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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

Release Date:

02/17/2016

... the use of the Internet for social good has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field ... skills to improve civil society and government. Grants totaling $1.25 million announced by...

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

JPMorgan Commits $125 Million to Help Urban Neighborhoods

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04/05/2016

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon introduced a program called PRO Neighborhoods to support areas of the country that have missed out on the benefits of recent urban development.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Profiled in Financial Times

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04/07/2016

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, sees his tough childhood as an advantage as he steers a philanthropic institution.

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JPB Foundation Plays a Role in Improving a Blighted Park in Baltimore

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08/09/2016

The Great Urban Parks Campaign aims to improve environmental and social outcomes in underserved communities through “green infrastructure” projects.

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Freedom Together Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Contributes to Startup to Develop a Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Release Date:

08/10/2016

... more than $5 million in funding through a combination of grants from JDRF, the National Institute of Diabetes and ...

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators

Release Date:

11/15/2016

The Dougherty County School System is a step closer to getting aspiring principals the educational support they need to be good leaders.

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' Endowments

Release Date:

03/27/2017

... had $829 million in assets as of late January. It made grants totaling $28.9 million last year... David ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood

Release Date:

04/06/2017

The effort will be the initial model for the $30 million Strategic Neighborhood Fund, which is working to stabilize Detroit neighborhoods.

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Freedom Together Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

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06/13/2019

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced a series of grants totaling $3.3 million to support four prison education and re-entry programs across the country. The grants acknowledge the human costs and large-...

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Mellon Foundation

Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector

Release Date:

09/08/2017

In talking with the leaders of nonprofit organizations across the sector, there is a single truism that undergirds all of our conversations: limits on overhead create a pressure that deeply impacts the choices and tradeoffs leaders wrestle with...

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Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

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12/17/2015

... bill would have an enormous impact on our long-term fiscal future . It also would undermine efforts to slow the growth of ... costs, which is critical for our fiscal and economic future . "Of course it...

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Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

Release Date:

01/13/2016

... is still dangerously unsustainable, which threatens our future economy. Our national debt must be included in any ... — crowding out important investments in our nation’s future and hindering economic growth...

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JP Morgan Chase Report Addresses Summer Youth Employment Deficit

Release Date:

02/25/2016

... without the skills they need to compete for jobs in the future . Despite these challenges, JPMC continues to see a ... and with a skills focus, which can open new pathways to future career options. They are...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground, Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson

Release Date:

02/13/2018

... in the African American community ; and the current and future place of HBCUs in a changing America. Through its ... about the making of the film, and what he believes the future holds for HBCUs... Tell Them...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Open Society Foundations Announce Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships Program

Release Date:

09/05/2018

... build a pipeline to develop the leaders of Puerto Rico’s future , the Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce ... we hope to help encourage activists to reimagine the future of the island through...

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Paris to Pittsburgh

Release Date:

09/13/2018

... the national debate over the United States’ energy future — and the Trump administration’s explosive ... documentary, From the Ashes , about the legacy and future of the coal industry in the U.S. Executive...