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Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program

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08/04/2015

... Fellowship Program provides recent college graduates with work experience in the philanthropic sector. In ... been placed at nonprofit organizations in roles aligned with their capabilities and career...

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What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

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08/10/2015

Goldman Sachs lent $7.2 million to New York City and Bloomberg Philanthropies guaranteed $6 million.

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'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color

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09/02/2015

In recent years, there have been few new efforts aimed at improving the lives of girls and young women of color.

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Bank of America Backs Community Development and Housing Projects

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09/21/2015

... said in a statement. "We're fortunate enough to work with several organizations that offer valuable services to .....

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million

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09/29/2015

The grantees are Community Catalyst, The SCAN Foundation and ReFraming Aging.

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The Source Codes of Foundation Culture

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10/2015

... years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has been working to better understand what contributes to and impedes ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Finds Major Issues for Women in the Workplace

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10/13/2015

Research into what issues women face in the workplace finds equal pay, harassment, career opportunities,children, and work-life balance remain as concerns.

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NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/02/2015

... doing the work well. In a wide-ranging interview with WMUK's Earlene McMichael, the son of billionaire ... adds that, when donors do give funds, it sometimes comes with too many restrictions on their...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research to Evaluate Public-Private Model in Buffalo Schools

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11/03/2015

... by the Wallace Foundation and conducted by researchers with Teachers College at Columbia University, is looking at ...

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Jonas Center Supports Visionary Project Bringing New Light to End-of-Life Issues

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11/03/2015

‘Dying in America,’ by photographer/filmmaker Carolyn Jones, launches website with resources for patients, families ahead of feature film.

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Podcast: A Conversation with Gates Foundation's Health Expert Anita Zaidi

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11/05/2015

Podcast: A Conversation with Gates Foundation's Health Expert Anita Zaidi ... rates in the world. Podcast: A Conversation with Gates Foundation's Health Expert Anita Zaidi .....

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Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds

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11/12/2015

Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds Leonard Glickman ... countries. Glickman previously had 20 years experience working on Capitol Hill, serving as the top career official ... about the ins and...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia

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11/17/2015

The Atlantic Philanthropies, which will conclude its grant-making commitments next year, announced on Monday the capstone of its work on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia.

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Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of-School-Time Programs

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02/17/2016

... costs of high-quality programs. Now it’s been updated with 2015 numbers—by the lead researcher on that study—to ...

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Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship

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03/02/2016

Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship Specialty Food Foundation, a community of social entrepreneurs working to break the hunger cycle, is starting the search for ... online...

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Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance

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03/30/2016

According to Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance, a new report by TCF senior fellow Andrew Stettner, our current unemployment insurance system is facing a funding crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history.

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People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg

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04/14/2016

... Weinberg Scranton area residents are highly familiar with the good works and deep pockets of the Harry and ... the foundation is among the biggest in the United States, with more than $2 billion in assets and...