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Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act

... Foundations is urging the philanthropic community to rally in support of the America Gives More Act, which was passed in the U.S. House in Summer 2014 and faces an uncertain future in...

William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy

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07/23/2014

... "an obvious, politically liberal, ideological agenda" in the name of advancing the "public interest." Writing in the Wall Street Journal, James Piereson singles out ... in...

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How Big Foundations Saved the Detroit Institute of Art

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04/24/2015

... mediating between the city and its creditors. He called in an all-star squad of foundation presidents—the newly ... Tabron—and made a jaw-dropping proposal: All they had to do was come up with more money than...

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New York Foundation Places Its Bets on Real Change

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05/29/2015

... process isn’t well-publicized, and many tenants living in such apartments, mostly members of low-income communities, ... tenant associations, hold monthly legal clinics and engage in city and statewide...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

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10/08/2015

... to work early, she advises, “you can change the world in front of your own eyes.” The Hume Foundation has another ... three to four years to invest its remaining assets— in its case in...

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Simons Foundation Recognizes spectrUM as a National Model on STEM Engagement

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10/26/2015

... science to the public and inspiring others to do the same. The award, which carries a cash prize, was ... Foundation also recognized spectrUM as a national model in the “just add science” approach to embedding...

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NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch

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04/19/2017

... of socio-economic status, receives strong backing in all five boroughs and across income and race. The New York ... Budget. As legislators debate the City's budget in the weeks ahead, a strong majority of...

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New York Health Foundation

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Ford Report Finds that Boards of NYC Museums Lack Diversity

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08/24/2017

... Boards of NYC Museums Lack Diversity Although they operate in a sprawling megalopolis that prides itself on its racial ... There are execeptions, of course: at the Studio Museum in Harlem, 82 percent of board...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' Partnership for Healthy Cities Helping Cities Grow More Powerful

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11/22/2017

... Mayor of New York City (NYC), the 2nd most populated city in the world, he was asked whether extra security was needed at the United States Conference on Mayors in NYC. Bloomberg responded, "I told them I...

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The Story Of Bloomberg LP's Rebuilding Team In The U.S. Virgin Islands

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12/06/2017

The Story Of Bloomberg LP's Rebuilding Team In The U.S. Virgin Islands After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated communities in the southern U.S. and the Caribbean, America’s CEOs ... one of the...

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

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01/10/2018

... and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent ... in human capital. The report...

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United Way of New York City's "Make It Your Own" Empowers Women to Build Personal Brands

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04/18/2018

... of a global movement representing more than 70,000 women in 165 communities across six countries, dedicated to ... the community and change lives—Making It Rain not just in their own lives, but in...

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Infrastructure Design as Innovation

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04/02/2019

... foundations have the most robust infrastructure. In other words, the foundations that are the bravest, the ... foundations believe they have good processes, but then do not understand why they are unable to...

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Simons Foundation is Accepting Application for Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians

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10/23/2019

... Grants for Mathematicians to stimulate collaboration in the field primarily through the funding of travel and ... contacts between accomplished, active mathematicians in the United States, who do...

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24 Oct 2012

Meeting Strategic Objectives through Persuasive Writing: The Grant Write-Up

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8:30am to 11:00am

... an assessment of a proposed project and its merits in relation to the institution’s grantmaking strategy. ... grant project proposals, practice outlining key arguments in grant write-ups and explore different...

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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

... to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller ... to a bid to boost the number of college graduates living in cities, solutions to public problems...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Honored for Urban Development Work

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10/16/2014

... Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, which is the institute's highest honor. ... celebratory luncheon October 23 during ULI's Fall Meeting in New York City...

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Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant

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07/16/2015

Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant ... a major Iowa utility, has committed to phase out coal use at six of its...

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