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Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030

Release Date:

02/07/2017

... Help Halve Food Loss by 2030 Local and global stakeholders in the Nigerian tomato value chain met late last year for the ... of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. The loss in Nigeria is staggering...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

Release Date:

06/02/2017

... Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced that Mr. Robert T. ... succeeds Mr. Barry I. Schloss, who joined the Foundation in 2004 and most recently served as the...

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Rockefeller Foundation, FAO Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss

Release Date:

06/21/2018

... to spoilage could feed an estimated 48 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. A project by the UN Food and ... efficient will benefit the livelihoods of family farmers in Africa and mean less pressure on the...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces Its 2018 Class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

Release Date:

07/10/2018

... Allen Foundation Scholars, recognizing seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research has the potential to ... how the interpretation of chemical signals is disrupted in neurological disorders, how...

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18 Jun 2012

9th Annual Games for Change Festival

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 8:00am to Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 6:30pm

NYU Skirball Center 655 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, NYC

... network with members of U.S. Federal Agencies that invest in games, including representatives from the Office of ... as a series of hands-on workshops for educators interested in teaching game design to youth...

12 Mar 2013

Getting Your Foundation’s Spending Policy & Asset Allocation Right

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... hear leading colleague, both foundation staff and trustee, in the field about their forecast of the market for the next ... and the appropriate corresponding asset allocations. In the second half of the...

13 May 2013

TED: Media As A Catalyst for Ideas and Community

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... with worldwide media reach and ongoing initiatives in translation, education, science and the environment. The ... local expertise and sparking change and advancement in both the developed and the developing...

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Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving

Release Date:

10/21/2014

... Award because of her significant contributions in raising public awareness about caregiving burdens and ... national concern.” Since joining United Hospital Fund in 1996, Ms. Levine has focused her work on...

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02 Mar 2016

Playing Catch Up: Are You Up to Date on Changing NYC Employment Laws?

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... keeping abreast of the rapidly changing employment laws in New York City? Join us for a presentation from Daniel ... Hall & Hirson, LLP. Dan has represented employers in all aspects of labor relations,...

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Executive Leadership

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HR & Operations

Wm. T. Grant Foundation Report: Scarcity of Funding for Research on Youth Inequality

Release Date:

11/09/2015

... landscape for research on inequality among young people in the United States. In addition to revealing a scarcity of funding for this ... inequality on a national scale. The report, Investing in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Amy Berman, of the Hartford Foundation, to Be Honored with Grantmakers In Health's Terrance Keenan Award

Release Date:

12/14/2015

... of the Hartford Foundation to Be Honored with Grantmakers In Health's Terrance Keenan Award Amy Berman, Senior ... The John A. Hartford Foundation, will receive Grantmakers In Health's (GIH) 2016...

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Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board

Release Date:

11/18/2014

... Annual Business Meeting at the 2014 IS National Conference in Seattle, Wash. Two new officers began their terms: Neil ... committee member. The new directors beginning service in 2015 are: Sonya Campion,...

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Financial Times Cites Atlantic Philanthropies, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers in 'How to Give Away $1 Billion'

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... Atlantic Philanthropies, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers in 'How to Give Away $1 Billion' Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to his new daughter Max, in which he promises to dedicate his fortune to...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Wallace Foundation: New Report Sheds Light on How Effective Nonprofits Expand Their Reach Through Partnerships

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... interest among private foundations and government agencies in scaling up successful social programs, there has been ... evidence of effectiveness and could demonstrate success in scaling up. Researchers also...

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The Wallace Foundation

Revson Foundation Releases New Report by Tony Proscio, Out of Print – The Case for Philanthropic Support for Local Journalism in a Time of Market Upheaval

Release Date:

02/02/2018

... The Case for Philanthropic Support for Local Journalism in a Time of Market Upheaval In a new report, Tony Proscio, of the Center for Strategic ... of local coverage that is at least a healthy fraction of...

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Communications/Media

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the World Cities Forum Leadership Exchange Programme

Release Date:

10/26/2017

... exchange designed to specifically support world cities in the development of best practices for advancing cultural ... adapt them in a way that will improve their own cities. We ’ve seen...

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How Philanthropy and Nonprofits Responded to the Government Shutdown

Release Date:

10/18/2013

We are all grateful that Congress moved back from the brink ... clear that Congress bought time, not a solution. With that in mind, it might be valuable for us to consider how ... important conversations to be...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Six Nuclear Security Programs Win Major Grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

10/29/2015

... philanthropic foundation, established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 with a mission that emphasizes international peace ... Glide Vehicles and Hypersonic Cruise Missiles “Today we are seeing the development and...

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Technology

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Construction Projects Through 'Pay for Success' Loans

Release Date:

11/02/2015

... to cover the upfront costs of constructing PFS projects. In addition, it aims to accelerate the launch and ... "This loan will help get more PFS projects underway, so we can advance our goals beyond the...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Awards $1 Million Grant to The Financial Clinic to Build Financial Security for Working Poor Americans

Release Date:

11/19/2015

... will build financial security for working poor Americans in New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth and nationwide. The ... Financial Capability Initiatives, JPMorgan Chase. “ We are proud to support The Financial...

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