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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

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09/17/2015

... Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) fund much of the U.S. government’s research in synthetic biology, with less than 1 percent of total federal funding going to risk research. The ... time period, the...

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NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust

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04/13/2016

... minors from adult prisons and the state's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2011... NCRP Reviews New York .....

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

... Rita Allen Foundation Does It Few foundations provide most of their annual giving to individuals. The bias of most funders in favor of organizational grantees reflects a...

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19 Apr 2018

Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... for family foundations? What are the biggest mistakes that funders make when trying to provide a forum for these types of conversations? Join NCFP as we discuss these and other ... details and speakers coming...

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SeaChange Capital Partners Co-Authors Report Highlighting Challenges Faced By Non-Profits In Philadelphia

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11/27/2017

... SeaChange Capital Partners titled “The Financial Health of Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits.” We at NPQ say the report ... the need for nonprofits to build reserves, the importance of contingency planning by...

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How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

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12/12/2017

... that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.' The fund has invested $1 ... 2018 mid-term election, which will determine party control of Congress and the 2020...

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04 Apr 2019

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 4, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This members-only program is a part of the Financial Series (Fundamentals to Financials) from ... from internal financial reports, such as budgets, that funders so often request. Discuss how grantees prepare and...

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Championing Colombia’s LGBTI Movement: Latest Report from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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02/18/2021

... to Legal and Juridical Gains and Back Again, a case study of Colombia’s LGBTI movement. Colombia’s peace processes ... precedent for including LGBTI people as a key sector of the population. Although the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Neill Coleman as Vice President, Global Communications

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07/02/2012

Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation , has announced that Neill ... to The Rockefeller Foundation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he serves as Chief ... and...

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... to gun control,” said George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Foundations. Over the past year, ... leading campaigns against corruption and for the promotion of human rights in Latin America. He...

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Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking

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09/2005

... develop personal strategies to meet the "soft" challenges of grantmaking. Effective personal strategy helps practitioners use their understanding of self and role - as learner, analyst, bridge builder - to ... the job. In this guide, contributors discuss the elements of personal strategy and how it helps grantmakers to leverage .....

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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing

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12/11/2012

Grants of $100,000 each were awarded through the foundation's ... annual Housing for Everyone competition to nonprofits working to provide transitional housing and homeless shelters in the District of...

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Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

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02/15/2013

Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces $10.9 Million in Grants to Greek Organizations

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02/05/2013

The organizations are working to ease the effects of the ongoing socioeconomic crisis in Greece. In particular, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Board of Directors continues to support efforts...

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The Met and Crystal Bridges to Share a Trumbull Portrait

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03/14/2013

A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, the celebrated ... by its owner, Credit Suisse, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas in...

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CECP Announces 2013 Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy

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02/26/2013

... livable. CECP, an organization that leverages the work of global corporate leaders to address societal challenges, ... IBM) and The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) are the recipients of the 13th annual Excellence...

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Carnegie Corporation Commits $15 Million for Rethinking School Design

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03/25/2013

... report as a starting point. Carnegie Corporation of New York today published a new report, Opportunity by ... resources to bring all students to the much higher levels of achievement necessary to meet the...

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature

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09/12/2013

... organizations mobilizing support in California on behalf of legislation requiring overtime pay for domestic employees, ... Brown's signature. The California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, proposed by...

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B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

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11/28/2013

The New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O'Connell, who is the daughter and sister of the last two presidents of the...

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

... initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, ... reports The New York Times. When Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago received a call earlier this...

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