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Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

Release Date:

08/23/2018

... eye doctors' offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence .....

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Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/01/2013

Stephanie Bencivenga is the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program. Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in sustainability communications, where she helped develop environmental messaging...

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Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities

Release Date:

01/30/2014

... Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation’s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that will expand its ... efforts to help mayors across the nation put volunteers to work on specific challenges, such as...

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran

Release Date:

06/18/2014

... Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

Release Date:

12/08/2014

... next year. The Foundation is committing $86.6 million to work in collaboration with four new African university ...

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What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

Release Date:

08/10/2015

... the troubled Rikers Island prison didn’t work , despite being hailed as a success by some. The ... investors to lend money to governments for the funding of programs that, if successfully delivered, will...

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Goldman Sachs

Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities

Release Date:

09/12/2016

... the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge ... attempt to include a discussion of disabilities across its work ... Ford Joins Growing List...

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Social Justice

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Shares New Report on Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outcomes For Youth

Release Date:

12/16/2016

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Lessons From the Field is a compilation of initial research into the foundation’s Propel Next initiative along with the observations of staff and consultants who worked with the grantees.

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Children, Youth and Families

Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

Release Date:

03/30/2017

Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.

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Google Pledges $1 Billion to Fund Non-Profit Education

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... and commit its employees to a million hours of volunteer work doing the same. CEO Sundar Pichai announced the goal ...

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NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

... creation of one of the first federally funded welfare-to- work initiatives in three New York City neighborhoods. Pat ...

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Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

Release Date:

07/05/2016

Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, and more grant money.

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A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field

Release Date:

08/24/2016

... sciences. The Simons Foundation ’s Education & Outreach programs seek to "stimulate a deeper interest and understanding of science and mathematics among students, .....

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Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Request for Applications Opens

Release Date:

04/14/2017

... in different fields who want to apply their experience to understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean ...

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Science

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... knowledge of the organization. Second, they show genuine understanding of the cost of inequality for everyone (not ...

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Gender Justice

03 Mar 2022

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 3, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders ... Financial Statements curriculum requires a basic understanding of both documents. Recording...

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02 Mar 2023

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 2, 2023 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

13 Mar 2024

2024 Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

30 Jan 2020

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Thursday, January 30, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... rules for private foundations are among the most complex and important considerations in foundation operations ... per organization for select professional development programs . Please email register@...