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University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... 50 years after hotel industry icon Conrad Hilton gifted $ 1 .5 million to build the first hospitality school in Texas ... has become world-renowned as a leader in hospitality education and research, in no small...

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American Express Grant Will Help Renovations at Historic Utah Pickle Company Building

Release Date:

11/03/2017

... American Express teamed up with private, non-profit group called The National Trust for Historic Preservation and ... about 50,000 votes. The Pickle Co. will be a three floor event space with a rooftop plan to...

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American Express

Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

11/07/2014

... He is the longtime president of Ping Chong and Company, a NYC theatre company and is a member of the Rockefeller ... serves as president of the Foundation Financial Officers Group , a national organization with...

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Children, Youth and Families

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18 Apr 2017

Mobilizing for Mission - On Grassroots Climate Change

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of our Climate Change Series. No matter our politics, ... they care about. Mobilizing for Mission will convene funders to confidentially share what they’re doing and ... on mobilizing the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Environment and Climate Change

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Science

Guide to Collaborative Philanthropy

Publication date:

10/2016

... the importance of collaboration and how SDG thinks about group composition and goals. The “Toolkit” includes ... a chair job decision, application for a new collaborative group , notes template, and detailed description of what ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Macquarie Announces 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group , today announced the 2016 winners of its four David ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Macquarie Group Foundation

With Support From Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Encourages Participation in Arts Programs

Release Date:

09/13/2016

... related activities that help to promote and increase arts education . More than half have not taken a child to a program or event , donated or raised money, volunteered, or shared ...

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Arts

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

25 Feb 2021

Navigating Uncertain Terrain - Updates From The Global Philanthropy Tracker

Thursday, February 25, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... data about global giving To foster deeper conversation and learning , and to inform our speakers about topics of ... Law Buff Kavelman (Moderator), President, Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors Designed for...

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Network Building

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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International/Foreign Affairs

29 Oct 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger?

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Part of Our "Beyond the Program Grant" Series. While the 2008 ... anticipated efficiencies actually materialized. Learn why funders continue to support merger activity, and why ... and Co-Founder,...

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All Funders

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Governance

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Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms

Release Date:

01/26/2016

... authors from 14 different institutions, was initiated as part of a working group from the National Institute for Mathematical and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Simons Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Disbursed Millions in 2016

Release Date:

03/22/2016

... The Westchester Community Foundation, one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester, New York, started 2016 ... grants program, the Foundation awarded a total of $ 1 .7 million to 70 local nonprofits...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

12 Jun 2014

Navigating Leadership Transitions in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, June 12, 2014 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... Family Foundation of Minnesota Designed for All interested funders . Registration Registration is required by June 10th. ... the dial-in information, slides and handouts for this event will be emailed two days...

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How Do I Master That Skill? LinkedIn, Markle Want To Help

Release Date:

03/18/2016

... and the estimated salary.” Training Finder is part of a larger collaboration between LinkedIn and the New ...

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index

Release Date:

11/14/2017

... Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index New research that is part of a collaboration with Georgetown University to bring ... degree, but the newer skilled service jobs require some education and training beyond...

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Workforce Development

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Private Foundation Services

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts gifts University of Houston Rare Collection of Photos

Release Date:

05/24/2018

... collections in the country. The gift, made in 2008, was part of an initiative by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy ...

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Member News

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Arts

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Dodge Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $4 Million to New Jersey Nonprofits

Release Date:

07/19/2013

... announced ninety-four grants to nonprofits in New Jersey working in the areas of education , media, the arts and the environment. (Morristown, ... 94 grants totaling $4 million to a variety of arts, ...

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Community Development

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement

Release Date:

06/17/2015

... Program Takes on Teacher Improvement Arthur Levine, an education expert of national renown, began researching ... Now he has a solution: a new graduate school of education aimed at improving the way teachers...

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The Simons Foundation

ALA Unveils Shortlist for 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Release Date:

04/06/2015

... written for adult readers and published in the U.S. As part of an announcement and medal presentation event at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco in ... receive $5,000, and the four finalists will...