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Ai Weiwei's Citywide Public Art Project Elicits Protest From Village Neighborhood Group

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08/29/2017

This fall, Ai Weiwei and the Public Art Fund will team up for a massive citywide art exhibition titled Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, which will see the installation of more than 300 pieces throughout the five boroughs. The project is one of Ai’s...

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The 2017 National Center for Responsive Philanthropy Impact Awards Winners Announced

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09/05/2017

The 2017 NCRP Impact Awardees have been announced.

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Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector

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09/08/2017

In talking with the leaders of nonprofit organizations across the sector, there is a single truism that undergirds all of our conversations: limits on overhead create a pressure that deeply impacts the choices and tradeoffs leaders wrestle with...

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Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

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09/28/2017

Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today on the published release of a tax reform framework from leaders in Congress and the administration:

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/29/2017

Humanitarian assistance relies on a charity model of providing immediate relief in emergency situations. But once the emergency has passed, other approaches might better deliver services in a market-driven, customer-centric way.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

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10/20/2017

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation partnered with The Nature Conservancy to bring together more than two-dozen expert scientists specializing in conservation, climate modeling, and economists from a variety of global institutions to explore nature’s...

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Environment and Climate Change

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index

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11/14/2017

The Good Jobs Index is a new data platform that provides a window into the shifting realities of employment opportunity in the US, including the finding that two-thirds of states have added good jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree.

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Private Foundation Services

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Workforce Development

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New App Plentiful, Funded By The Helmsley Charitable Trust, Streamlines How NYC Food Pantries Feed The Hungry

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12/04/2017

A new phone app and reservation system offers those in need of nutritional assistance a fast way to find a meal — just in time for winter.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Donates $5 Million To Baltimore Police For New Cameras, Technology

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12/04/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $5 million to help the Baltimore Police Department enhance crime-fighting technology — including buying more surveillance cameras, gun-shot detection software and license plate readers.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Justice Reform

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Courtney Bryan Joins JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region

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12/12/2017

Courtney Bryan Joins JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region Global Philanthropy invests $250 million annually to promote inclusive economic growth across the globe. Before joining...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017

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12/14/2017

New Grants Support 67 Local Nonprofit Programs that Develop Leadership, Divert Youth from the Criminal Justice System, Promote School Discipline Reform, and Protect Immigrant Youth

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Children, Youth and Families

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Open Society Foundations Seek Clarification on Pakistan NGO Ruling

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12/14/2017

The Open Society Foundations' national foundation in Pakistan is seeking clarification from the government, after the Ministry of the Interior informed it and a number of other international non-governmental organizations that they must cease...

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Supported By The Taft Foundation, Rising Tide U Launches New Online Program, The Autism Advantage

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01/31/2018

Rising Tide U (RTU), providing a road map for families who believe starting a business is their only way to help loved ones with autism build a future, along with University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism & Related...

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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

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02/06/2018

The study in mice found that a brain region called the lateral vestibular nucleus, or LVN, accomplishes this feat by moving muscles in a two-step, kneejerk response that first widens the animal's center of gravity, and then strengthens and...

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With Support From Tiffany & Co., Virtual Reality Project, "My Africa," To Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival

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03/12/2018

"My Africa" will be released worldwide in seven languages on April 30, immediately following its run Tribeca Film Festival Virtual Arcade, April 20-28. The project was produced by Passion Pictures in association with Vision3 and with the support of...

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Animal Welfare

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Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For

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03/30/2018

Advocates are fighting to save C2H from budget cuts proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would eliminate state funding for the program just as Raise the Age legislation – mandating that 16 and 17-year-olds are held in age-appropriate facilities like...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

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Salesforce.org Continues Its Commitment to Public Schools

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04/09/2018

About a year ago, Salesforce opened a new hub in Indianapolis, which is slated to be the company’s largest base outside San Francisco. With the new location, Salesforce is continuing CEO Marc Benioff’s philosophy for corporate giving and commitment...

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Three Year Grant to Cornell University to Study Opioid Use in Rural Upstate New York

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04/11/2018

The William T. Grant Foundation has awarded a three-year, $650,000 grant to Cornell University to study how opioid use affects child maltreatment rates and other effects on low-income youth and families,

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