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Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

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06/17/2014

... Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy A new light rail line--called the "Green Line"-- that connects ... resilient communities. In a post on the foundation’ s website, Amy Kenyon, program...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

... of Wassaic to serve as the philanthropic foundation’ s new Director of Programs. “Cecilia has worked for ... said Foundation President Andrea Reynolds. In her new role, Ms. Stancell will work...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Dyson Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks

Release Date:

12/07/2015

... on food banks, equivalent to about 46.5 million people. In New Jersey, the ratio is smaller but still significant — ... with Bank of America, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the Food Bank of South Jersey...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Food Systems

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Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs

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02/05/2016

... and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’ s Housing Needs Regional Plan Association, HR&A Advisors Inc., and the Rauch Foundation released new research this week highlighting the high demand...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Rauch Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth

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01/23/2018

... which both increases and accelerates the firm’ s current growth, is made possible by the firm’ s strong and ... regulatory and business environment. Through this new investment, the firm will...

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Economic Security

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Salesforce Buys Its Own Philanthropic Unit Salesforce.Org For $300m

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04/16/2019

... Chief Executive Officer Rob Acker will head up a new nonprofit and educational business vertical at Salesforce ... focus on managing sales and marketing for the company’ s Customer Success Platform. In...

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Technology

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Salesforce

Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life

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12/18/2019

... legend Panagiotis Giannakis introduced Field of Life, a new nonprofit organization and initiative anchored in Giannakis’ s old neighborhood in Southwestern Attica. Field of Life was ... potential, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

21 Jul 2014

Demystifying Funder Transparency: Sharing Assessments

Monday, July 21, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

View resources and webcast recording of this program. Grantees, ... to begin with improving and enhancing your foundation’ s transparency practices. One avenue for funder transparency ... on the advantages and...

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13 Aug 2015

Passing the "Mirror Test": Ethics and Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, August 13, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... family foundation staff and trustees only.* Your family’ s philanthropic values – your sense of stewardship, your ... future generations – are the foundation of your family’ s philanthropy. Articulating and...

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Board & Trustees

30 Mar 2016

The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... organizations face increasing challenges in today’ s operating environment. In order to better understand the ... gaps in capacity that may be hampering an organization’ s impact. Focusing on effective...

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Professional Development

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Finance & Asset Management

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

22 Mar 2016

Foundation Archives: How Changes to the Way We Work is Sparking Innovation in the Way We Record Our History

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... attendees will explore. Explore The basic expertise and resources needed to staff an archival function large or small ...

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations Staff

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Transparency

29 Oct 2019

Funders Briefing | Northern California Wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoff: Who’s Affected, What’s Needed from Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by Northern California Grantmakers

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... power. These events burden people with the least access to resources and barrier to mobility including 1) people with ... practices for supporting people with the least access to resources : 1) people with...

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Issue-Based

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Speaks with Kaywin Feldman on Leading the Nation's Museum in Uncertain Times

Release Date:

05/19/2020

... Speaks with Kaywin Feldman on Leading the Nation' s Museum in Uncertain Times Two years ago, when she was first ... she is credited with raising attendance and the museum’ s profile through audience-...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

01 Dec 2021

For Us, By Us Farm - Based Education - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... their own language and wisdom, given the lack of access to resources , infrastructure and land What systemic issues ...

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Food Systems

15 Sep 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part II: Global Lessons in the Resistance Against Authoritarianism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, September 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... have taken root, with leaders cynically exploiting people' s fear and material suffering in order to aggregate dangerous ... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support...

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Issue-Based

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Immigration

Salk Institute Receives $42 Million From Helmsley Charitable Trust to Create Research Center for Genomic Medicine

Release Date:

01/24/2013

... as lynchpins for chronic diseases, which could lead to new therapy targets. The Salk Institute for Biological ... a $42 million gift—the largest in the Institute’ s history—to establish the Helmsley Center for...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

Release Date:

07/17/2013

... Princeton, NJ — The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’ s (RWJF) efforts to bring high-quality skilled nursing care ... and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced new investments in The Green House...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Health

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Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households

Release Date:

04/15/2014

A new study published by the Milbank Memorial Fund' s Milbank Quarterly finds the cost of health care to be a ... every income level and in every geographic area, finds a new study published...

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