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Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change

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08/21/2017

... Simons clan is best known for his math chops and science philanthropy . But heirs Nat and Liz Simons are taking the ... with the family’s philanthropic legacy lately, albeit in a different direction. We’ve...

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What Now? From Outrage to Action

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08/28/2017

... The Schott Foundation for Public Education What happened in Charlottesville is a national disgrace, but also a symptom ... another, and one whose lingering malady causes us to trade in policies and...

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At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.

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08/28/2017

At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More. As president ... one of the nation’s biggest and most unusual corporate- philanthropy operations. The charitable grant-making...

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Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas

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08/29/2017

... and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas Nonprofits in flood-ravaged South Texas are attracting millions of dollars in donations for relief efforts, much of it from corporate ... the intended recipient...

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Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?

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09/06/2017

... Business Save The World from Climate Change? "We are still in ." On June 5, with these four words a group of U.S. ... corporate America was not following suit. "We Are Still In " launched...

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Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving

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09/08/2017

... Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving In response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a growing number ... Hurricane Harvey, GlobalGiving reports a 139% increase in small and medium-sized companies...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

... on Adaptive Leadership This post explores whether philanthropy practitioners have used adaptive leadership, the ...

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Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity

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09/19/2017

... the three most generous donors among the 10 richest people in America, according to new analysis by The Chronicle of Philanthropy . Out of those three multibillionaires, the ... Melinda, have given 22 percent...

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NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight

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09/20/2017

NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight The NoVo Foundation recently announced ... efforts over four years, this fund embodies trust-based philanthropy in many ways. As part of our ongoing...

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

... at state universities. Prison inmates raise cattle in Kentucky, and they process ground meat and poultry in Florida. What are the costs of all these policies, and ... and Ashley Allen Carr, with a $500,000...

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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

... 100&Change competition began as an experiment in openness, in response to criticisms that the philanthropic sector is ... as our president Julia Stasch has said, “ philanthropy is best...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... Color Up Front We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy ’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of ... low-income women and LGBTQ people. Groundswell was founded in 2003...

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

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10/06/2017

... Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration? In addition to supporting artists in the many fields in which Rauschenberg worked, the ... in the evolving and red-hot...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing ... advance the best high-impact T1D commercial opportunities in partnership with venture and...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

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01/11/2018

... Child Development Over the last decade, some foundations in the Kindergarten-12th grade education space have ... echo the K-12 research-to-practice partnerships approach in the early childhood education (ECE)...

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John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum

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01/31/2018

... Commissioner touches on ESSA implementation, equity in education and policy opportunities in today’s political environment. Secretary King's Phil ... an evening Honoring the work of Janice Nittoli, a...

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Our Member-Supported Public Policy Fellowship Program Is Bearing Fruit

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04/04/2018

... Program Is Bearing Fruit A Message from the President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown Spring is the time of year ... fruitful initiative. The first fellow started in the summer of 2015, and a second...

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Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

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05/03/2018

... with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley RGV FOCUS leaders recently unveiled ... Valley students now match or outperform their Texas peers in nine out of 11 key indicators...

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Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces the Winners of Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

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05/17/2018

... by working with hundreds of cities to involve citizens in creative and effective ways. Underwritten by Bloomberg ...

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