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Open Society Foundations Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico

Release Date:

03/02/2018

... backed by funding from the Open Society Foundations, the group includes mainland mayors with experience in disaster ... and Tampa. They'll assist on everything from applying for and administering Federal...

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

Funded by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching

Release Date:

03/27/2018

... Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching A group of scientists developed a "sun shield" that they hope .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Closing Space for Open Society

Release Date:

05/17/2018

Closing Space for Open Society The operating environment has gotten so ugly for Open Society, which gave $3.6 million to 46 different ... differently in some important ways... Closing Space for...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

Release Date:

10/26/2018

... Color Heliconius butterflies are a diverse and colorful group of species that live throughout tropical regions of ... gene called aristaless1 (al1) that acted as a switch for yellow and white coloration......

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

25 Jul 2023

Navigating the Complexities of Corporate Reporting with an Equity Lens

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... reporting standards and frameworks can make it difficult for CSR and Philanthropy professionals to determine the best ... Social Impact, and Sustainability Consultant, CSR Talent Group Thomas Knowlton (...

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Corporate Funders

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Communications

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Transparency

Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Announces New President

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... to both the advancement of independent secondary education and basic neuroscience research. John was the ...

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Appointments & Transitions

MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program

Release Date:

11/22/2013

PND reported that the MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge and strategies among low- and moderate-income families around the world.

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Children, Youth and Families

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MetLife

17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

Release Date:

01/30/2014

The Educational Foundation of America and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and invest at least five percent of their assets in clean-energy companies,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

The Educational Foundation of America

Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... the same problems – poverty, disease, the environment, education reform, you name it – that have dogged our ...

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Impact Investing

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The Rockefeller Foundation

From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream

Release Date:

11/11/2014

... But even at a young age, he tells PEOPLE, "I had a thirst for what was beyond the horizon." His life changed in .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals

Release Date:

12/18/2014

Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals For the first time ever, the body that oversees government ... company coffers, instead of helping the poor and providing education...

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Finance & Asset Management

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

Release Date:

02/12/2015

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War" The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Bob Woodruff ... many of our nation...

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Veterans

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... nonprofits focused on providing workforce development and education opportunities in Baltimore. These grants are part ... 8.1 percent as of March 2015, compared with 5.5 percent for the state of Maryland. The...

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Education

Workforce Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Pershing Square Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment To Support Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Life Science Research

Release Date:

06/02/2015

... to support its leading biology and genetics research and education programs. The uniquely structured grant reflects a ...

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2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Awarded to Those Who Dedicate Private Wealth to the Public Good

Release Date:

08/25/2015

... has also influenced a wide range of issues, including education , the environment, cancer research, culture, the ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Goldman Sachs

Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film

Release Date:

09/09/2015

... Through Film The Film Lab ( www.film-lab.org ), known for its filmmaking competitions, educational outreach to ... has received a grant from the Ms. Foundation for Women to produce a film to help combat elder...

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Aging

Arts

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds

Release Date:

09/24/2015

Carnegie Corporation and the Russell Sage Foundation backed the study, which was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.