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United Way of New York City Names Mary Ann Sallas as Director of New York City’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

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11/01/2012

... New York City’s CFC raised over $2 million for charity in 2011. Ms. Sallas has been in the nonprofit world since 2001, working with the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research ...

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Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

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08/22/2013

... rights consultant, Thomas has played an important role in advancing human rights initiatives within the U.S. and ... Consultant to the Sunrise Initiative on Human Rights in the United States. From 2009 to 2011...

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04 Dec 2013

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Understanding and Evaluating Professional Employment Organizations (PEOs)

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7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

... are or have explored this as an option, or participate in a PEO and are open to sharing your experiences. Explore ... , noting “12/4 FAN Meeting questions” in the subject line. Reminder: As always, creating a...

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Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... the board over the organization's future directions. In an email, Adam N. Cummings, board chair, wrote: "Simon ... great work the Foundation has been doing and to help lead in some new directions...

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Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

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07/09/2014

... future as a leading criminal justice advocacy institution in the United States. The Innocence Project works with ... by DNA evidence; the Innocence Project was involved in 173 of these cases. “Today, I can...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer

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10/29/2014

... Robin Hood Foundation, as Chief Financial Officer, based in New York City. Tina’s responsibilities include ... and sponsored projects that generate over $80 million in annual contributions. A certified public...

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

... this season of giving, I will join millions of Americans in volunteering to feed the homeless, contributing to ... field of institutional philanthropy emerged and flourished in the pattern of Carnegie’s mold...

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UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

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03/24/2017

... 100 years, UJA-Federation of New York has been a leader in providing help to our cities’ most vulnerable. Propelled ... stemming from both our Jewish values and our experience in supporting a vast network of...

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Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

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07/03/2017

... FJS after ten years as the executive director of Mama Cash in the Netherlands, where she oversaw one of the world’s ... and transgender people around the world and was a leader in philanthropic advocacy to...

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Simons Foundation Supported Research May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth

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11/07/2017

... on Earth Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla announced Monday that they may have found a ... been crucial for the assembly of three key ingredients in early life forms — short strands of...

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

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01/10/2018

... and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent ... death and long-term disability from crashes...

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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

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02/22/2018

... drugs and deliver them locally to tumors in a sequential manner. The results in animal models so far suggest this approach could one day ... removal of the primary tumors. The research, published in...

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Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders

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04/17/2018

... autism, even depression—have lagged behind in new therapies. Because the brain is so complex, it can be ... to discover new drugs and even when a drug is promising in animal models, it often doesn’t work for...

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood ... Trust Nina Simone is truly one of my great inspirations in life. Through grace, beauty, hard work, and perseverance ... “Nina Simone’s distinctive...

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ASPCA Assists in Removing More Than 600 Birds from Ohio Hoarding Case

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08/15/2018

ASPCA Assists in Removing More Than 600 Birds from Ohio Hoarding Case At ... reports of animal neglect at the property. In addition to working alongside Columbus Humane to remove the birds, the...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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09/06/2018

... Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease In a continuing effort to spur advancements in treating and curing sickle cell anemia, the Doris Duke ... with National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, which...

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UN Secretary-General Taps UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg to Lead Climate Finance Leadership Initiative

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09/27/2018

... During the week of the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York, United Nations Secretary-General António ... will support a global mobilization of private capital in response to the challenge of climate change...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

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10/10/2018

... Service Award at its upcoming Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC. The Award is philanthropy’s highest ... the inspirational qualities that define excellence in philanthropy—commitment, courage, entrepreneurship...

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