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The Rockefeller Foundation, Moore Foundation Join Fund for Shared Insight

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11/10/2015

... have both signed on to support its efforts to improve philanthropy . Launched just over a year ago, Fund for ... financial and other resources to make grants to improve philanthropy . Shared Insight emerged from...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Arabella Advisors Hires Managing Director of Advocacy, Scott Nielsen

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02/04/2016

... worked as a program officer at the John D. and Catherine T . MacArthur Foundation and run his own advocacy consulting firm, Scott has written widely about philanthropy . In his first Arabella blog post, Scott...

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PhilTV This Week: Feb. 24, 2017

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02/24/2017

... Director on How Art Helps Us Understand Diversity William T . Grant and Sloan Foundations Support Study That Finds Good ...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region

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03/30/2018

... around battered communities. It can be difficult for philanthropy , often based in wealthy coastal cities, to ... to say, however, that funders based in those areas aren’ t doing a great deal to close the gap...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Prudential Foundation Joins Donors Pool $40 Million to Light a Fire Under Pay-for-Success Programs

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05/14/2018

... institutional investor with a social mission, and a philanthropy that’s bringing some risk protection," she .....

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Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint

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06/22/2018

... Foundation is one of the biggest and most prominent in philanthropy . Shah, who served as director of USAID under ...

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Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio’s OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection

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10/29/2018

Their first joint project showcases findings from expedition into first-ever U.S. national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean and highlights the importance of marine monument protection

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14 Jun 2011

Speaker's Bio: Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., MPH

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm

Dr. Nirav R. Shah is the 15th New York State Commissioner of Health. As Commissioner, Dr. Shah oversees the administration of the state’s public health insurance programs, which provide health care to 5 million New Yorkers. He leads a major...

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Dale C. Christensen, Jr. Elected to Board of United Hospital Fund

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11/01/2013

Dale C. Christensen, Jr., a partner in Seward & Kissel’s Litigation Group and a trustee of Lutheran Healthcare, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the United Hospital Fund.

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Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

The Ford Foundation has announced the election of Lourdes Lopez to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Lopez will be the first artist to join the foundation’s Board of Trustees. Lopez is the artistic director of Miami City Ballet and...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

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11/07/2014

Leon Levy Foundation president, John W. Bernstein, will join Ford Foundation as its new COO in January 2015.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stavros Niarchos & Leon Levy Foundations Supported Research Finds Common Cerebral White Matter Abnormalities in Children with Autistic Traits

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09/06/2017

Researchers in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine found structural abnormalities in the brain's white matter match up consistently with the severity of autistic symptoms not only in children with autism...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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American Liver Foundation Elects Nicholas DeRoma as Chairman to its Board

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10/13/2017

The American Liver Foundation (ALF) announced today the appointment of Nicholas DeRoma as the new chairman of the ALF’s National Board of Directors.

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Pursuing Adequate Funding of Community Colleges

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10/25/2018

As institutions that serve all students regardless of background and preparation and are located close to where students live and work, community colleges are pivotal in efforts to reduce economic inequality and restore the American Dream—but can...

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The Education Foundation of America Announces Two New Staff Members

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04/29/2019

The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) is happy to announce that we are welcoming two new staff members this spring.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports UC San Diego to Study Crohn’s Disease

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05/11/2019

... the chances he or she will be prescribed a drug that won’ t work or might have negative side effects,” said Ghosh. ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Two Esteemed Leaders to Board of Trustees

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11/21/2019

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda, an initiative of Partners In Health. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd.,...

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UJA-Federation of New York and Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Announce Mitchell D. Silber As New Executive Director of the Community Security Initiative

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01/07/2020

... provide professional guidance and training to synagogues, schools , and other Jewish organizations in order to best ... professionals in synagogues, Jewish community centers, and schools . Silber will work...

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Altman Foundation Welcomes New Trustee, Lisa Hinds

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05/19/2020

Lisa Hinds is a Senior Vice President at EnTrust Global, one of the world’s largest hedge fund investors. With over $19 billion in assets, she manages the endowment and foundation channel for all alternative investment products, globally.

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