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Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s

Release Date:

05/17/2014

... the most highly trained members in the industry’s work force, are on average right in the middle of the ... doctors’ salaries, according to an analysis performed for The New York Times by Compdata Surveys: $...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... Story, and incorporates knowledge from 13 years of work with school districts and from research on education ... units, including more than 25 activities, are intended for use by instructors and facilitators...

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The Wallace Foundation

11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

Release Date:

05/30/2014

... and programs that have the potential to expand opportunity for boys and young men of color. In response, 11 of ... John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Nathan Cummings...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran

Release Date:

06/18/2014

... Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. ... gave Ploughshares a one-year $500,000 grant specifically for its Iran program, with the goal...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash

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06/20/2014

Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz and Chair Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation's website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee, who died in a plane crash on June 13.

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21 Jul 2014

Demystifying Funder Transparency: Sharing Assessments

Monday, July 21, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... themselves all benefit when foundations make their work and their knowledge broadly accessible. However, it ... your foundation’s transparency practices. One avenue for funder transparency is sharing program...

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Voices Of Brooklyn Communities Helping Refine Foundation's New Strategy

Release Date:

07/02/2014

... Community Foundation, which already gets high marks for putting residents' voices at the forefront of its work , is taking that commitment to a new level. Through ... the pressing needs of its communities...

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Brooklyn Org

New Opportunities to Connect with Philanthropic Colleagues

Release Date:

07/16/2014

... options from the list below and pick those that are right for you. Now is the time to express your interest. 1. Join a ... direction. Several of these committees have openings for PNY members for...

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All Funders

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

Release Date:

07/17/2014

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Shriver Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help connect poor Americans with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty.

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

... named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure that no American working 40 hours .....

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Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors

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08/13/2014

... are awarded in recognition of outstanding mathematical work and the promise of future achievement. Medalists are ...

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Longtime Carnegie Associate Awarded Top Mathematics Medal

Release Date:

08/14/2014

... of Mathematics and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a longtime associate of ... prizes in the field of mathematics. Griffiths, whose work has stimulated a wide range of...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

Release Date:

08/14/2014

... legacy and the ability of the foundation to do its work .” The filing is likely to extend the long-running feud ...

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

Release Date:

08/28/2014

... Executives’ Alliance, a group of foundation leaders who work on projects aimed at improving the lives of young ...

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Ford Foundation

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

Release Date:

09/24/2014

... over the next seven years to support nonprofits that work with teenagers in writing and performance. The money ... a robust website with online training and other resources for capacity-building for...

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Ford Foundation

NYCT, NoVo on Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs

Release Date:

09/29/2014

... and donors preferring shelters and other services for people who have been abused, little money goes to ...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Our Common Purpose: The Struggle for True Democracy and Equal Rights

Release Date:

10/03/2014

by Jeff Clements, Co-Founder & Board Chair, Free Speech for People and President, The Clements Foundation The ... McGhee ( Demos ), and Julia Ho ( Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment or MORE ) at...

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The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... York This post was written as a Letter to the Editor for recent New York Times op-ed, " A Better Way to Encourage ... foundations to live in perpetuity, so that their good work does not artificially come...