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Michigan State University was awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support further development in the research and teaching of less commonly taught languages.

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Whiting Foundation Awards 2019 Creative Nonfiction Grants

Release Date:

10/08/2019

The Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant of $40,000 is awarded to writers in the process of completing a book of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction.

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13 May 2021

Demystifying Decision Making - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 13, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Learn about the range of models that philanthropic families adopt to guide their giving and explore how to promote a healthy, open, and honest culture of communication across a family philanthropy effort.

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Family Foundation

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Changing Corporate Behavior through Shareholder Activism

Publication date:

09/2010

This new white paper outlines the theories underpinning the Nathan ...

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The Philanthropy 50

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02/2013

... $7.4 billion to charity, but even with $1.1 billion in new gifts from billionaires under 40, giving levels remained ...

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Transparency in Philanthropy: An Analysis of Accountability, Fallacy, and Volunteerism

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04/2013

... of interest within the philanthropic community, this new book by John Tyler, General Counsel of the Ewing Marion ...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Director of Administration / Chief Administrative Officer

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09/2013

... We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job Descriptions: Director ...

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Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

... lessons learned from her career in crisis management in a new post on Smart Assets. Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You ...

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Funding the Future of Activism

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02/04/2013

... Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’s new $7 million Activism’s Future campaign to support ...

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Why Bring People Together In Person?

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08/13/2013

... answers that question while talking about Gather, the new Rockefeller guide for planners and change agents ...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... before the sign-up period began, and many have used their new coverage to obtain needed care, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey. At the close of ACA's ... 2013 to 15 percent in April–June 2014...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Backs Global Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Initiative

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04/28/2015

... Trust today announced the launch of an ambitious new T1D Prevention Initiative to investigate the early stages of development of the disease and identify new pathways to prevent it. As part of this new...

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Call for Nominations: Community Food Funders Champions Award

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03/02/2017

... Community Food Funders steering committee has created a new award to recognize the leaders empowering food system ...

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Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... policy debates with its enormous wealth is criticized. The New America Foundation has received more than $21 million ... tank’s founding in 1999. That money helped to establish New America as an elite voice in...

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Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants

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11/17/2017

... Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation announces $1.6 million in new awards to support nursing driven innovation for ... the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation (RAHF) has added two new grant programs to its...

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

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04/23/2015

... Foundation, a highly localized funder, brought on some new staff members and kicked off an entirely new program strategy in early 2015. And a couple months ago, ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

... America The Stavros Niarchos FoundationOpens in a new window recently approved a $1 million grant to support ArtPlace AmericaOpens in a new window in its national work in the field of creative ...

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Ford, Arcus, Palette Fund and Johnson Family Foundation Release Comprehensive Data on LGBTQ Community

Release Date:

07/14/2015

... Release Comprehensive Data on LGBTQ Community A brand new analysis of more than 100 studies and academic journals, ... 125 nonprofit foundations and other partner groups with new data to better engage lesbian...