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Rachel Block Joins Milbank Memorial Fund as Program Officer

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04/03/2017

... a Program Officer. An independent consultant who worked for the Fund and other organizations focusing on federal and ... information technology strategy as deputy commissioner for Health Information Technology...

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Kimberly Walker Appointed as First Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Arabella Advisors

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03/11/2020

... Inclusion at Arabella Advisors Walker will be responsible for co-creating and managing the firm’s DEI strategy, ... on leadership and change. “I’m so excited to be working with Arabella in this new capacity...

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The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Invites Applications for its Eighth Class of Macy Faculty Scholars

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11/09/2017

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Invites Applications for its Eighth Class of Macy Faculty Scholars The Macy ... in career development activities that prepare them for leadership roles. Chosen scholars will receive...

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28 Jun 2012

Foundation Executive Assistants Network Meeting

Thursday, June 28, 2012 -

12:15pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York is hosting an introductory meeting for Foundation Executive Assistants. Strong demand for a professional networking group for EAs (and those in similar...

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MetLife Foundation Launches $200 Million Campaign for Financial Inclusion

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10/28/2013

... announced grants to ACCION International, the Corporation for Enterprise Development, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, the Local Initiatives Support ... MetLife Foundation Launches $200 Million...

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The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

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03/13/2014

... was not a household word when it became a central strategy for ending international cooperation with South Africa's .....

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, housed on the campus of the ... areas that facilitate collaboration…. Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley ...

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Commonwealth Fund Poll Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans

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09/18/2014

... with ObamaCare Plans A majority of people who signed up for ObamaCare over the last year are happy with their plans, ... survey by the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit policy group . Another 61 percent believed...

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Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars

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11/03/2014

... made his fortune as a founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group , is making good on its promise to give away all of its ... spend-down of the foundation’s assets includes plans for larger-than-normal grants and...

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Foundations Shouldn’t Shrink From Supporting Marches to Curb Climate Change

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10/19/2014

... cancer. Oddly, this wasn’t obvious to one important group : philanthropists.... Foundations Shouldn’t Shrink ...

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The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World

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11/17/2014

The fund is backed by Open Society Institute, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers Fund, among others.

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Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission

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11/24/2014

... Next Mission Peter Peterson, the Blackstone Group LP co-founder who has championed the cause of U.S. debt ... increase in U.S. health-care costs while improving care for patients.... Improving Health Care Is...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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President’s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations

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12/17/2014

... to help undocumented immigrants who are eligible for temporary legal status under the president’s executive ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases International Study on Gender Images in Films

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01/22/2015

Rockefeller Foundation partnered with U.N. Women and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure

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04/24/2015

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure In a seven-page ... SEC, organized by the nonprofit sustainability advocacy group Ceres, investors noted that the current low...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... East Africa bearing the brunt of the Somalia-based terror group Al-Shabaab.... Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That ...

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A New Lens for Disaster Recovery

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09/16/2015

A New Lens for Disaster Recovery Natural disasters devastate ... having weathered the storm, and actively sought recovery for themselves and others, their voices are often absent from ... disaster and uniquely...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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NYCT Supports Affordable Housing Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens

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10/09/2015

NYCT Supports Affordable Housing Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens Dozens of local artists who ... 100 affordable housing units, including 50 units set aside for artists, according to the New York Community...

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The New York Community Trust

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO

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10/16/2015

... both are founding presidents of their groups, the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. And they started their jobs ... they wish. Think of it as a MacArthur "...

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