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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

... Foundation, discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal, even if change is barely ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers

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07/07/2014

Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers Some of the most exciting ... Cell Foundation, and almost all its work is being paid for by private donors. The federal government is ... Stem Cell...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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The Rockefeller Foundation and the Urban Institute Evaluate Rebuild by Design

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09/04/2014

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Urban Institute examine the efficacy of the Rebuild by Design competition.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving

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10/21/2014

Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family ... In 1993, she was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for her work in AIDS policy and ethics. She was named a...

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Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68

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10/27/2014

... Family Office. Sharon then led the F.B. Heron Foundation for nearly 20 years.... Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Cuomo Assures Fracking Report will be Released by End of the Year

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12/08/2014

The report, initiated in 2012, will include in-depth analysis of the health impacts of hydraulic fracturing.

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds

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01/15/2015

... Commonwealth Fund Finds The number of uninsured, working -age Americans has decreased by 7 million since full ...

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OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

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04/13/2015

OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process Storytelling can be an especially effective tactic for philanthropic organizations. Brett Davidson, director of ... break down...

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Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide

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04/17/2015

... created position at the Ford Foundation: chief of staff for Darren Walker, the grant maker’s president. She begins on May 4. Ms. Jarvis began working with the Obamas in 2005, when she joined the office ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America The Stavros Niarchos FoundationOpens ... U.S.... Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America ...

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The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers

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08/26/2015

The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.

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Economic Security

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights

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04/11/2016

... W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights HowlRound, which operates alongside ... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will enable residencies for playwrights at 18 theaters across...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open

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05/03/2016

... disruption within their field, as well as a strong vision for the future of their organization, in Brooklyn and beyond. ... to spark lasting social change by supporting organizations working toward greater...

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Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses Women of Color in Leadership

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05/17/2016

View the entire dialogue featuring Melody Barnes, NYU Vice Provost and former Director of White House Domestic Policy, and Diahann Billings-Burford, Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today.

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Rubin Foundation Announces Participants in 2016 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social Practice

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07/14/2016

... & Donald Rubin Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the participants in the ... Practice is a year-long professional development program for immigrant and 1st-generation...

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Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining

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08/01/2016

... peaks and valleys of an electrocardiogram. The same goes for identifying an extinct ape from a single fossilized ...

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

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08/05/2016

Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces World of Dance' Series ... Afrika! Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space

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09/06/2016

... University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method for making three-dimensional images of structures in ... with one another and provide important insights for engineers working to...

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