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Three Key Roles Funders Can Play in a CEO Transition

Publication date:

04/2015

... transition—and help sustain the organization until a new leader is found. Through our experience with executive ... in helping the nonprofits they support navigate this phase of their organizations' lives. Three Key Roles Funders Can .....

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Selected as Fiscal Sponsor of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

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05/08/2015

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Selected as Fiscal Sponsor of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Rockefeller Philanthropy ... consulting services, has been selected to incubate the new My Brother’s...

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Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown

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07/15/2015

... Foundation is holding up aid to organizations in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government scrutinizes foreign donors viewed as meddling in domestic affairs, Reuters reports. New...

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Elmezzi Foundation Increases Funding for Free Queens Programs

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07/29/2015

... Foundation, based in Queens, is expanding its funding of programs in the western part of the borough. A gradual increase in its funding for ... allowing the foundation’s Adult Learning Center to offer ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind Backs Program to Assist Blind and Visually Impaired College Students

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08/17/2015

... Ally, a national nonprofit organization, has announced its new College Success Program, designed specifically for ...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking

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04/05/2016

... Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking A new research project by the Peace and Security Funders Group ... and stability, despite making up a very small percentage of total foundation giving. The...

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Economic Security

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

TX Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers

Release Date:

04/11/2016

... Evidence is building that the repeated reluctance of Texas lawmakers to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has “left behind millions of low-income Texans,” according to a new...

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Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes A new NYU Steinhardt study published in the journal AERA Open ... Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students...

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Century Foundation Report Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face

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05/18/2016

... Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face A new report from the Century Foundation considers the issue of "identity threat" and the way many low-income and minority .....

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Lawyer Seeking $22M in Final Dissolution of Irene Diamond Fund

Release Date:

05/20/2016

Lawyer Seeking $22M in Final Dissolution of Irene Diamond Fund A lawyer is trying to siphon a $22 ... the Manhattan philanthropist’s foundation charges in a new lawsuit. The Irene Diamond Fund — established by the...

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Aging

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Century Foundation Says States Are Wrong to Tie Higher Education Funding to Performance

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05/26/2016

... schools’ ability to retain and graduate students. But a new paper from the Century Foundation argues that such ...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship

Release Date:

07/08/2016

... $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a new four-year, $1 million grant from The Andrew W. ... Fellowship program. The grant builds on the...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $500K to UC Merced for Humanities Undergrad Research

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07/19/2016

... Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain valuable research ... into graduate studies and scholarly careers, thanks to a new program that will serve 60 students over...

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Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People

Release Date:

08/01/2016

... at Lincoln Center are teaming up to put jazz in the ears of thousands of urban school children across the globe. “Jazz for Young ... 9,000 students in 60 schools in five cities, including New...

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With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life

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08/02/2016

... Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life New research finds that airborne bacterial communities differ from one urban park to the next but those of parking lots are alike -- and differ...

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Health

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

Release Date:

08/05/2016

... Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces World of Dance' Series Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and ... Aires tango company...

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With Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 'Van Gogh at School' Launches Online Teaching Materials

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... lessons directly on a digiboard, or use elements of the available resources to create their own lessons. Van Gogh at School runs on LessonUp: a new digital tool especially developed to make teaching ...

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According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

Release Date:

08/17/2016

... McConnell Clark Foundation or earlier stage investors like New Profit have invested deeply in finding a small number of great philanthropic investments—but they have been ... world—and recent Bridgespan...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Many Hispanics, Poor Still Without Health Insurance

Release Date:

08/18/2016

... and younger adults are still likely to be uninsured, a new survey finds. The Commonwealth Fund report found that more than half of uninsured adults live in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Those states...

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