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Learn Foundation Law

Publication date:

04/2012

... covers the basic legal rules around what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to fund projects when advocacy and ...

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Russia's Real Friends in the West

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01/27/2013

... International Discussion Club, devoting time and attention to leading Russia experts from around the world. Putin's ... interest in these discussions suggests that he is open to alternative perspectives...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

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03/28/2013

... and imagining potential solutions together... The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rita Allen Foundation

JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery

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05/21/2014

... commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers ... into home loans and blight-removal programs, according to the Free Press. The remaining $...

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Community Development

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research

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04/01/2015

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research UC Davis, University Library and the ... an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to help define the future of open access...

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Mellon Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Invest $30 Million in Arts and Cultural Organizations

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04/03/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Invest $30 Million in Arts and Cultural Organizations ... Advancement Initiative. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen nearly 300 small- and mid-sized organizations ... and...

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Nitrogen’s Impact Changes Climate Forecast

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04/28/2015

... Climate Forecast Scientists have developed a way to more accurately forecast nitrogen’s effects on the ... a warmer future than was previously thought. According to the researchers, models used by the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mellon Foundation

Leon Levy Foundation Names Robert F. Goldrich President

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06/11/2015

... housing development projects and area re-zonings. Prior to joining the Bloomberg administration, Mr. Goldrich was an ... Mr. Goldrich said, “This is an exciting challenge for me to lead a Foundation that has...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Leon Levy Foundation

Carnegie-Backed Teacher Training Program Shows Early Signs of Success

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08/12/2015

... Program Shows Early Signs of Success A program intended to boost student achievement by providing teachers two years ... coach, is showing early signs of success, according to a new RAND Corporation report...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation Paper Cited in Wired Article on the Future of Open Source Code

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08/11/2016

... Our modern society runs on software. But the tools we use to build software are buckling under increased demand. Nearly ... talent. This code can be used by anyone—from companies to individuals— to...

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Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

With Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 'Van Gogh at School' Launches Online Teaching Materials

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08/16/2016

... on a digiboard, or use elements of the available resources to create their own lessons. Van Gogh at School runs on LessonUp: a new digital tool especially developed to make teaching material available online...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Executives Write About Stressed, But Fixable ACA Marketplaces

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09/07/2016

... Marketplaces Negative headlines in the past few weeks seem to suggest deep trouble for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) ... increases for 2017—and Aetna is the third major insurer to announce it is pulling out...

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The Commonwealth Fund

As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention

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10/12/2016

... its weight around in East Asia, including laying claim to disputed areas of the South China Sea and making some of ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

State’s Delay on Final Sea-Level Rise Projections Chided

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11/11/2016

... Rise Projections Chided Sea-level rise projections meant to help state agencies and planners develop resilient structures in the future are delayed and ... Legislature passed the Community Risk and Resiliency...

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Environment and Climate Change

Long Island Community Foundation Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms

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11/15/2016

... formed Peconic River Community Development Alliance is to bring people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in Riverhead Town. From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, they’ll attempt to...

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United Hospital Fund and Members of Home Alone Alliance Support Videos for Family Caregivers

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03/23/2017

... for Family Caregivers The Home Alone Alliance is pleased to release its first series of family caregiver instructional ... initial series – available in English and Spanish, seeks to provide family caregivers...

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MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics Announce International Partnership

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04/28/2017

... a $1.5 million, three year international partnership to expand Special Olympics Young Athletes across Europe, the ... an inclusive sport and play program for children, ages 2 to 7 years old, with and without...

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Children, Youth and Families

Q&A: Rockefeller's Ashvin Dayal On Inclusive Growth

Release Date:

07/18/2017

... of climate change in cities across Asia. Funding goes to programs that range from preventing erosion in Hội An, Vietnam, to waste management and urban planning in Mandalay, Myanmar, to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis and Physics First Annual Meeting

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07/31/2017

The Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis, and Physics will hold its first Annual Meeting at the Simons Foundation on September 14 & 15, 2017. Spaces with special holonomy are of intrinsic interest in both mathematics...

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To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser

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08/30/2017

To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top ... advertising on Facebook versus other social-media sites? To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top ...

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