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Simons Foundation Releases The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... perched high in the Chilean mountains, scientists hope to uncover what happened during the tiniest fraction of ...

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New Tax Law Might Force Newman's Own to Put Itself up for Sale

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01/10/2018

Newman's Own, the popular purveyor of philanthropic pasta sauce, will be forced to put itself up for sale or pay crushing fines this year due to an obscure provision in the tax code.

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Technical Assistance and Strong Relationships: Key to Quality Capacity Building

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09/15/2014

Anne Lawrence of The Robert Browne Foundation examines the importance of capacity building in grantmaking.

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18 Nov 2015

Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement

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1:45pm to 3:30pm

... materials and recording here. In the past two years, Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a ... and culture to be more accountable and transparent to the communities they serve. We invite...

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NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... are designed to engage and invite ideas from local communities on what is needed to grow the movement in a ... advocates and activists working to create change in their communities . The foundation is also...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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The Burke Foundation Awards Support to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

Release Date:

01/21/2021

... health and wellbeing, especially among under-resourced communities , despite being one of the wealthiest states in ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Keeping Covered: The Affordable Care Act’s First Reenrollment Period for Marketplace Plans

Release Date:

10/24/2014

... open for the 2015 enrollment period. As many as 13 million people may have a plan through the marketplaces by the end of the three-month period. Among those will be people who are continuing their coverage and...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Gail Sloane Meyers. "She loved to entertain, to mix people up, to introduce people to each other...." Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane .....

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OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

Release Date:

04/13/2015

... rights around the world, has used Narativ trainers. “ People we work with are used to telling one particular story ... themselves,” he says. “Narativ helped us realize that people have many stories. It can...

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Ford Foundation Supports Cultural Mission to Cuba

Release Date:

04/15/2016

... his trip as extending the hand of friendship to the Cuban people , and this delegation, including some of America's most ... will continue this historic collaboration with the Cuban people . Support for the...

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Arts

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Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland

Release Date:

06/24/2016

... have had a lasting impact on protections for immigrants, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people , a report from the foundation finds. The ...

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Mayor De Blasio Says City Has to Grow Taller and Denser Despite Anti-Development Attitudes As Population Rises

Release Date:

11/02/2016

... Population Rises Relentless growth fueled by immigration, people arriving from other parts of the country and more ... how to house, transport, and school another half million people ... Mayor De Blasio Says...

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The Commonwealth Fund Analyzes Trump and Clinton on Health Care

Release Date:

11/04/2016

... care research, concludes it would boost the number of people with health insurance by about 400,000. But the impact ... analysis doesn't account for Clinton's proposal to allow people to "buy in...

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75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won’t Qualify

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... and universities, the state anticipated that 23,000 people would benefit, sharing $87 million in funding. Instead, 75,000 people applied. And that means, in a program designed to help ...

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Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... For 105 years Rockefeller Foundation has brought people together to solve the world’s toughest problems and ... delivering profound and lasting impact for millions of people . Today, their work in health, food...

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Simons Foundation Backs Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank Partnership to Advance Autism Research

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... Autism BrainNet is a key step in developing the necessary resources to understand and treat autism spectrum ...

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Issue Guide: Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

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08/2012

Philanthropy New York's public policy issue guide on simplifying the excise tax on private foundations.

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Sunday New York Times Arts and Leisure Feature on Cultural Philanthropy Quotes Buff Kavelman on Donor Privacy Issues

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10/14/2015

... donations to cultural institutions, who are these strange people who give anonymously? “Some people just have a joy in helping people ,” said Buff Kavelman, the president of Kavelman ...

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Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors

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Arts

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The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton

Release Date:

06/13/2018

This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by...

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