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Staying Power: Our Foundation at 75 Years

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06/06/2013

... to have Michael Gilligan, President of the Henry Luce Foundation , share the details behind his foundation ’s 75th anniversary celebration — and what it ... and board about their ongoing work. Staying Power: Our...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Focuses on Impact Investing

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04/28/2017

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Focuses on Impact Investing The $400 million Nathan Cummings Foundation has engaged San Francisco-based impact investment advisory firm Sonen Capital to guide the foundation...

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Weinberg Foundation Hires New Program Director

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12/11/2015

Weinberg Foundation Hires New Program Director The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the ... supporting Jewish communal causes, the Baltimore-based ...

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Magdalena Cwintal Joins Tow Foundation As Accountant

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04/01/2019

Magdalena Cwintal Joins Tow Foundation As Accountant The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that Magdalena Cwintal has ... In her role, Magdalena will be responsible for the Foundation ’s day-...

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Talking Optimism and Opportunity With New Ford Foundation Head

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08/08/2013

... as he prepares to assume the role of President of the Ford Foundation . Darren Walker, 53 years old, will become the foundation 's 10th president, a position originally held by ... in 1936... Talking...

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Ford Foundation Names Darren Walker as New CEO

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07/25/2013

... philanthropic leaders about his new appointment. The Ford Foundation reached into its own ranks to tap Darren Walker—a longtime foundation professional with extensive nonprofit and corporate experience—as its...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces New Chief Financial Officer

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03/20/2017

Weinberg Foundation Announces New Chief Financial Officer The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the ... the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the ...

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Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis

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01/13/2014

... and local philanthropic foundations, including the Ford Foundation , have pledged $330 million to help save Detroit's ... announced on Monday. The plan was a first both in the foundation world, which has...

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Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana

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03/26/2014

Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana, reports Philanthropy News Digest. The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $3.8 million grant to the Ghanaian ... and communications technologies...

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Ford Foundation Pours Millions into Net Neutrality

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12/16/2014

Ford Foundation Pours Millions into Net Neutrality In addition ... the public debate on net neutrality, there’s the Ford Foundation , the second-largest private foundation in the world. So it’s no...

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Behind the Billion: The Ford Foundation and Mission-Related Investments

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04/13/2017

Behind the Billion: The Ford Foundation and Mission-Related Investments Xavier de Souza Briggs , the foundation ’s vice president for Economic Opportunity and Markets, discusses the foundation...

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Artist Catherine Opie Elected to Warhol Foundation Board

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12/15/2015

Artist Catherine Opie Elected to Warhol Foundation Board The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts today announced the election of artist Catherine Opie to the Warhol Foundation Board of...

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William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research

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05/04/2018

William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research The foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 over two or ... economic standing, or immigrant origin status.The foundation is...

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Andy Warhol Foundation Awards Grants for Arts Writing

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12/03/2018

Andy Warhol Foundation Awards Grants for Arts Writing The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced today the twenty-one ... contemporary art and range from $15,000 to $50,000. “The foundation...

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Foundations Vow to Invest in Clean-Energy Technology

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06/17/2015

... Rockefeller Brothers Fund, $304 million Schmidt Family Foundation $166 million Overbrook Foundation , $75 million John Merck Fund, $64 million Compton Foundation and $14.8 million Betsy and...

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How Big Foundations Saved the Detroit Institute of Art

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04/24/2015

... city and its creditors. He called in an all-star squad of foundation presidents—the newly appointed chief of the Ford Foundation , Darren Walker; Kresge Foundation head Rip Rapson; the Knight...

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Sheryl Goldstein Joins the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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07/01/2013

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has welcomed Sheryl Goldstein as the Foundation ’s new Program Director for the Foundation ’s U.S. Education grants work. Goldstein takes ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Moving to Crown Heights this Summer

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04/09/2014

The Brooklyn Community Foundation is moving their headquarters to Crown Heights this summer. This August, Brooklyn’s community foundation will have a memorable new address in the heart of ... Relocating from DUMBO...

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