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Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

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10/22/2015

... Sanctuary Act, which will establish one of the world' s largest protected areas of ocean in the Pacific island ... day for Palau, proving that a small island nation can have a big impact on the ocean,...

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New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers

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05/16/2016

... The New York Community Trust (NYCT), one of the nation’ s largest community foundations, has renewed a grant through ... train more social workers to strengthen the delivery of health care services in the...

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McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance

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08/14/2014

... Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said his wife, former U. S . Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, has no plans to leave the Bloomberg Philanthropies board, despite the foundation' s support for efforts to reduce...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Confidence Index Finds that National Debt is Top Priority for Voters

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09/30/2014

Peter G. Peterson Foundation' s Confidence Index Finds that National Debt is Top Priority for Voters The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’ s September Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public...

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

... to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits. The Lab will be managed by Duke’ s Center for Advanced Hindsight, which is headed by Dan ...

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

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05/11/2016

... struggling to balance budgets while maintaining spending for popular programs. That’ s prompted some presidential candidates to argue it’ s time to raise taxes on the rich. Bernie Sanders is...

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'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology

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03/29/2017

... Focus on Science and Technology FilmRise has acquired U. S . rights to Sundance winner “Marjorie Prime” and is ... of Walter provides companionship and stimulates Marjorie’ s memory as she lives with dementia...

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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... endowment every year on charitable purposes. In Ford’ s case, that amounts to over $600 million... NY Times Common ...

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Philanthropy vs. Tyranny: Inside the Open Society Foundations' Biggest Battle Yet

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08/21/2017

... its many local offices, including throughout Africa. OSF’ s budget will be around $930 million this year—which is substantially more than Ford’ s total grantmaking. That budget is set annually by George Soros...

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JPMorgan Chase Puts Funding Towards New York Workforce Development

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10/31/2017

... banking and financial services holding company, is spending the money on two new programs targeting workers and ...

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank Philanthropy

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Workforce Development

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants Duke University $3M to Grow Liberal Arts Colleges and HBCU Visiting Faculty

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05/07/2018

The grant will fund a five-year initiative called Humanities Unbounded, which will include roughly a dozen two-year visiting faculty fellowships, according to Gennifer Weisenfeld, dean of the humanities at Duke.

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Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

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06/19/2018

The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the appointment of Alisha Williams (preferred gender pronouns: she/her, they/their) as a Program Officer of the Social Justice...

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United Way of New York City Appoints Michael Carren as New Chief Strategy and Operating Officer

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01/15/2014

... Relations for Chrysler Financial and managed the company’ s portfolio of philanthropic giving and employee volunteer ... and excited to join United Way of New York City. We have a tremendous opportunity to...

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Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance

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11/30/2015

Doris Duke’ s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance WASHINGTON, ... at Berkeley, a Master of Laws in environmental and natural resources at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark ... first...

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"Be the Change" an Interview with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler

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11/21/2017

... with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler Eric Kessler’ s family built and operated one of the country’ s most ... philanthropy was heading and evaluating where he could have the most impact...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... to humanities to global security, our new trustees have the skills and experiences necessary to serve the ... Corporation. Hobson earned her AB from Princeton’ s Woodrow Wilson School of International...

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Mellon Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support 1,500 Artists and Small Arts Organizations as COVID-19 Crisis Continues

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08/27/2020

... to $20,000 each, and provide financial and technological resources to lessen the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on ... cultural communities that historically and currently have been overlooked and that...

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Sixteen Major Donors and Foundations, Including the Ford Foundation, Commit Unprecendented $156 Million to Support Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous Arts Organizations

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09/24/2020

... and regional initiative to recognize “America’ s Cultural Treasures.” Together, the funders will grant ... bring greater recognition to a group of organizations that have been impactful, despite historically...

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Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

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10/09/2020

Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U. S . Racial Justice Efforts NATIONWIDE (October 10, 2020) — ... on the ground at this historic moment of racial reckoning have the resilience and ...

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