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With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities Food is the largest component of what we send to ... materials to landfills (where they generate methane, a powerful global warming pollutant...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Cities of Service Announces Engaged Cities Award

Release Date:

11/06/2017

... Funded Cities of Service Announces Engaged Cities Award On a sunny Sunday in February, dozens of citizens in the greater Phoenix area ... problems in their own communities...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has Officially Launched The Fellowship Initiative

Release Date:

11/07/2017

... has officially launched The Fellowship Initiative (TFI) in Dallas, TX, in collaboration with Big Thought, a local Dallas organization that has been working with young ... graduation of 117...

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David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy

Release Date:

11/08/2017

... Path to Philanthropy Somewhere beneath Rockefeller Center, in a workroom with the bare fluorescent lights and tall shelves ... wanted. The items being logged in by Christie’s in...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Expands Access to Electricity in India

Release Date:

11/15/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation Expands Access to Electricity in India In rural India, only 55 percent of households ... in India, The Rockefeller Foundation will create new economic...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Sloan Digital Sky Survey Will Map The Entire Sky

Release Date:

11/20/2017

... will move forward with mapping the entire sky following a $16 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The ... survey for a next wave of discovery, anticipated to start in 2020. The...

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Newman's Own Tax Break Matters Far Beyond Just One Foundation

Release Date:

11/27/2017

... And, if the GOP tax bill passes, it will more or less have a section of the U.S. tax code all to itself. The Newman’s Own Foundation isn’t mentioned in the Senate or House tax bills by name, but appears to be...

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Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

Release Date:

12/05/2017

... them through the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a new report, which identifies 60 evidenced-based programs that ... and emotional learning,’ but there’s a lot of language in...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize

Release Date:

01/11/2018

... only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in the borough's thriving nonprofit sector. The winners ... organizations rooted in the borough that have demonstrated a deep...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

... Pennington as its first executive vice president, a role in which she will oversee all of the foundation's ... assets for the Ford Foundation. I am confident that this new leadership...

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Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

Release Date:

01/24/2018

... on Us program with the announcement of more than 20 new institutions being added to the roster of participating ... first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of every month in 2018, so they can experience more...

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JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... players. The bank’s philanthropy, which we explored in a recent deep dive , already tops $250 million a year, ... has also been encouraged by the first few years of its new...

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Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

Release Date:

02/01/2018

... today announced that it reached the milestone of donating a total of $500 million to charity since Newman's Own started in 1982. The company is celebrating its 35 th anniversary, ... around the world. And...

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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body New scientific research has revealed how a small part of the brain singlehandedly steadies the body if it is thrown off balance. The study in...

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"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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02/16/2018

"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the ... Vivien Hoexter and Linda C. Hartley interviewed for their new book, Big Impact: Insights & Stories from...

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Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability

Release Date:

02/23/2018

Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability ... to four grantees over the next three years. Members of the new collaborative include: The Annie E...

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All Proceeds From the Auction of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity

Release Date:

03/15/2018

... auction off the collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller in May. The vast treasure trove of more than 2,000 objects is ... Jr. is sitting by the fire at his farmhouse in upstate New York,...

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Research Co-Sponsored by The JPB Foundation Examines Quality of Abortion Care

Release Date:

03/16/2018

... Care The quality of abortion care depends on where a woman lives, says one of most comprehensive reviews of research on safety and quality of abortion care in the U.S. While legal abortions in...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region

Release Date:

03/30/2018

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. ... to be reckoned with in southeast Michigan and western New...

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Group of NY Funders Support History-Making Performance Celebrating Black Choreographers

Release Date:

03/30/2018

... ARTS and RestorationART’s have collaborated to present a history-making presentation of Gesel Mason Performance ... Dance Theater’s Robert Battle and Dianne McIntyre. In its final presentation, the one-woman...