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13 Mar 2014

So Far So Fast: A Family Foundation Finds its Focus

Thursday, March 13, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

How does a family foundation with no defined mission, no staff, no structure and a family that was never brought into the fold pull itself together to fashion a high performing foundation in under 4 years?

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Michelle Knapik to Depart Surdna Foundation; Named Tremaine Foundation’s President

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04/02/2014

The Surdna Foundation announced that Michelle Knapik, director of the foundation’s Sustainable Environments program, has accepted a position as the next President of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation in New Haven, Conn. effective May 12, 2014.

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Team Working on Suicide Prevention Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge

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06/12/2014

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and a team of Morgan Stanley professionals won the sixth annual Morgan Strategy Challenge -- an effort that pairs nonprofit organizations facing a mission critical issue with a team of the financial firm's...

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Health

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City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation

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06/16/2015

... students improve their attendance, behavior, and course performance – all of which are proven indicators of a ...

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Ella Baff will Join the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer

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07/15/2015

Ms. Baff is currently the executive and artistic director of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

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Mellon Foundation

The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration

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09/16/2015

A new report, Charters without Borders: Using Inter-district Charter Schools as a Tool for Regional School Integration, outlines how charter schools can and should be part of the solution to addressing this issue of inter-district segregation.

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Duke Foundation Gives $1.5M for Arts to Increase Understanding of Muslim Societies

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03/04/2016

In support of arts-focused efforts to increase public understanding of contemporary Muslim societies, the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art has awarded grants to NY-area muesums, theaters and dance groups,

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Religion

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The New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for NYC Creative Aging Initiative

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01/05/2018

Lifetime Arts to lead major effort to advance Creative Aging movement in NYC.

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Aging

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Rauch Foundation & Newsday Media Group Announce New Research Entity at Newsday

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04/13/2018

The Rauch Foundation and Newsday announced the launch of nextLI, a digital community and toolbox that will succeed the Long Island Index.

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Civic Engagement

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

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07/05/2018

... and that foundations don’t need to sacrifice investment performance to make an impact... Jessie Smith Noyes ...

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The Culture Pass Initiative Launches in New York City with Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, New York Community Trust and Charles H. Revson Foundation

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07/18/2018

... specified museum, cultural heritage site, garden, zoo, or performance venue. Participants will also have the option of ...

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The New York Community Trust

With Support from the Wallace Foundation Ailey's 60th Anniversary New York City Center Season Opens Wednesday 11/28

Release Date:

11/21/2018

... on Wednesday, November 28th at 7pm, complete with a performance for the ages at New York City Center and ...

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William H. Wright II Named Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Trustee Chair

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10/29/2019

William H. Wright II Named Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Trustee Chair New York, October 29, 2019 – The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced the election of William H. Wright II as the foundation’s...

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Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

Kiva, the Latino Economic Development Center and Capital One Bank have announced the launch of Kiva City D.C., a website that will provide small business owners in the greater Washington, D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans.

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Economic Security

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Education Tech Nonprofit Launches with Gates, Carnegie Support

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02/06/2013

The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have provided startup funding for the new nonprofit, inBloom, which aims “to make personalized learning a reality for every U.S. student by improving the effectiveness...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

Release Date:

10/25/2013

Philanthropy New York's Michael Remaley and the North Star Fund 's Hugh Hogan were quoted in a Crain's New York Business .....

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Disaster Relief

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Fidelity Charitable Reports Record Results in First Three Quarters in 2013

Release Date:

10/26/2013

... Fidelity Charitable, the nation's largest donor-advised fund program, has announced record results through the first ... that donors continued to leverage appreciated assets to fund their giving accounts...

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Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education

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12/08/2013

... a first round of charitable donations has been made from a fund created with the assets from her estate, representing ...

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