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Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller...

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Fate of Detroit’s “Grand Bargain” In Hands Of City Workers, Pensioners

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06/20/2014

... said. "This is unprecedented in the history of American philanthropy that this number of major institutions would be .....

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Bipartisan Report Warns of Extreme Threat to Economy From Global Warming

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06/24/2014

A new report, "Risky Business," funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies, warns that more than a million homes and businesses along the nation’s coasts could flood repeatedly before ultimately being destroyed.

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In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth

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07/13/2014

... to Bruce McNamer, chief executive. The Chronicle of Philanthropy also reports this shift is taking place rapidly, ...

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Howard Gilman Foundation Appoints Anna Campbell to Program Officer

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01/06/2015

... programs throughout that state. Prior to her work in philanthropy , Anna was a professional ballerina. “We are ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Profiled in Rolling Stone

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01/16/2015

... reason for divestment," Wayne says. RBF's business is philanthropy . It was determined not to damage its portfolio. .....

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Life and Work of Robert Rauschenberg Profiled in NYTimes

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06/04/2015

... center and headquarters, which now administers a global philanthropy program, in line with Rauschenberg’s ...

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BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work

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11/06/2015

Impact investing—using private funds to achieve social benefits along with financial returns—has been growing over the past five years, and the Pay for Success approach shows promise.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New VP of Programs Kaberi Banerjee Murthy

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12/02/2015

Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Kaberi Banerjee Murthy as the organization’s new Vice President of Programs.

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Westchester Community Foundation Names Tara Seeley as New Program Officer

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02/02/2016

... Foundation, she was profiled in the Center for Effective Philanthropy ’s research report, "Working with Grantees: .....

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits

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02/11/2016

... Impact Award from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy . It also helped inspire our generous donors to ...

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Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget

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02/11/2016

... to community-based solutions that partner government with philanthropy and corporations to create pathways to economic ...

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Flying the Colors: Empire State Building Lights to Honor Jonas Center

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03/17/2016

... art collection to establish a first-of-its-kind nursing philanthropy . That humble idea has blossomed to become the ...

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09 Jun 2016

"The Trans List" - A Special Film Sneak Preview

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5:00pm to 8:00pm

... attorney for the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project. Designed for Philanthropy New York members and their guests. .....

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Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

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12/09/2016

ArtPlace America, a public-private partnership that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development, has announced grants totaling $11 million to twenty-nine creative placemaking projects in...