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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

... Do With Their Money Foundations make up a big part— about a sixth—of all the charitable giving that happens in ... U.S.—that’s everything from foundation grants to money people gave at church. That year,...

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High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns

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09/14/2017

... went looking for simple technologies that could help people in developing countries, it didn’t ask for grant ... for foundations: a prize competition. The Empowering People Award, first given in 2012,...

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The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard.

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09/21/2017

... up and running. In between, politicians had to think hard about how they wanted the system to work: how money would be ... how markets should be used to distribute coverage, whether people who didn’t buy...

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Health

Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

... cause of death worldwide. In 2015 alone, nearly 18 million people died from CVDs which accounts for 31 percent of all ... diseases (NCDs) like CVDs, cancer, and diabetes represent about 70 percent of all...

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

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08/14/2014

... and campaigning as pro-coal, responded to a question about whether his wife would resign from the foundation ...

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... suggesting that corporations are becoming more serious about battling global warming. In addition, backers of a ...

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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

... Their Clout: Empower Community Funders Some who worry about the rising influence of billionaire philanthropists, ... a tiny sliver of the population—which is already hugely powerful in U.S. society—is set to...

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

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07/06/2017

... Tillerson's former employer, ExxonMobil, misled investors about the impact of climate change. Schneiderman's office .....

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28 Jul 2022

Funder Briefing with the Energy Foundation

Thursday, July 28, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... us for a discussion with the Energy Foundation as we learn about their work in continuing to position New York as a ...

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Surdna’s Garcia Interviewed in Philanthropy News Digest

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05/12/2016

... It's part frustration, part anger, but mostly anxiety about the economy and our economic future. Where have good ... will new good jobs — the kind that make it possible for young Americans to pay off...

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund And Charles H. Revson Foundation Establish Partnership To Support Minority Scientists

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09/18/2023

... of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, expressed his enthusiasm about this collaboration, stating, “We are thrilled to join ... biomedical research program has supported over 500 young scientists in the NY...

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