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Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office

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10/28/2014

Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office The Ford Foundation ... as head of its Southern Africa office, which is based in Johannesburg and serves South Africa and the Southern...

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Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of Philanthropy

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08/10/2016

... consider the tension between its maker and its mission? In many cases, foundations wish to solve social problems like ... several leading thinkers to explore these questions in a wide-ranging discussion. Leah...

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Nina C. Robbins Chosen to Lead F.Y. Eye, Inc.

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01/19/2018

Nina C. Robbins Chosen to Lead F.Y. Eye, Inc. F.Y. Eye, Inc. announced today that ... C. Robbins, a civic-minded entrepreneur has been chosen to lead the organization’s efforts to communicate important ... no good...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

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10/28/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College ... which it can be held accountable. Today, only about one in three top-performing students from the bottom half of the .....

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Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.

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04/25/2016

Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at ... by the international community signifies a noteworthy step in its efforts to mount a unified stance against global ... climate...

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Rockefeller Family Fund Leads Summit To Oppose Pipelines In Georgia

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06/17/2016

Rockefeller Family Fund Leads Summit To Oppose Pipelines In Georgia Anti-pipeline activists from across the country met in Atlanta this week to talk strategy. The summit brought ... bedfellows joined forces this...

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NYS Health Foundation on the Learning and Listening That Lead to a Multi-Funder Collaboration

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06/30/2016

NYS Health Foundation on the Learning and Listening That Lead to a Multi-Funder Collaboration The Supreme Court’s ... New Yorkers to coverage. While many of our activities in this area can continue despite the...

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Bloomberg's Henning Explains Why Understanding Death Leads to Better Health

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08/23/2016

... the World Health Organization announced a new partner in its effort to combat noncommunicable diseases such as ... ministries of health understand what people are dying from in their countries. “The goal here...

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A Pioneer of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads the Way For Others

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05/23/2017

... the cocktail bar Coup–short for coup d’etat–opened in New York’s East Village in mid-April, promising to donate 100% of all profits to ... Cover costs, pay fair wages, and then donate rest in...

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Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave

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08/29/2017

Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave Excitement. Nervousness. Joy. Fear. ... or a small business. Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in...

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Research Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads To Passwords In Clothing

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11/02/2017

... By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads To Passwords In Clothing Want to wear your password on your sleeve? ... on the data-weaving experiment was presented last week in Quebec City at the Association for...

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Eero Simoncelli Leads New Center for Computational Neuroscience at The Simons Foundation

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01/26/2021

... (CCN) within the foundation’s Flatiron Institute in New York City. The new center, led by computational ... being asked in neuroscience. This research is sure to lead to some beautiful...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Elizabeth Knup to Lead Its China Office

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06/03/2013

... the appointment of Elizabeth D. Knup as head of its office in China, based in Beijing. Knup has led a distinguished ... and strengthen civil society. “I am deeply honored to lead the Ford...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Innocent Chukwuma to Lead Its West Africa Office

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01/01/2013

... Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Chukwuma will be based in the Ford Foundation’s office in Lagos and will oversee ... nonprofits in the Global South. “I am deeply honored to lead...

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Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition

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10/14/2014

... has poured nearly $80 million into research and advocacy in support of marijuana legalization and other rollbacks of ... ending criminal sentences for non-violent drug crimes. In a recent article in...

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Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

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04/06/2016

Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase ... vast resources and talented employees. Additionally, in her new role, Karen will oversee employee engagement and ... manage...

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New Board President Selected to Lead the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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07/11/2016

New Board President Selected to Lead the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation The Stella and ... and the Harvard Law School Venture Fund Advisory Group. In 2015, Ms. Butler Plum was selected as one of 50...

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... increased their grantmaking by 25 percent or more in 2016, earning them a place on Funders for LGBTQ ... Lesbian Foundation for Justice, already top funders in this space, also sizably increased their...

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Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance

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11/30/2015

Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Land ... the drive, innovation and collaborative spirit that will lead the Land Trust Alliance and the land trust community to...

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