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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

Release Date:

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

Release Date:

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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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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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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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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McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance

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08/14/2014

... Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said his wife, former U. S . Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, has no plans to leave the Bloomberg Philanthropies board, despite the foundation' s support for efforts to reduce...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down

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08/13/2014

... Philanthropies is working on giving away all its money, it' s taking in a great deal of knowledge that could be helpful ... for their final work days and ensuring an organization' s legacy. About...

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All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement

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09/11/2014

... to Drive Improvement In many communities across the U. S ., poverty is a depressingly reliable indicator of health ... to this general rule, as The Commonwealth Fund’ s 2012 Scorecard on Local Health System...

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Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights

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09/17/2014

... Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Grantmaking by U. S . Foundations," The Ford Foundation is the top funder of .....

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

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09/18/2014

... Given the complexity of the challenge, the U. S . Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will ...

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Changing the Conversation about Inequality

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09/23/2014

... originally appeared on the William T. Grant Foundation' s news blog . Inequality is the problem—but what can ... initiative because research can do more than help us understand the problem—it can point...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek

Release Date:

10/03/2014

... president of the Rockefeller Foundation, which means she’ s in charge of giving away one of America’ s historic fortunes. One problem: “As rich as ... once did. The foundation ranks only 16th in assets among U...

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Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency

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10/06/2014

... workforce, as “out of over 200 million adults in the U. S . workforce, only 10 percent consider themselves very ...

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Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters

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10/29/2014

Philanthropy’ s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from ... Storm Sandy” hitting the Eastern Seaboard of the US , the Caribbean and Canada. Many of the hardest hit ... were in New York and New Jersey –...

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Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award

Release Date:

11/03/2014

... of a policy paper on a topic that is central to TCF’ s agenda. Ms. Nittoli served as The Century Foundation’ s president from August 2011 to March 2014, when she retired ... Nittoli revitalized TCF, nearly...

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A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China

Release Date:

11/11/2014

... second largest economy in the world, which is why China' s rise is right up there with climate change as one of the ... his second trip to China, starting today. Given what' s at stake here, you...

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Taking the Time to Learn in Transition: How the Ford Foundation Board Revamped the Traditional CEO Search

Release Date:

11/13/2014

... in the appointment of Darren Walker as CEO. Kofi' s story highlights many key points about the role of ... very grateful to Kofi for sharing his experience with us and for providing real leadership to the...

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