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14 Nov 2013

The Power of Urgency: Advantages and Options for Limited Life Foundations

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... will look at the unique issues involved in spending down a foundation ’s assets. The webinar will feature the stories of the Eckerd Family Foundation , which was established as a limited life foundation...

Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants

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03/20/2014

The John A. Hartford Foundation awards $2.275 million in grants to the areas of ... reports Philanthropy News Digest. The John A. Hartford Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.275 million in ... of...

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa The MasterCard Foundation announced that over 2,300 university students will ... in Uganda, South Africa and Ghana by early next year. The...

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Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya

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02/17/2015

Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya CloudFactory ... $2 million Program Related Investment from The Rockefeller Foundation to expand its SpeakerText service, for fast, accurate video and audio...

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Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore

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06/08/2015

Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , in partnership with the Aspen Institute, has ... a capstone project that will be presented to the...

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Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit

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06/15/2015

Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit There are also ... avert a bankruptcy fire sale of city-owned art. Ford Foundation President Darren Walker said all 16 trustees will ... nonprofit organizations that...

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program

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08/04/2015

Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program Newman's Own Foundation announced its first formal class of Fellows. The innovative Newman's Own Foundation Fellowship Program...

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Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'

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12/02/2015

... Foundations and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation would go on a "stop list" of foreign nonprofits .....

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Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship

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03/02/2016

Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship Specialty Food Foundation , a community of social entrepreneurs working to ... grants ranging from $10,000 - $30,000. Specialty Food ...

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Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval

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04/21/2016

Ford Foundation 's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval The Ford Foundation can now move forward with the planned revamp of ... up to city code, and make it more ADA-friendly. When the Foundation...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees

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07/08/2016

Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced today that Gabrielle Sulzberger has been ... services, Sulzberger brings a valuable perspective to the ...

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Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy

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04/20/2017

Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy Amid ... public remarks since taking the helm of the Rockefeller Foundation about six weeks ago. Philanthropists have a key .....

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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers ... bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

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12/12/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking While ... BCF's board retains ultimate authority over grants, the foundation practices participatory grantmaking — the ... For example...

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Chapter 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

... Identify to whom philanthropy is accountable, understand foundation board responsibilities, and review key legal and ... through scenarios and guiding principles. Chapter 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues ...

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Jerome and Camargo Foundations Appoint New President

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06/05/2015

... and Camargo Foundations Appoint New President Jerome Foundation ( www.jeromefdn.org ) and Camargo Foundation ( www.camargofoundation.org ) announce that Ben ... Program Director for the Arts at the Doris Duke...

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Polly Singh Promoted to Program Officer at Wallace Foundation

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03/01/2012

Polly Singh, a Program Associate at The Wallace Foundation , has been promoted to the post of Program Officer ... Learning and Enrichment unit. Singh, who joined the foundation as an administrative assistant in...

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World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations

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06/02/2013

The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a recent effort with the Ford and Open Society foundations — to help reduce global poverty and boost incomes for the bottom 40 percent in developing countries by...

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Duke Foundation’s Islamic Center Gets New Leadership

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11/20/2015

Duke Foundation ’s Islamic Center Gets New Leadership Konrad Ng will lead the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ’s Shangri La, a center for the study of Islamic ... and philanthropic and operational activities.. . ...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Is Writing Snowden Biography

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08/04/2016

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Is Writing Snowden Biography Barton Gellman, currently a senior fellow at The Century Foundation , was a key figure in The Washington Post’s ... it is real, Gellman explained the...

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