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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle ... Foundation, discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal, even if change is...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and the Urban Institute Evaluate Rebuild by Design

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09/04/2014

... communities and decision makers can respond to crises in creative ways and work as a region to become more ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Foundation Launches Public Art Challenge

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10/15/2014

... a sense of identity as residents see the neighborhood in a new way.... Bloomberg Foundation Launches Public Art ...

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Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving

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10/21/2014

... Award because of her significant contributions in raising public awareness about caregiving burdens and ... national concern.” Since joining United Hospital Fund in 1996, Ms. Levine has focused her work on...

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Health

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Cuomo Assures Fracking Report will be Released by End of the Year

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12/08/2014

... Released by End of the Year With just weeks remaining in 2014, the state Department of Health reiterated Friday ... it anticipates finishing up the report -- which has been in the works since 2012 and will...

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Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds

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01/15/2015

... Commonwealth Fund Finds The number of uninsured, working -age Americans has decreased by 7 million since full ... is lower than other recent estimates, which put the total in the 10 million range. Roughly 29...

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OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

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04/13/2015

OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process Storytelling can be an ... It can help break down stereotypes....” OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing...

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Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide

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04/17/2015

... president. She begins on May 4. Ms. Jarvis began working with the Obamas in 2005, when she joined the office of then-Sen. Barack Obama ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

The $42 million program will help 100 mid-sized cities better use data and evidence.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

... ArtPlace 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...

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The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers

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08/26/2015

... part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP), launched in 2011 in conjunction with TechnoServe, an international NGO that .....

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Economic Security

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights

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04/11/2016

... HowlRound, which operates alongside ArtsEmerson in the Office of the Arts at Emerson College, will administer nearly $5.6 million in grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will ... at 18 theaters...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open

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05/03/2016

... record of addressing critical challenges and opportunities in Brooklyn. We aim to celebrate organizations that ... as a strong vision for the future of their organization, in Brooklyn and beyond. The Prize is...

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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

... Free Expression, Alexander shapes and directs grant-making in arts, media and culture. She guides efforts to examine how ...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship

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07/08/2016

... 2012, which emphasized the important role faculty play in the work of a university-based performing arts presenting ...

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Rubin Foundation Announces Participants in 2016 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social Practice

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07/14/2016

Rubin Foundation Announces Participants in 2016 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social ... for the Arts is pleased to announce the participants in the 2016 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social...

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

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08/05/2016

... Arts Announces World of Dance' Series Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 .....

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space

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09/06/2016

... a method for making three-dimensional images of structures in biological material under natural conditions at a much ... one another and provide important insights for engineers working to develop artificial...

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Derek Coy Named New York State Health Foundation’s Veterans' Health Officer

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09/21/2016

... Health Officer. A United States Marine veteran who served in Iraq, Sgt. Coy previously worked for Iraq and Afghanistan ... of America, the fastest-growing veterans organization in the U.S. He also worked for...

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