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The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

By Liz Sak, Executive Director, Cricket Island Foundation When the financial crisis hit, foundations ... We all knew the recovery would take time, we just didn’ t know how long. According to recently released data...

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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and ...

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Ford Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

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03/19/2015

... by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , will help low and middle-income countries facing ...

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North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform

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03/24/2015

... on the left. The North Star Fund, a liberal activist foundation with ties to de Blasio, has launched a campaign to ...

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Justice Reform

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Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality

Release Date:

04/15/2015

... leaders are: Jane Waldfogel , who is the Compton Foundation Centennial Professor at Columbia School of Social ... many publications, she was co-author with Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danzinger...

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PNY News

PNY's 36th Annual Meeting Will Be a Critical Conversation on International Grantmaking

Release Date:

05/05/2015

... relevant insights for every member, regardless of their foundation ’s focus. Many members fund initiatives and ... with Leymah Gbowee , President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa and 2011 Nobel Peace...

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Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced

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05/11/2015

The prize is part of a $25 million partnership between the Pershing Square Foundation and Sohn Conference Foundation.

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How The Atlantic Philanthropies Changed Lives Through Building

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05/18/2015

Atlantic Philanthropies President, Christopher G. Oechsli, outlines the foundation's focus on capital projects.

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Rockefeller Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program

Release Date:

07/13/2015

... New Resilience AmeriCorps Program The Rockefeller Foundation announced their latest commitment to building ...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Mixed Views of PCPs Towards New Payment Models

Release Date:

08/14/2015

... Fund, the New York-based not-for-profit “private foundation that aims to promote a high performing healthcare ...

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Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide

Release Date:

08/17/2015

... their schools and communities. Created by the Verizon Foundation in partnership with the Technology Student ...

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Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code

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09/01/2015

... chief social corporate responsibility officer and Verizon Foundation president Rose Kirk and several other speakers in ...

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Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds

Release Date:

11/12/2015

... Glickman is the chief executive officer of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, which manages more than ...

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Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'

Release Date:

12/03/2015

... philanthropic partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , JPMorgan Chase, PayPal, and Coca-Cola have signed ...

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New National Standards for Principals Flow from Wallace Work

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... role. The standards are supported by The Wallace Foundation and were released by the Council of Chief State ...

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Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... is a first for Wall Street,” said Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation President Gary Hattem. “It’s really a historic ...

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In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan

Release Date:

01/25/2016

... trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York-based foundation noted for its commitment to pioneering projects in ...

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PHI Founder Steven Dawson Joins Pinkerton as a Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... Healthcare Institute (PHI), has joined The Pinkerton Foundation as a Visiting Fellow, Pinkerton President Richard ... position two years ago to bring fresh insights to the Foundation ’s staff and the...