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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/12/2014

... Philanthropy, an article featuring the Rockefeller Foundation in The Atlantic. Last month, readers of the ... of the nonprofit world, were treated to a memorable op-ed. It was written by John Arnold, a 40-year...

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A Coalition to Move de Blasio Along on Bus Rapid Transit

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06/09/2014

... Development, which has joined with the Rockefeller Foundation , the Working Families Party, the Transport Workers ...

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Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... Facing Latino Youth A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and ...

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

Release Date:

07/09/2014

... Support To Feed More Children The Morgan Stanley Foundation is awarding more than $1 million in grants to ...

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Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative

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07/09/2014

... College has received $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a major new academic initiative: Barnard ...

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Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

Release Date:

08/01/2014

... James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation , in the Huffington Post. As the state moves ahead ... New York even more successful." His suggestions: Make it easy to determine...

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Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High

Release Date:

10/01/2014

... at the University of Michigan for the Russell Sage Foundation showed that, in 2013, the median American ...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

Release Date:

10/02/2014

... about a particular subject.” For 37 years, the SIFMA Foundation has sponsored one of the most popular and ...

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Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

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10/09/2014

... racial justice among Baptists. The grant from the Arcus Foundation , a charity that supports organizations that ... initiative. Alliance member Cody Sanders said it will begin with short-term projects setting a...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia

Release Date:

10/21/2014

... to orphaned and abandoned children, announced today that it has received a $1.6 million grant from The Leona M. and ... primary school studies. Sadly, without this educational foundation , the prospects for...

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How She Leads: Paula Luff, Hess Corporation

Release Date:

11/06/2014

... of its sustainability disclosures. Hess has a solid foundation for that, having published GRI-compliant, assured ...

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A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China

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11/11/2014

Funders like Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund have increased giving in China over the past decade.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

08 Dec 2014

New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters - Webinar

Monday, December 8, 2014 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... partnership with New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters - Webinar ...

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Valerie S. Peltier Elected Chairman of The New York Community Trust

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... Committee, the governing board of the 90-year-old foundation dedicated to improving New York. Peltier ... in assets, is one of New York's largest grantmakers. It gave $141 million to nonprofits last year...

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GIH Elects Jacqueline Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors

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12/04/2014

... Garcel is Vice President of the New York State Health Foundation and plays a central role in developing program ...

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24 Mar 2015

Administrative Relief and Philanthropy Webinar Series - Making the Case for Immigrant-Related Grantmaking: A Funder Conversation on Messaging and Communication Strategies that Work

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... the case to support immigrant-related work within your foundation ? Wondering how other funders are connecting ... different contexts. Practical strategies for approaching foundation leadership on these issues—...

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Metlife Launches ‘The Financial Inclusion Challenge’ to Improve Financial Access in Asia

Release Date:

03/20/2015

... percent. Recognizing the scale of this problem, MetLife Foundation has announced its exclusive sponsorship and launch of “The Financial Inclusion Challenge” in Asia. It is a two-year global project designed to...