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Ellen Liu, Director of Women's Health, Ms. Foundation for Women, Selected as American Express NGen Fellow

Release Date:

10/27/2015

Ellen Liu, Director of Women's Health, Ms. Foundation for Women, Selected as American Express NGen Fellow ... Ellen Liu, Director of Women's Health, Ms. Foundation for Women Lindsay Louie, Program...

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American Express [corporate]

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Ms. Foundation for Women

In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

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11/04/2015

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is sad to report that its Trustee Emeritus, James “Jim” McConnell Clark, died at his home in Woods Hole, MA on October 24, 2015 at the age of 93.

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research The National Institute of Mental ... agreement to establish a collaborative, nationwide effort for the collection, storage, and distribution...

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Health

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Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

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12/09/2015

Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings Matt ... folks from abusive lenders who charge 400% a year interest for a “payday loan” or help them to budget better, much less save...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... entities and received generous tax deductions in order for those monies to fund charitable work in the world. Yet ... of those funds is expended on charitable donations for the public good. The great majority...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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F.B. Heron Foundation

What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

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01/05/2016

... Ford Foundation. Ford’s grant-makers are employed “ for the general purpose of advancing human welfare,” so ...

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Social Justice

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JP Morgan Chase Institute Report: Understanding Income Volatility & the Role of the Online Platform Economy

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02/19/2016

... Institute explores their level of income volatility and, for the first time, looks at the growing usage of online ...

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Economic Security

Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... Susan L. Solomon to leave a career in law and business for medicine. Ms. Solomon, 64, co-founded the New York ... research institute has gained more notice lately for its breakthroughs in stem-cell research,...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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Health

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Carnegie Prize Honoring Genocide’s Unsung Heroes Profiled in NYTimes

Release Date:

03/16/2016

... a bloodthirsty mob and other dangers; the only doctor for half a million people in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains; a Pakistani advocate for indentured laborers who helps extricate them from debt; ... Armenian genocide...

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Revson Foundation Supports Steinem Program to Address Underrepresentation of Women In Media & Technology

Release Date:

03/28/2016

... take.” Nine years and a few wrong turns later, she is working as an associate editor and giving another Rutgers ... program was launched in September by Rutgers’ Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) and the...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Education

Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations' 6-Month Paid Paternity Leave Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club

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03/30/2016

... announced that all of its 800 employees are eligible for six-months parental leave, half of it full pay, three ... professional accomplishment” — one rooted in gratitude for her own experience enjoying four-...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Artstor President James Shulman Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow in Residence

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05/02/2016

Artstor President James Shulman will work with Earl Lewis and Mariët Westermann, president and vice president of the Foundation, respectively, on topics of strategic importance. Among his projects, Shulman will write about high-impact philanthropy,...

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Brad Tito Joins Westchester Community Foundation Board Of Advisors

Release Date:

11/08/2016

... to its Board of Advisors. The Board provides leadership for carrying out the Foundation’s mission to promote ...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

Release Date:

11/18/2016

... Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition For six years—from 2006 to 2013—I worked inside the .....

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Public Policy

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of George Suttles as Program Officer

Release Date:

01/06/2017

... of U.S. Trust, where he served as a relationship manager for private family foundations, charitable trusts, and ... excited to welcome George Suttles to our outstanding team working to improve the care of...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Aging

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Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

Release Date:

02/13/2017

... resources, though due to his father’s predilection for living modestly in Omaha, Nebraska, it wasn’t until he reached adulthood that he knew it. For much of his career, Buffett has recorded and ... wife...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund

Release Date:

06/12/2017

... sold her prized 1962 Roy Lichtenstein “Masterpiece” for a whopping $150 million, placing it among the 15 highest known prices ever paid for an artwork. Ms. Gund is confirming that sale now, revealing that she...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board

Release Date:

09/28/2017

Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) board of directors today ... Rockefeller Foundation, served as NCRP'...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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NoVo Foundation

Simons Foundation Releases The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... Foundation releases The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation From an observatory perched high in the Chilean ... Foundation Releases The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation ...

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