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Small Foundations Can Spur Big Changes: One Grant Maker Shows How

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03/24/2013

... op-ed by Emily Tow Jackson, Executive Director of the Tow Foundation . Tackling the world’s most vexing social ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Choses Lincoln Center to Manage its NYC Cultural Innovation Fund

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12/02/2016

Rockefeller Foundation Choses Lincoln Center to Manage its NYC Cultural ... today that they have been chosen by the Rockefeller Foundation to manage the foundation ’s New York City Cultural...

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The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Amgen Co-Found Fund to Help Conejo Valley Shooting Victims

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11/09/2018

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Amgen Co-Found Fund to Help Conejo Valley Shooting Victims The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Amgen, which has headquarters in Thousand ... established the Conejo Valley...

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F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

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06/30/2017

... given away in total in the U.S.—that’s everything from foundation grants to money people gave at church. That year, ... to maximize its financial value. One set of people in a foundation would manage it, and...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover

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06/11/2019

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover (New York, NY) The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces that Dr. Ernie Glover will join the ... and oversee new grantmaking programs that...

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Antoine Georges to Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation

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01/12/2017

... for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation The Simons Foundation is delighted to announce the formation of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), in the ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Discusses How African Cities Need Urgent Back-Up Plans

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01/17/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Discusses How African Cities ... change are expected to increase in tandem. The Rockefeller Foundation works with governments and finances programmes ... back economic...

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Ford, Mellon, Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy

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06/11/2020

... down in March, Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation , fielded a stream of phone calls from the heads of ... the future of the nonprofit sector.” In 2019, the Ford Foundation handed out $520...

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Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP

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10/08/2015

Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP The Board of Trustees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce that Elizabeth M. Hewitt will join the...

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New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes

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11/03/2016

New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to ... is the President and CEO of the New York Women’s Foundation . Since 2006, under Ana Oliveira’s leadership, ... in poverty across New...

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Jessie Smith Noyes At Top of the List of Family Foundations Who Fund Social Justice Work

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10/07/2015

... Responsive Philanthropy finds. Based on an analysis of Foundation Center data on the thousand largest U.S. ... a whole. The calculation excludes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , which awarded nearly $2...

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Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best Offense

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04/18/2017

Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation : On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best ... How do you see advocacy as a tool for achieving your foundation 's mission and what has your foundation...

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Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office The Ford Foundation is establishing its first presence in Detroit ... years ago by Edsel Ford. The New York-based...

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Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World Report to Study Healthcare Access in American Communities

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06/09/2017

Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World Report to Study Healthcare Access in American Communities Aetna Foundation and US News & World Report launch a project to ... are changing citizens'...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Staff Promotions and Hiring of Nancy Wexler as Program Officer

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06/12/2019

The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Staff Promotions and Hiring of Nancy ... New York, NY (June 12, 2019) – The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees approved the promotions of Eva ... Program. In...

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Donn Weinberg Concludes Term as Weinberg Foundation Chairman, Judge Ellen Heller Assumes Board Leadership Role

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03/01/2013

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the ... for me personally and, most importantly, for the Foundation as a whole. This organization continues to enhance .....

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces New Chief Investment Officer, Leena Bhutta

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07/29/2021

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces New Chief Investment Officer, Leena ... New York, July 29, 2021 – The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced that Jeffrey Heil will ... at the end of...

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The Citi Foundation Launches Pathways to Progress to Improve Career Readiness for 100,000 Youth

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03/31/2014

The Citi Foundation launched Pathways to Progress to improve career Readiness for 100,000 youth. New York – The Citi Foundation today announced Pathways to Progress, a three-year ... is the largest single...

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Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits

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05/14/2015

Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding ... 10 Baltimore Nonprofits The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced $400,000 in emergency grants to 10 ... the recent events...

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