23 Sep 2021

Advancing Social Connections for All - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging and Grantmakers in Health

Thursday, September 23, 2021 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

In recent decades, older people and people of all ages have experienced soaring rates of social isolation, with profound impacts on health and ... socially connected communities Speakers Amy Gorn , Program...

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Aging

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Betsy Edasery Appointed Philanthropy Analyst at TCC Group

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08/22/2013

... team. She has extensive experience working for a range of organizations in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. ... — a collaborative of 22 of the largest foundations and ...

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Lawmakers Respond to Century Foundation's "Covert For-Profit" Report, Ask for Immediate Action

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10/28/2015

... whip Richard Durbin (IL) sent a letter to Department of Education secretary Arne Duncan and Internal Revenue ... possibly fraudulent for-profit education companies: “ As the agencies responsible for granting...

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The Century Foundation

Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector

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09/08/2017

... Models in the Nonprofit Sector In talking with the leaders of nonprofit organizations across the sector, there is a single truism that undergirds all of our conversations: limits on overhead create a pressure...

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Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

... the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment , saying it generated a return ... tax returns for 2016 was 7.24, according to Foundation Financial Research, a start-up...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants

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01/11/2018

... to five national organizations to strengthen the field of impact investing. The five grants complete a special ... to advance its social justice mission and grow the field. As one of the...

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Newman’s Own Saved from Major Tax Hit

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02/12/2018

... Own Foundation and similar organizations from potential financial ruin, they said. "Newman’s Own Foundation is a ... said the senators. "The foundation is a significant source of support for...

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MasterCard Foundation Commits 100 million to Projects Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy

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04/16/2018

... Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy Africa has one of the world’s highest unemployment rates, particularly for young adults. This problem is part of a larger global demographic bulge—or time bomb, some .....

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Report from Commonwealth Fund Finds Patient Worry About Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs at All-Time High

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05/17/2018

Report from Commonwealth Fund Finds Patient Worry About Out- of -Pocket Healthcare Costs at All-Time High Few patients are confident they can afford an expensive medical bill, as high out- of -...

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George Soros Outlines His Plan to Save Europe

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05/29/2018

... offered a three-point plan in order to preserve the status of the European Union. Europe's alliance has been under strain as bigger more powerful countries demand that those with ... countries that were...

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Journalism Needs to Reinvent Itself: A Q&A with OSF’s Maria Teresa Ronderos

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09/19/2018

... philanthropies with limited resources act to stem the tide of a global recession in independent journalism? In recent ... much space for news and information that only 13 percent of the world’s population now...

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18 Apr 2019

Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes or Going All In- A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... social or governance return above and beyond a strictly financial return – can be a particularly valuable tool for ... with their grantmaking mission. An increasing number of giving families are exploring...

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Amalgamated Foundation Launches the Frontline Workers Fund in Response to COVID-19

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04/01/2020

... Bank has supported workers through difficult periods of history. The COVID-19 crisis is no different and is a ... Workers Fund. The Fund is specifically designed to provide financial support to those critical...

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