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Sean Gibbons Named Communications Network Executive Director

Release Date:

04/28/2014

... 3. Gibbons was previously at Third Way, a think tank in D.C. focused on advancing moderate policies and ideas, ... Progress, which followed his distinguished producing career in broadcast...

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NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World

Release Date:

10/10/2014

... anonymous life: marriage, kids, a low-profile music career . That all changed in 2006 when his dad, Warren Buffett, announced to the world ...

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Jonas Center Releases Homelessness Report Targeting Female Veterans

Release Date:

03/26/2015

... that the VA currently spends approximately $136,000 in services for every homeless veteran – “nearly every ... prevention. We need a paradigm shift,” noted Castro. In 2010, the White House Veterans Affairs (VA...

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Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children

Release Date:

07/07/2015

... by the Afterschool Alliance, finds that participation in afterschool programs has increased dramatically, from 6.5 million children in 2004 to 10.2 million today. Unmet demand has increased, as ... in...

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Simons Foundation Invites LOIs for Significant Mathematical, Theoretical Studies

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08/24/2015

... invites Letters of Intent for the Simons Collaborations in MPS program. The aim of the program is to stimulate ... on fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics,...

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NPs Share Excellent Management Practices (New York Community Trust)

Release Date:

01/19/2016

... Trust) You could tell by the size of the crowd in the CUNY Graduate Center’s Proshansky Auditorium and by the whispers in the seats between panelists’ comments that attendees of ... college students by...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

Release Date:

04/04/2017

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions ... Foundation’s most recent gift is another $3.8 million in grant money to fund Local Initiatives...

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Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... Committee as an independent advisory member. Lisa’s career spans more than 25 years in community development finance and impact investing across ... board experience and joined Anthos Asset Management ...

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

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08/22/2017

... New York Times ran a full-page obituary about his life and career . The article made much of his time at Chase Bank, but ... attention to Rockefeller’s long and varied involvements in philanthropy. It was an...

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‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector

Release Date:

08/29/2017

‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector “I am so tired of dealing with ‘grassroots’ organisations here in Haiti. Unfortunately ‘grassroots’ means no brains and ... new idea is...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... body, currently includes only 13 women, down from 18 in 2009, and that number is likely to soon fall to 12 when the next Council is seated in January, if this year’s elections continue as expected. .....

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President

Release Date:

02/07/2018

... is recognized as one of the nation’s leading voices in modern literature and a bold visionary in the academy. Over the course of a distinguished academic and artistic career , she has...

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Jerome Foundation Announces Inaugural Organization Grant Recipients

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06/18/2018

... The Jerome Foundation today announced $4,159,500 in grants to 84 arts organizations in Minnesota and New York City. These grants to nonprofit ... offering important programs and services for early ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Launch Plant Humanities Initiative

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10/05/2018

... and professional development opportunities for early- career humanists; to create a digital tool informed by the ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Supported Researchers Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’s Audacious Goals Initiative

Release Date:

11/06/2018

... Goals Initiative (AGI) for Regenerative Medicine . In this latest AGI effort, the five multi-disciplinary teams ... for Translational Vision Research team both had RPB Career Development Awards (CDAs). The...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010

Publication date:

01/2012

Published on the occasion of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' 30th anniversary, this report ... and queer communities. Among the report's findings: in total, 799 U.S. foundations have invested more than $771 million and nearly 36,000 grants in LGBTQ issues from 1970 to 2010, with the Arcus Foundation .....

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Arcus Foundation

Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

Release Date:

06/03/2013

Our recent funder tour of The New York Public Library gave our members a chance to learn more about the upcoming renovations to their historic 42nd Street location. NYPL President and CEO Anthony Marx talks about the other changes taking place —...