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American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners

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09/18/2017

... Philanthropies Awards 2017 will have a winner from an American city and a city from the rest of the world. ... very best of luck.” “Mayors around the world are working harder than ever to fight climate change...

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Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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02/05/2018

... Mr. Jamal is a Managing Director at Moelis & Company, an independent investment bank, which he joined in 2008. ... 17 years. “I am excited to join an organization that is working to make...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Shares National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan

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04/28/2020

... losing livelihoods, and lives. In the face of an ineffective nationally-coordinated response, insufficient ... inadequate amounts of protective gear and testing, we need an exit plan. Testing is our way out of...

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Ford, Mellon, Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy

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06/11/2020

... leaders,” Mr. Walker said. “There’s never been such an existential challenge to the future of the nonprofit ... plan to issue bonds. Mellon and Kellogg are still working out their financing plans. Major...

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UCLA to Establish Archive on Policing and Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles with Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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01/28/2021

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation UCLA scholars are launching an ambitious initiative to create one of the nation’s most ...

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Dalio Philanthropies, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, ELMA Investments Ltd,.and Ford Foundation Join Venture Fund Designed to Improve Public Health

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02/18/2021

... 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Adjuvant Capital today announced an oversubscribed $300 million fund focused on accelerating ... CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "There is an important role for...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases Report: The Road Ahead for Smart Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in India

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05/20/2021

... and context-specific, laying out a blueprint for an equitable, cost-effective, and scalable Covid-19 response ... Rockefeller Foundation convened and worked closely with an expert advisory group...

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Sealaska Heritage Institute Receives Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Launch Totem Pole Trail

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12/20/2021

... and raise them along the waterfront. The institute is working with the City and Borough of Juneau to site the first ... the poles in the next few weeks. The totem poles will be an entry point from the...

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The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund announces inaugural grants in new Arts & Mental Health Program to serve communities impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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01/11/2022

... Fund’s new Arts & Mental Health program, an expansion of its Arts in Health initiative. The Arts & ... are deploying diverse strategies, including: facilitated group -based narrative development and...

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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... Corporation I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of graduate students about Corporate Social ... with social benefit. While pure philanthropy remains an important component of...

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Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality

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11/05/2021

... by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on July 27, 2021. I have an older brother, age 42. This is not unusual. Approximately ... formal laws are sometimes lagging indicators, codifying an already changed culture. In...

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Susan G. Komen Names Dr. Judith Salerno as President and Chief Executive Officer

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07/01/2013

... serving millions of women through community health and education programs all around the world. “Judy’s years of ... health and research organizations. Her appointment follows an executive search that began...

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Teresa C. Younger, President and CEO of Ms. Foundation for Women on Creating a Culture of Equity

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03/14/2018

... that “helps unlock human potential” and “creates an environment in which men and women can thrive,” said ...

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New five-year program as part of Stavros Niarchos Foundation's Health Initiative will support child and adolescent mental health

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01/20/2022

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is supporting the development of a new child mental health program in Greece over five years, with a total budget of $15 million.

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Arnold Ventures Hires Jennifer Doleac as Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice

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03/08/2023

... delighted to welcome Jennifer to Arnold Ventures. She is an accomplished scholar and leader in criminal justice reform ... the system to improve people’s lives.” Doleac is an associate professor of economics...

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Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

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09/07/2012

... Fall Conference for Community Foundations, TCC Group Senior Partner and Chief Client Services Officer Paul ...

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Prudential and Goldman Sachs Developing World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Newark

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03/12/2015

RBH Group and its investment partners, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group , Prudential Financial Inc., and AeroFarms, together ... creating approximately 78 jobs in a local community with an...

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$10M McNulty Foundation Gift Expands Leadership Program at Wharton

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01/28/2016

... to make a positive difference in the world, and provides an environment where they can take risks and grow to become ... The McNulty Foundation is investing generously in higher education and leadership...