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09 Jan 2014

Generation Next - Young Donors Inspiring a New Generation of Philanthropists

Thursday, January 9, 2014 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... and giving back to future generations of one’ s family. In some cases, this love of philanthropy translates ... include a discussion of how involvement in their family’ s philanthropy led them to choose this...

In Memoriam: Edgar M. Bronfman

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01/15/2014

... liquor magnate Samuel Bronfman, who expanded his family' s business internationally and, as President of the World ... Bronfman Foundation, in a statement on the foundation' s website. "Edgar...

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The School That Will Get You a Job

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02/13/2014

TIME Magazine examined Chicago' s Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy, where every student graduates ... with a promise of a $40,000-plus job at IBM, the school' s corporate partner and a key developer of its...

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The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

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03/18/2014

... will select the other two cities for the study by year’ s end, drawing from a growing number of U. S . cities exploring this ambitious but complex approach to ...

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08 May 2014

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

Thursday, May 8, 2014 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Please join us to celebrate another year of organizing funders to ... bites, wine and brews, networking and brief updates on CFF' s work, and special guests Leonard Lopate and Tracie ... American Way of...

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01 May 2014

E-TEAM - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, May 1, 2014 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening ... if so, to investigate, document, and capture the world’ s attention. They also immediately challenge the responsible ... otherwise have been...

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Arcus to Match Up to $50,000 in Give OUT Day Donations to Russia Freedom Fund

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05/12/2014

... support for LGBT causes. The Russia Freedom Fund is a U. S . tax-deductible vehicle for making financial contributions ... last year in response to growing concerns about Russia’ s recent state-sponsored...

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Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response

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05/23/2014

... predict. As John Kania, Mark Kramer, and Patty Russell’ s provocative article affirms, philanthropies should, and do, ... or haphazard, either rigorous or sloppy. Too many of us have bought into a polemic that...

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Mellon Foundation Pledges $10 Million to Detroit Institute of Arts to Help with "Grand Bargain"

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06/11/2014

... to the Detroit Institute of the Arts to support the museum' s $100 million contribution to Detroit’ s bankruptcy "Grand Bargain," an effort to prevent the sale ... Angeles-based J. Paul Getty...

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

... today announced it will fund nine nonprofits—from the U. S . to Ghana—to help their new leaders implement their ... for these leaders to jumpstart change." Open Society' s New Executives Fund gives...

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Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

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07/05/2014

... for treatment in 11 countries. In contrast, the U. S . fares much better when it comes to wait times for ... hospitals and doctors, such as knee-replacements, M.R.I. s or Botox injections. Experts say that wait...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... Due To ACA In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’ s first open enrollment period, significantly fewer ... a new Commonwealth Fund survey. At the close of ACA' s first open enrollment period, an estimated...

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Alan "Ace" Greenberg, Leading NY Philanthropist, Dies

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07/25/2014

... in his employees, died Friday at age 86. “There’ s probably no single philanthropist who was more closely ... identified with UJA-Federation than Ace,” said Eric S . Goldstein, CEO of UJA-Federation of New York...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce

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07/28/2014

... White House Council of Economic Advisers finds that the U. S . is the only developed nation not to offer paid maternity ... explain nearly a third of the decrease in women’ s labor force participation in...

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Gender Justice

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

... Partnership The Rockefeller Foundation and the U. S . Agency for International Development have announced a $100 ... across Africa and Asia. Announced at the first-ever U. S .-Africa Leaders Summit, the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

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Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship

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08/05/2014

... art, and also help support the relaunch of the Museum’ s seminal Critical Anthology Series, which presents cultural ... Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director . “The Foundation’ s support previously enabled...

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