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Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change

Release Date:

08/21/2017

... these parts, Jim Simons, who is worth $14 billion, is a staff -favorite science philanthropist due to his quirky ... Simons' quiet climate change giving via his Sea Change Foundation , which is one of the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Simons Foundation

Carnegie Corporation's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

Release Date:

06/28/2018

... lives, their work, and their example. Our philanthropic foundation , its board of trustees and staff , invite Americans to help celebrate these distinguished ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Open Society Names Alethia E. Jones New Head of Fellowship Program

Release Date:

12/05/2018

... where she aligned leadership strategy with executive, staff , and worker training initiatives. She served on the ...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

Release Date:

07/16/2019

... of practitioners and grantmakers to help evolve the strong foundation established by those before me and to effectively ... of board members, longtime GEO members, and current GEO staff ... Grantmakers for...

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08 Nov 2019

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the other modules: October 11 - So You're Working for a Foundation ... Power and Your New Community November 1 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues December 13 - ... components that make up grantmaking...

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Philanthropy New York Members Among 15 Major Funders Committing More Than $100M to the Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge

Release Date:

03/21/2023

... Tribal-led conservation are: The Alaska Conservation Foundation , The Christensen Fund , The Decolonizing Wealth Project , The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation , The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation...

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Community Development

Social Justice

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Doris Duke Foundation

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed

Release Date:

03/23/2015

... Senior Research and Evaluation Officer, The Wallace Foundation Since emerging as a national funder in the 1990s, ... independent research, and communications to share key lessons, are based on the belief that...

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Education

U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... coastal and marine grant making at the MacArthur Foundation , which has made $17.9 million in Cuba-related ... Cuba "has a really good history of protecting its natural resources , and that could decline...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

BUILD Health Call for Partners

Release Date:

06/02/2016

... for Partners The Advisory Board Company, the de Beaumont Foundation , the Colorado Health Foundation , The Kresge Foundation , and the Robert Wood ... local health departments that share a...

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RFPs Etc

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Health

Bloomberg's Latest Move to Fight Big Tobacco Around the World

Release Date:

03/14/2018

... crusade against tobacco. Michael Bloomberg and his foundation have invested nearly $1 billion to fight a global ... harmful to public health. This isn't the first time the foundation has launched an...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

23 Jul 2012

How Youth are Transforming the Food Justice Movement

Monday, July 23, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... youth has been harnessed to develop creative solutions to key economic and social problems. We will feature three ... by New York Community Trust , North Star Fund and Levitt Foundation in collaboration with...

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Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge

Release Date:

09/04/2018

... long recognized that governments alone don’t have the resources to solve the most pressing challenges of our time. ... many believed was impossible – they provided financial resources and facilitated the flow...

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Health

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Johnson & Johnson

20 Sep 2012

Money and Politics: The Impact of Citizens United on the 2012 Presidential Election

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:45am

... program presented with Funding Exchange , The Century Foundation , The Kavelman Group, LLC. , The Sister Fund and ... Senior Program Officer and Democracy Fellow, The Century Foundation Designed for All...

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Common Sense and Reaffirmation of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Nonpartisanship

Release Date:

07/26/2016

... charitable nonprofits and foundations from using their resources or otherwise engaging in partisan electioneering. ... from requests by political candidates to divert nonprofit resources away from their...

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07 May 2020

Intro to Adaptive Leadership: Leading in Times of Great Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 7, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* NCFP has invited Zander Grashow ... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation...

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Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

19 May 2020

Mobilizing Change: Scenario Planning and Choice Making for a Better Future - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

14 Jan 2025

Trends in Family Philanthropy 2025 Report: Exploring the Main Findings - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* What does the family philanthropy ... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation...

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Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act

... for a vote as soon as possible. The bill has four key provisions that are important to the philanthropic and ... rollover permanent law. It would simplify the private foundation excise tax on net investment...

Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life Seeks Proposals for Investigator Awards

Release Date:

07/10/2017

... for Investigator Awards Established by the Simons Foundation to advance knowledge of the processes that led ... origins-related disciplines are encouraged. Applicants and key collaboratos must hold a PhD, MD,...

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RFPs Etc

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Elizabeth J. Fowler to Join the Commonwealth Fund as Executive Vice President for Programs and Melinda Abrams Promoted to Senior Vice President

Release Date:

07/16/2019

... for Programs on July 23. She will be based at the foundation ’s New York City headquarters. At the same time, ... policy at the National Economic Council, and occupied key positions at the U.S. Department of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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