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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

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06/09/2014

... spoke to Alliance Magazine about philanthropy’s role in solving social problems, institution building and his vision for the future of the foundation. In the interview, Walker says, “It is deeply gratifying to...

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

... of less than a year the flexibility to implement their own programs . It is the only available support of its kind for ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative

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07/09/2014

... technologies uniquely suited to the space and place in which they learn.... Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for ...

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Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities

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09/04/2014

... ways to get feedback and use the findings to improve their programs and services, and conduct research on whether those ...

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Rita Allen Foundation

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives Museums $17 million to Improve Digital Outreach

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09/09/2014

... digital projects, with $17 million for museums in New York and around the world. At the Brooklyn Museum, ... stationed at a hub will use an app to field questions in real time as visitors move through the...

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Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

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10/09/2014

... and laity to begin and sustain dialogue on the issue in their own congregations.... Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

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10/28/2014

... which it can be held accountable. Today, only about one in three top-performing students from the bottom half of the ... years, the Bloomberg coalition wants to raise that to one in every two students......

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Detroit Service Corps to Strengthen City's Nonprofit Community

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11/04/2014

The five-year program will send top-performing employees to provide expertise to Detroit nonprofits

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Daphne Foundation President Highlighted as one of "Seven Women Who Change Their Worlds"

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11/05/2014

... services to drug addicts, sex workers and homeless women in Coney Island. After Aida Leon, a former sex worker, ... she began reaching out to women living her prior life. In addition to handing out...

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NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative

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02/02/2015

... infrastructure; and link residents to lifestyle change programs . New York State Health Foundation Vice President ... “We’ve made a commitment to address health inequities in rural and in low...

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Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts

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04/28/2015

... entire communities, the Verizon Foundation is weighing in with contributions of its own. The second largest cellular ... may have been affected—either directly or via loved ones in the region—by the...

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to Help Financial Service Providers Better Serve Low-Income Clients

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06/05/2015

... and cooperatives include: Cooperativa Acreimex in Mexico, Banco WWB in Colombia, SAJIDA Foundation in Bangladesh and Capital Aid Fund for Employment of the Poor ...

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Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in Southeast Asia When it comes to writing about the long-contentious issue of hydropower dams in Cambodia, there is little ground that has not been...

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Jane Forbes Clark of Clark Foundation Speaks at Baseball Hall of Fame on Family Legacy and Generosity

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01/11/2016

... National Baseball Hall of Fame about her family's history in and vision for Cooperstown. At least another 100 .....

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Woodruff Foundation Reflects on Its First Decade

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02/11/2016

... on the day that a roadside bomb nearly took Bob's life in Iraq, we celebrate the impact that moment has had over the ... we do?" Seeing an opportunity to help our men and women in uniform, the Bob...

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Tow Foundation Announces Six Playwright Residencies

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02/25/2016

... of their choosing as the 2016–17 Tow Playwright- in -Residence. The residency program includes a full-time ... for each playwright, and the residencies will culminate in a full production of a play by each...

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Seeking Medicaid Coverage for Inmates, With Help from New York Community Trust

Release Date:

04/01/2016

... from New York Community Trust When a person enrolled in Medicaid goes to jail, their benefits under that public ... program designed to link inmates to health care providers in the community has motivated...

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The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation

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04/12/2016

... Across the City and Nation Forty-five nonprofits in New York City and beyond just got great news: The New York ... city’s community foundation, has approved $5.4 million in grants for dozens of promising...

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

Release Date:

05/11/2016

... to balance budgets while maintaining spending for popular programs . That’s prompted some presidential candidates to ... she’d add a new 4 percent surcharge on anyone who pulls in $5 million or more. As White...