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NY's Joan Mitchell Foundation Invests $20 Million For New Orleans Arts Center

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06/12/2014

... the sort of place where promising painters and sculptors from across the country can commune together for weeks at a ... at Joan Mitchell will have pumped roughly $20 million into the New Orleans economy......

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Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

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12/04/2014

... that the city be ready for those. For example, the natural event likely to hit New York next is a heatwave. Heat can be ... do is very tightly controlled by laws and appropriations from Congress and by...

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Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

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09/28/2015

... Business and philanthropy leaders attending today’s event in support of UN Women also include representatives from companies such as Coca-Cola, Cisco, Infosys, Itaipu, ...

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JPB Foundation Supports Best Practices, Models for Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities

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03/10/2016

... in Underserved Communities Today, thought leaders from around the country are gathering to explore solutions to ... (NRPA) and the American Planning Association (APA). The event will bring together experts and...

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Freedom Together Foundation

PhilTV: Century Foundation Hosts Policing Debate at NYU Wagner

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04/06/2017

... debate series showcasing thoughtful, informed dialogue from experts. Join us on March 28, 2017 to hear experts ...

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The Century Foundation

Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... a $10 million investment during the Detroit Homecoming event Thursday night at the Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA. Their investments add to $10 million from The Platform, a development company formed by Peter...

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LDN Fund Officially Launched

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09/22/2017

... Goal no. 15 ‘Life on Land’. Opening the launch event , Monique Barbut, UNCCD Executive Secretary highlighted: ... in close collaboration with Mirova and numerous partners from the public sector, the private...

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases a Research and Policy In Brief, Mass Shootings: Causes and Prevention

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04/21/2021

... justice journalist Mark Obbie presents key findings from leading research on mass shootings. Obbie summarizes a ...

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Health

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Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

... of the “Giving Season,” I decided to look further into this subject and see whether giving is indeed a unique ... hard-wired to give. Recent studies have shown that people from every socioeconomic level get a...

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Sozosei Foundation Awards Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm

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03/10/2021

... local disaster recovery relief. These grants are drawn from Sozosei’s Disaster Relief and Recovery Philanthropy ... necessities. “Residents in Texas are still recovering from the recent storm, an unprecedented...

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Capacity Building Begins At Home

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06/04/2009

... the economic downturn precisely because they and their funders previously invested in infrastructure. Too bad there ... about the findings in Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted from Purpose , a report ...

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15 Jan 2020

FCCP Census Operations Series: Part 8 – Counting in the Wake of Natural Disasters & Counting on College/University Campuses - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... campuses are counted. Designed for All interested funders . Registration Registration is required by...

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Michael R. Bloomberg To Convene Heads Of State And CEOs At Inaugural Global Business Forum

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08/22/2017

... and economic growth, and the related societal challenges - from climate change to workplace automation to terrorism - ... convening of major business and government leaders from all regions of the world. It...

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New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report

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03/13/2018

... at nearly four times the national average, to 77.5 percent from 56.9 percent. The percentage of Chicago students going ... Chicago schools are cramming six years’ worth of education into five...

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Century Foundation Quoted in Article on School Desegregation Lawsuit

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01/27/2016

... Lawsuit Alex Cruz-Guzman, who came to the United States from Mexico as a teenager, lives in a poor, minority ... Determined to provide his five children with a quality education , he and his wife were able to...

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Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

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12/05/2017

... programs that fit ESSA requirements. The report comes from the RAND Corp.’s evidence review of how ESSA supports ... instruction,” Laura Hamilton, associate director of RAND Education , told The 74. “ESSA doesn...

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13 Jun 2024

Insurance And Mother Nature: How Does Losing Insurance Options Affect Disaster Philanthropy? - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, June 13, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... the National Flood Insurance Program? What is the role of funders in helping to fill the affordability gap? What will ... assist homeowners and renters and understand the role of funders in helping to...

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Disaster Relief

New Supporting Organization to Oversee "Grand Bargain" Funds

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07/06/2014

... Bargain" to save the Detroit Institute of Art's collection from the auction block. Set up as a 509(a)(3), or .....

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Financing the Social Sector

Release Date:

09/15/2014

... sector really needs is to grow the overall funding pie from its current 2 percent of GDP to 3 percent of GDP. In ... develop more capacity in gaining access to capital. Funders and investors should keep the...