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Philanthropy New York & Funder Programming PNY has moved to virtual programming, utilizing Zoom webinars and meetings. We are hosting weekly webinars for members to share information on philanthropic responses to COVID-19. The calendar of events...

A New Agenda for a Post–Health Reform Landscape

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09/12/2013

Learn more about The Commonwealth Fund 's new grantmaking and research agenda. With the ... a turning point. In light of this change, The Commonwealth Fund has chosen to redefine its grantmaking and research...

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2014 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences Announced

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06/10/2014

... Foundation and the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund have announced the 12 recipients of the 2014 ... are the first from this joint project of the Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation. The awards...

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Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color

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06/16/2014

... anonymous donor, to create the first LGBTQ Racial Justice Fund to support new voices and leaders in communities of ... to strengthen the rights of LGBTQ people and families. The fund kicks off with $780,000 in...

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New Komen Head Says Organization's Mission is To Save Lives

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07/18/2014

... Salerno also said increased participation at some fund -raising races this spring and a boost in giving in other ...

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Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community Investing

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06/09/2015

The foundations will work with the Global Impact Investing Network.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will fund the SPARC Project: Supporting Practice in Arts, Research ...

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Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government

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09/08/2015

The foundation has had its funding frozen after the government announced a probe into a $250,000 grant it had given to a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Statement on the Passing of David Rockefeller

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03/21/2017

... sadness, the Trustees and staff of the David Rockefeller Fund note the passing of our co-founder, David Rockefeller, ... years of age. For 28 years, Mr. Rockefeller served as the Fund ’s generous inspiration,...

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Rita Allen Supported Prize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News

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06/28/2017

... a share of a $1 million prize through the Knight Prototype Fund . After a call for entries in March, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, along with the Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation,...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

One of Michael Bloomberg's main contributions to the global fight against climate change has been to help mobilize cities to curb greenhouse gas emissions, improving the quality of life for ciitzens. Now, he is looking to do the same with improving...

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Third Wave is Blazing New Trails for Gender Justice

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09/08/2017

... serve, Third Wave has recently launched the Own Our Power Fund and will be announcing their first round of grantees this fall. This fund will make one and two-year capacity-building grants of ... are quite...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... on its initial focus, reproductive justice, Groundswell Fund has expanded to support broader movement building by ... Groundswell was founded in 2003 as a $300,000 pooled fund at Tides, seeded by several...

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Could This Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come?

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10/02/2017

The tech donor’s latest major grant is right in the sweet spot between the two fields, a $4 million commitment that will back the deep ocean probes monitoring how ocean temperatures are changing.

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How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

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12/12/2017

... Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing Last week, the fund launched Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that ... power in states of critical electoral importance.' The fund has invested $1 million...

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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

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02/21/2018

... spend just 5% of their endowments, putting 95% back into fund -related investments. In 2017, Ford pledged that it would ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants Duke University $3M to Grow Liberal Arts Colleges and HBCU Visiting Faculty

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05/07/2018

... black colleges and universities. The grant will fund a five-year initiative called Humanities Unbounded, ...

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