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Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... healthy marine ecosystems that are home to more than 1 ,300 species of fish and 700 species of coral. The ... the world to finalize a strong enforcement plan for the new sanctuary. "Every visitor to Palau...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Oak Foundation

Infrastructure Design as Innovation

Release Date:

04/02/2019

... not understand why they are unable to innovate or identify new ways to address more complex socio-economic problems. It ... determine the need for revising these policies or creating new ones. Each policy...

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The Right Starting Point for Productive Grantee Relationships is Putting Power Points Aside

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09/03/2014

... fun at all. That hit home to me a few years ago when our new president Rick Smith joined the management side of the ...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

02/08/2016

... Their findings were published in EBioMedicine--a new online journal led by editors of the journals Cell and ...

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Don Chen, Social Justice Veteran, Selected as Surdna Foundation’s Third President

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08/20/2018

... enthusiastic selection of Don Chen as the foundation’s new president. “Don has the track record, experience and ... staff. The foundation currently has more than $ 1 billion in assets . Benedict summed up why...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Promotes David Gilmore to Role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer

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01/06/2021

... to diversify its investment manager portfolio.” In his new role, Mr. Gilmore will also assume additional team ...

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The Westchester Community Foundation Awards $3.2 Million in Grants to 66 Nonprofits

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12/01/2021

... Million in Grants to 66 Nonprofits Hartsdale, NY (December 1 , 2021) – The Westchester Community Foundation awarded ... an arts and technology program for Tarrytown seniors. NEW CHORAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL...

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Westchester Community Fund

The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today

Release Date:

12/02/2021

... From a lack of internet access for virtual learning, 1 to heightened food insecurities due to the nationwide ... school integration efforts across the country. Combining new research with federal datasets, we...

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Weinberg Foundation Details Chief Investment Officer Transition

Release Date:

03/22/2022

... the role of chief investment officer effective September 1 , 2022. The changes were announced in mid-November 2021. ... estate holdings in Hawai’i—we needed to quickly build new , external investment...

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HSBC grant already benefiting fields and farmers across the Midwest

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05/23/2022

... the adoption of these climate-smart practices through a $ 1 .6 million grant awarded last year that is helping grow the ... and partner funding allowed the program to expand into a new region, already reaching...

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HSBC Bank USA

25 Oct 2022

The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Join this workshop for an opportunity to deepen some practical approaches for shifting funding towards racial justice and reflect with your peers how to address challenges.

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Mexico’s Muxe Leaders Assert Rights and Strengthen “Social Armor” Through Visibility - Work Supported by The Arcus Foundation Grantee

Release Date:

02/21/2023

... the district attorney to correct terminology and create new tools for collecting information.” As part of the ...

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University of Montana Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand Native American Humanities

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07/13/2023

... MISSOULA -- The Mellon Foundation has awarded $ 1 million to the University of Montana to support integrating ... “This award can help to transform NAS and to create a new vision for Indigenous studies at UM...

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How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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03/30/2020

... Groundswell community, what is behind the curtain is not new ; our grantee partners have been working to transform it ... each other as we all try to figure out how to live in this new reality. Begun work...

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Groundswell Fund

08 Dec 2020

Lessons from COVID Relief: Spoiler Alert - One Time Cash Disbursements are NOT enough - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 1:00pm

... bold and inclusive policies and innovations New yet tested approaches to address income inequality and economic security in a new world Designed for All interested funders. Registration ...

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We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... It’s been a wonderful journey that has helped spur new ideas, and I’m excited to share them with you. A ... Service Program, we have trained a total of more than 1 ,100 employees and placed more than 125. While...

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Ford-funded Study Points to Potential Security Weakness in Online Voting Registration Systems

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... as 35 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new Harvard study. Dubbed "voter identity theft" by study ... the dark Web offered one major advantage - cost. For just $ 1 ,002, an attacker...