The Department of Homeless Services is quietly finalizing more than $98 million in contracts that would turn five apartment buildings currently part of the notoriously mismanaged cluster site program into homeless shelters, and maintain six more as...
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... foundations often assert that spending all of their resources in a relatively short period gives them the ability ... more social value, than if they were to hold the same resources in a lasting endowment and disburse only the ... “greater value and impact” by putting all their resources to use in a limited period of time than by creating ...
... grants, to debate on the increase of foundation minumum payout , be ready to take a side! Intended Outcomes Upon ... and opposition to an increase on foundation minimum payout Describe support and opposition to...
... such as oil exploration and mining. According to the World Resources Institute, deforestation accounts for about 15 to ... where she led a campaign to increase foundation payout . Dr. Odendahl has been...
... to provide more search-and-rescue help and humanitarian resources to help the beleaguered island recover from ... devastation” from Hurricane Maria. “We need more resources from the Department of Defense so we...
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... by Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and ... Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute, and the World Resources Institute with funding...
... they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited timeframe and then close ... their grantmaking. But most hope that by exhausting their resources in relatively short order, they will be able to ...