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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... inspectors armed with smartphones and Facebook Inc.' s (FB) Instagram photo-sharing app were able to inventory the city' s 1,200 blighted properties in just eight days--a task that ... for a city the...

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Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendal Jenner Ad

Release Date:

04/27/2017

... , and ended up falling on its face. Hard. The company’ s tone-deaf ad–which used Black Lives Matter iconography ... to suggest that carbonated beverages can heal America’ s wounds–inspired such a seething...

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NY Community Trust, Mellon, Ford Among Supports of New York Live Arts 2017-2018 Season

Release Date:

07/03/2017

... Artistic Director Janet Wong, announced the organization' s 2017-2018 season today. Framing the season by the urgency ... Bill T. Jones explains his vision behind the season' s programs. "New...

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Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... size of Manhattan broke off Antarctica on Saturday, the U. S . National Ice Center confirmed to CBS News. The iceberg ... Sheet , accounting for about 20 percent of the ice sheet' s total ice flow to the...

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Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees

Release Date:

10/23/2017

... high SAT scores, attend selective colleges, get bachelor’ s degrees and get high paying jobs to have a successful life. ... mania, as if tests were the key to success.The nation’ s education system has become...

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New Commonwealth Fund Survey Sheds Light on Seniors' Opinions of Their Health Care System

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02/08/2018

... of the health care they received. Despite this, Canada' s seniors report better perceived health than the ... How Canada Compares: Results From The Commonwealth Fund' s 2017 International Health...

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Salesforce Staff Ask CEO to Revisit Ties With Border Agency

Release Date:

06/28/2018

... Executive Officer Marc Benioff criticizing the company’ s contracts with the U. S . Customs and Border Protection agency, the latest in a ... enforce Trump administration immigration policies at the U. ...

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National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Paris to Pittsburgh

Release Date:

09/13/2018

... premiering on Wednesday, December 12 at 9pm ET/PT in the U. S . and will air globally in 172 countries and 45 languages. ... States’ energy future — and the Trump administration’ s explosive decision to exit...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

Release Date:

11/02/2018

... may be able to play a role under the federal government’ s opportunity zone program in providing loans for fund ... depressed areas. The comments of Bert Feuss, the Mountain View , Calif. foundation’ s...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities

Release Date:

06/21/2019

... The lawsuit was settled in September 2016. Click here to view the stipulated settlement order. The $2.5 million was ... Inc., Cancer Support Services, Inc., and the Children’ s Cancer Fund of America – and...

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The National Grid Foundation Announces Support to Nearly 50 Organizations in Communities Impact by COVID-19

Release Date:

01/20/2021

The National Grid Foundation has kicked off 2021 helping its neighbors with food access, human services and emergency heating fund support.

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10 Nov 2022

Five Levers of Legacy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, November 10, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... has been considered from a retrospective point of view —as the culmination of the impact of a family and its ...

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Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research

Release Date:

11/03/2022

... Jenna Vaisvil, director of external relations, Georgia’ s Western Judicial Circuit, Athens-Clarke, and Oconee ... proud of what we have achieved in the first year of Fresh Start, a forward-thinking program...

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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

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06/2010

The nation' s foundation community has provided critical financial and ... support to states applying for the first round of the U. S . Department of Education' s "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet .....

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Understanding Muslim America

Release Date:

08/11/2011

... in New York City and become better informed about the issues facing Muslim communities in our city and beyond. We ...

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

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Philanthropy New York

Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... model for philanthropy in the latest issue of NCRP' s Responsive Philanthropy. This past August, William Schambra .....

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Nonprofits Join Forces to Give Black Men a Brighter Future

Release Date:

12/08/2013

Shawn Dove, Manager of the Open Society Foundations' Campaign for Black Male Achievement, is among the leaders interviewed in a Chronicle of Philanthropy article about philanthropic projects supporting young African-American and Hispanic males.

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Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys

Release Date:

07/17/2014

... that have received support from the Ford Foundation' s JustFilms initiative. “The 2014 nominations are a ... created currently around important and often overlooked issues and events," said Cara...

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MetLife Releases New Corporate Responsibility Report

Release Date:

09/25/2014

... Report MetLife, Inc. released the company’ s latest corporate responsibility report highlighting the ... performs on multiple environmental, social and governance issues , including impact investing, product...

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Brooklynites' Greatest Hopes, Concerns Detailed in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

11/05/2014

... varied hopes and concerns, spotlighting a range of issues from income inequality to rising immigrant populations ... Museum, accompanied by an action plan for the Foundation’ s grantmaking and special...

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