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Issac H. Tuttle Fund Announces the Appointment of Gillian Francis as Executive Director

Release Date:

10/06/2021

Gillian succeeds Stephanie A. Raneri

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A Practical Guide to New York's Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

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03/2011

Enacted in September 2010, the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (NYPMIFA) makes important changes to the laws concerning the expenditure of charitable endowment funds. It also includes new provisions concerning the prudent management and investment of funds held by charities and the delegation of management and investment responsibilities to outside advisors, along with new protections for donors. This Guide summarizes key provisions of the Act and provides practical guidance in response to frequently asked questions.

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Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

Release Date:

05/07/2018

Over the last 100 years, The Commonwealth Fund has been committed to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international issues and to improving the care, especially of vulnerable populations.

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Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities

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04/09/2013

The DAF Direct widget, a simple application that can be placed on a nonprofit’s website, was created by Fidelity Charitable in collaboration with other donor-advised funds and 10 charities that have piloted the application.

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Citi Foundation, America's Promise Alliance Launch $3 Million Fund

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04/27/2015

... initiative, the Youth Opportunity Fund will provide funding to city-specific initiatives that address the issue ...

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Workforce Development

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Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?

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09/14/2017

Earlier this month, a coalition of philanthropic trade associations—namely, the Council of Foundations, Independent Sector, The Philanthropy Roundtable, and the Columbus Foundation (on behalf of community foundations)—wrote a letter (which...

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UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund

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06/09/2014

Calling it the first-ever New York-area effort of its kind, UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $50 million Day School Challenge Fund, positioning participating schools to raise an aggregate $150 million.

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United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment

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09/29/2017

... and county. If Congress fails to approve new federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, New ...

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Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding

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10/04/2017

... Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the state would be holding onto federal funding that helps offset uncompensated care until it can ... The governor...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The funding will support the organization's efforts to identify ... sources. Launched in January with $32 million in seed funding from JDRF, the fund...

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Citi Foundation Launches RFP for $4.5MM Youth Workforce Fund

Release Date:

04/10/2018

The Citi Foundation invites leading youth-focused community organizations to submit their innovative ideas for connecting low-income young adults, ages 16-24, to workplace skills training and employment opportunities including full-time jobs,...

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Diana Davenport Announces Retirement From the Commonwealth Fund at the End of 2018

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07/11/2018

Diana Davenport, Vice President for Administration at the Commonwealth Fund, has announced her plans to retire from the Fund at the end of 2018.

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Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds

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01/15/2015

The number of uninsured working-age Americans dropped from 19% to 16%.

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Citi, Rockefeller Contribute to City's Nonprofit Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York

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07/22/2016

The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York raised $25.4 million over the past year.

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Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding, Lobbying

Release Date:

08/29/2017

Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding , Lobbying India has been investigating how Bloomberg ... . Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding , Lobbying ...

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Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment

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05/18/2015

One reason for instituting the change was to lead to ethical and financial consistency.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Family Fund Divests from Fossil Fuels and Exxon

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03/24/2016

In a letter posted on its website, the Rockefeller Family Fund announced that it would divest from fossil fuels “as quickly as possible,” eliminating its holdings in ExxonMobil Corp., which it called “morally reprehensible.”

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Environment and Climate Change

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Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

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09/23/2016

The Commonwealth Fund recently commissioned analysts with the RAND Corporation to crunch the numbers and find out how some of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S.

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Rockefeller Family Fund Calls ExxonMobil’s Conduct ‘Morally Reprehensible’

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11/29/2016

David Kaiser, a fifth-generation member of the Rockefeller family, and Lee Wasserman, director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, wrote an article in the New York Review of Books calling out ExxonMobil for “morally reprehensible conduct.”

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