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In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence

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09/21/2017

In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor ... But I would argue that the fundamental failing of what became known as Diller Island was that, as a plan for a ... on and driven by one man's vision...

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The World's Soaring CO2 Levels Visualized as Skyscrapers

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09/22/2017

... It also projects to the end of the 21st century to show what might happen if the world disregards the Paris ... effort to limit warming that 200 countries signed onto in 2015. (President Donald Trump still...

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How Nonprofits Can Make The Super Rich Work For Them

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09/22/2017

... their continued operation, it might behoove them to know what they’re thinking. A recent report about the values and ... net worth adults–people with at least $1 million in liquid financial assets–by U.S...

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

... and stroke are the number one cause of death worldwide. In 2015 alone, nearly 18 million people died from CVDs which ... worldwide, with 80 percent of those deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries...

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Health

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The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.

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09/26/2017

... Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm. It was evening in Harlem. At 144 West 125th Street, between Adam Clayton ... and Lenox Avenue, people fiercely embraced one another in greeting. Bartenders poured wine...

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Arts

Giving Could Plunge $13 Billion Under Tax Plan, Nonprofit Leader Says

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09/28/2017

... House and congressional leaders say they want to simplify what they describe as an overly complicated tax code. Their ...

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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale Owners of Starrett ... complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven ... this...

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Housing and Homelessness

Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

... Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation ... those with a focus on health, play a unique role in helping support community innovation that...

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David Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall

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10/05/2017

... attacked wealthy New Yorkers on Wednesday for what he called a “shameful” record of failing to donate ... institutions to downsize their ambitions. Mr. Geffen, in a telephone interview, was searing and candid...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... December, an art fair has a plan to help an institution in the city build its collection. At the upcoming NADA Miami art fair, the New Art Dealers Alliance will launch what it’s calling the NADA Acquisition...

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Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years

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10/05/2017

... said, according to a Department of Education summary. In an email this week, the Post veteran told The 74 she “really can’t remember after three years” what piqued her interest, but on its face the request ...

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Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects

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10/13/2017

... Force has a long waiting list of families who want spots in its community garden, but more of those aspiring ... was a food desert before Superstorm Sandy hit New York in 2012, and after the storm, access to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros

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11/27/2017

... enemy to distract citizens." The Open Society Foundations, in a note posted on Soros's personal website, responded to a ... of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Hungarian voters in October which alleged...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation ... fits into this. Wallace’s approach is grounded in the notion of “working in...

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Tobias Rees Selected as a Rockefeller Foundation Resident to Study the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Humanity

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09/30/2019

... Supporting Rees’ groundbreaking work on the ways in which contemporary technology is challenging and changing what it means to be human, Rees’ duties will be to help the ...

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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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10/07/2021

... West Africa. Aniagolu-Okoye began the Lagos-based role in September. Aniagolu-Okoye succeeds the late Innocent ... 2013 to 2021 and helped the foundation to build its brand in the region and to establish solid...

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Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

... neutral, but according to the Joint Committee on Taxation in the 112th Congress would slightly raise tax revenues by ... tax on private foundations because: The current two-tier system serves as a disincentive...

Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

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09/10/2014

... William T. Grant Foundation—has joined forces to invest in the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New ... over the next three years. Since its founding in 2008 at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture...

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