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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... of the funds raised went to the D.C. Public Education Fund , which was created in 2007 to support reform efforts in ... or to organizations, including the New Schools Venture Fund , that support charter schools...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations

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09/03/2015

... jazz and theatre. As recipients of grants from DDCF’s Fund for National Projects, these organizations are empowered ...

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Staying True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave

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09/21/2015

... after New York lawyer Sherman Day established a charitable fund to help poor and elderly married couples in the city continue living together, the fund ’s officers had to admit they were stumped. Times .....

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A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field

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08/24/2016

... Another Big STEM Diversity Give, This One Backed By Hedge Fund Wealth Diversifying the pool of STEM students and ... Smith gave $50 million to his alma mater Cornell to help fund scholarships and fellowships...

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PhilTV This Week Jan 20

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01/20/2017

PhilTV This Week Jan 20 Featuring: Milbank Memorial Fund , Open Society Foundations, Mastercard, Ford, Blaustein, ...

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Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

... Daphne Foundation, the New York Foundation, the North Star Fund , the Open Society Foundations, the Proteus Fund , and the Trinity Church Parish Grants Program—provided ...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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03/15/2010

... Smith Noyes Foundation, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , and The Elmezzi Fund —which focused on ways that the public, private, and ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty

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08/07/2013

The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.3 Million in Support of Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Theatre Fields

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10/09/2013

... national arts organizations were awarded through DDCF's Fund for National Projects and are designed to strengthen the ... nine national arts organizations. Awarded through DDCF's Fund for National...

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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

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12/02/2013

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation President Nancy Roob shares with the Stanford Social Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works.

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 10-Fold Increase in Grant Distributions

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07/25/2014

... in Grant Distributions Brooklyn Community Foundation fund holders directed over $200,000 in grants—more than 90 ... an additional $1.8 million through its new Donor Advised Fund Program.... Brooklyn Community...

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Conservative Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests

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03/30/2015

The foundation donated $33 million to social justice organizations that arranged protests and rallies in Ferguson.

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Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes Program Announces $5 Million Request for Proposals

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06/03/2015

The new initiative loos to identify innovative digital health solutions.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Leaders From Clark and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Help Create Hands-on Philanthropy Course

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07/12/2016

Columbia Business School adjunct professors Melissa Berman and Doug Bauer put students in the driver’s seat to make an impact on local neighborhoods.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Doris Duke Supports Projects That Expand Awareness of Muslim Arts And Culture

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10/24/2016

Four individual organizations and one consortium will receive between $125,000-$335,000 each in funding.

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Kaberi Banerjee Murthy of Brooklyn Community Foundation: On Immigration and Justice Reform Advocacy

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04/18/2017

... Community Foundation Highlights the Immigrant Rights Fund After the PNY program, " Advocacy Day , " we sat with ... initiatives, including the Immigrant Rights Fund and advocating for the closing of...

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Facebook Will Match Harvey Relief Donations Up To $1 Million, Sending to Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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08/31/2017

As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to inundate the Texas Gulf Coast, Facebook users have one more reason to donate to relief efforts. Facebook announced Tuesday that it would match the Harvey disaster relief funds raised by its users up to $1...

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New York Invests $69M in Upgrades for Local Water Systems

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09/20/2017

New York state is making a $69 million investment in local water and sewer projects.

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Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

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05/13/2020

... impact investing arm, the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), is committing $10 million to the InsuResilience Investment Fund —which in turn invests in companies that offer ... flooding, droughts, and other...

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