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In Memoriam: Edgar M. Bronfman

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01/15/2014

Ed gar M. Bronfman, Sr. , the son of legendary Canadian liquor magnate Samuel Bronfman, who ... his family's business internationally and, as President of the World Jewish Congress and the Samuel Bronfman...

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The School That Will Get You a Job

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02/13/2014

... STEM Academy, where every student graduates with a promise of a $40,000-plus job at IBM, the school's corporate partner and a key developer of its curriculum Sarah E. Goode is the name of...

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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy

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05/12/2014

The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy, an article featuring the ... Foundation in The Atlantic. Last month, readers of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the trade journal of...

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UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund

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06/09/2014

... $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund UJA-Federation of New York has announced the establishment of its $50 million Day School Challenge Fund, which will ... raise an aggregate $150 million. Once complete, the...

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United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs

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06/16/2014

... worth $13 million a year for four years to the United Way of New York City, which will help identify about 40 schools ...

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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... Gave It All Away Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, two of the most iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and a former billionaire who...

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UBS Announces $10 Million Commitment To Support College Success

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06/20/2014

... million, five-year commitment on Friday to establish a new education platform for improving college success among ... — with an intensive program focused on young men of color, UBS NextGen Leaders aims to...

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Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology

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07/07/2014

... Biology. The Center will support research and education programs at one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research institutions, a birthplace of molecular biology and one ...

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NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center

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09/17/2014

NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center Caribbean Cultural Center ... public discussions on the history and future of East Harlem, and administration of CCCADI...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

... Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students While several factors contributed to the financial crisis of 2008, a lack of financial literacy among the general public...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

... in India earlier this week, has vowed to give away most of his wealth — his net worth is $35.7 billion — to ... he is doing that, focuses on public health, environment, education , the arts and government...

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Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project

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03/25/2015

Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project The Network ... Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project and sustain ongoing education programs in U.S. and internationally. The...

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Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods

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04/07/2015

... Roots program will support the creation and expansion of community gardens, urban farms, and farmers’ markets in urban, disadvantaged communities. During the course of 2015, grants of up to $...

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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

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06/04/2015

Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd The 2016 presidential-campaign season will bring all sorts of familiar proposals to create jobs in the U.S., but ... 2022...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare

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07/02/2015

... and Families (CCF) announced that it received a grant of $100,000 from the New York Community Trust. The grant will allow CCF to improve quality of care and save costs for the child welfare sector by ... vast...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

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08/04/2015

... Foundation Asian Americans have been found to be some of the most successful individuals in education , with many earning top grades at some of the top schools in the nation before attending...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) and the University of Michigan's ArtsEngine program have received an $800,000 ... a2ru to disseminate best practices in the integration of arts practice at research...

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OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'

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08/13/2015

... the 'Accountability Gap' Until recently, the Government of Malawi faced difficulties tracking whether teaching and ... – was another serious concern. Now with the click of a button, the Ministry...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development

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08/18/2015

... era, a situation that has affected nearly every aspect of life in the country. This has included, of course, cultural institutions, with museums reporting ... restaurants, and so on), while the Ministry...

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