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Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy

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09/21/2015

... for International Philanthropy Feeney, the co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers and philanthropist who gave his fortune ... and Northern Ireland; and strengthened and expanded higher education , university...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students

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05/03/2018

... Delaware Pathways, a partnership between the K-12 education system and various public and private partners, ... credits and industry credentials. “Thanks to Pathways, education and workforce programs are...

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The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award

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06/06/2018

The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award Naomi Ackerman, Founder and Executive Director of The Advot Project, Los Angeles, CA; Deborah Newbrun, ... which is among the highest...

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PhilTV: Beyond Red Versus Blue: Millennial Perspectives on Reuniting America

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11/08/2016

... with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund "Those who have come of age in the Bush-Obama era are moving beyond the left-right fistfight of their parents' generation. Tired of partisan...

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ASPCA Elects Tim F. Wray to Chair of the Board

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07/02/2012

The Amer ican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has announced that Tim F. Wray, an investor and philanthropist, has been elected Chair of the ASPCA’s Board of Directors, succeeding...

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Perpetuity, continued

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04/24/2014

... and Civil Society at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy At a recent panel discussion organized by ... the rationale for perpetual foundations, one member of the audience taking careful notes was...

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24 Oct 2013

Philanthropic Advisors Network - Pilot Meeting

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8:15am to 10:00am

... do you approach researching new issue areas on behalf of a client? Building successful funder/grantee ... programmatic lead/relationship manager Work primarily with funders . If you provide advisory and...

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The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit

In more than a decade of research on nonprofit leadership, The Bridgespan Group has observed little change in the No. 1 organizational ... and CEOs: succession planning. In survey after survey of nonprofit leaders succession planning comes out on top. In ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Backs Nonprofit ETF Startup

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08/01/2017

... the profits back to their causes, officials from the group said with a plan to announce the initiative later on ... public. ETFs give investors the ability to buy a basket of stocks or other assets with a...

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Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

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08/25/2016

... organization that is not only guided by principles of social justice, and working to address real societal problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies,...

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New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018

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03/13/2019

... and Allies, which is focused on survivor-led organizations working to strengthen communities affected by sexual abuse, ... recipients included the New Economy Project , which is working toward an economy...

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Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

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07/03/2014

... by collaborating across campuses. The 10 members of the Pennsylvania Consortium for the Liberal Arts are Bryn ... Ursinus, and Washington & Jefferson Colleges. The group is being supported by a grant from...

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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... Grant Outreach Darren Walker, who became president of the Ford Foundation in October 2013, says he will restart ... peace and global-security efforts, and increase the amount of money the foundation...

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White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments

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03/24/2015

Supporters include the Simons Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... data we have seen shows a clear and undeniable escalation of violence in New York City schools,” said Jim Walden, an ... suit, which is being backed by the charter-school advocacy group Families for Excellent...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction

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07/25/2016

... the Wilson Writing Academy, a comprehensive system of instruction that will shape students' writing skills and ... capacities -- central components of a liberal arts education . The...

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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog ... schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. Despite the Department of...

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