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Patrick Gaspard, Open Society Foundations and Maria Torres Springer, Ford Foundation Named to NYC Fair Recovery Taskforce

Release Date:

04/26/2020

... (MWBE) and community health care providers, and work with City officials and agencies to narrow long-standing ... DC37 Maria Torres Springer , Vice President for US Programs , Ford Foundation Liz Neumark , CEO...

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NoVo Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... color in early November. The idea for the webinar grew out of an interview I did with NoVo Foundation’s Executive ... to women and girls of color. “There’s a myth out there that for girls and women of color,...

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Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry

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12/18/2017

... as organizations like NPR, PBS, NBC, CBS, and others call out and drive out the ill-behaved scourge on the industry. The purge has ...

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JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... percent, to $1.75 billion over five years. That averages out to an additional $100 million per year. Why is JPMorgan ... it not only upped its commitment in Detroit, it rolled out similar efforts elsewhere,...

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Michael Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts

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04/23/2018

... Trump last year formally announced the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate accord deal , stating that it was ...

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Guardian's 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study Finds Student Loan Debt Growth Fastest Among Boomers

Release Date:

04/17/2019

... debt. Impact on well-being While many baby boomers took out these student loans for their children and grandchildren, ... garnished, mostly to pay for student loans they took out for their families... Guardian...

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NY's Joan Mitchell Foundation Invests $20 Million For New Orleans Arts Center

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06/12/2014

... across the country can commune together for weeks at a time , honing their skills, being advised by art authorities ... and soaking up the Crescent City vibe. By the time the foundation finishes its Bayou Road...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

Release Date:

09/17/2015

... million dollars in synthetic biology research. In that time period, the Defense Department became a key funder of ...

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Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post

Release Date:

03/22/2016

... is justice? I’ve asked my children this question from time to time , hoping they will give me an encouraging answer. Usually ...

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

Release Date:

08/22/2017

... about his life and career. The article made much of his time at Chase Bank, but gave only passing attention to ...

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Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White

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08/30/2017

The recent finding by The New York Times that black students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps.

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The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... interest to me will be the one unfolding in real time at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as this august ... likely that any successor was in for a very difficult time , excepting possibly a seasoned caretaker or...

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International Genome Research Partnership Uncovers Bed Bug Resistance to Pesticides (Sloan Foundation)

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02/03/2016

A massive international research partnership has sequenced the entire genome of the common bed bug, uncovering several traits that also could reveal why they’re so resistant to pesticides.

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The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good

Release Date:

02/28/2017

... human service organizations—those focused on the overall quality of life of local populations, and often addressing ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 20 Finalists Selected for 2021-22 Spark Prize

Release Date:

10/21/2021

... of impact in Brooklyn, strong institutional values, and a dynamic vision for the future of their organization. To be ...

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Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy

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04/2012

... agenda for leaders of corporate foundations and giving programs to advance their practice and profession. Increasing ...

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Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

Release Date:

03/19/2013

Nathan Cummings Foundation Board Chair James K. Cummings shares what he learned from taking the SNAP Challenge—spending a week eating on $5.27 a day, the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget (commonly known as...

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Why Bring People Together In Person?

Release Date:

08/13/2013

Robert Garris, Managing Director of the Bellagio Programs at The Rockefeller Foundation, answers that question ...

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Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

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02/26/2013

We’re pleased to have Arabella Advisors Associate Director Ginger Elsea talk about the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Philanthropy Fellows Program, which connects students and foundations in the DC region to help funders increase...

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Arabella Advisors

The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

Release Date:

05/03/2012

At our recent collaborative program at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, funders explored how to effectively increase access to the arts and culture for people with disabilities.

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