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William H. Wright II Named Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Trustee Chair

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10/29/2019

... served for two years as Worldwide Director of the firm’s Financial Analyst Program. He was also a trustee of the Morgan Stanley Foundation. Wright has been consulted on securities regulation reform by the .....

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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches $30M Advance Market Commitment with Thermo Fisher Scientific to Ramp Up Procurement and Distribution of Covid-19 Testing

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01/14/2021

... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale funding solutions and bring about ... first order of 300,000 Covid-19 tests, costing $9 million, has already been purchased and sold...

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Health

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

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05/28/2015

... individuals and families in Baltimore lead stronger financial lives. Securing and maintaining stable jobs has been a challenge in Baltimore. The city’s unemployment ... low-income individuals and families to...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $4.9 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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02/07/2022

... Program Gerstner Philanthropies announced today that it has awarded $4.9 million in Helping Hands funds to our ... organizations. The Gerstner Helping Hands program provides financial resources...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Do More with What You Have

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06/26/2019

... the mixed emotions of this moment have given way to how the decks are so obviously stacked for him and against ... used to get their children into college, the scandal has made me even more conscious of all...

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Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

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05/10/2012

... of the New York Metro Area lives over 9 years longer and has about the same education level as the area’s typical ... : is my focused effort moving the needle on issues I care about? The United Nations’ Human...

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Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

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06/08/2016

... of the nation’s leading experts on fines and fees and has advised the Department of Justice—shows how a prison sentence is only the beginning of our criminal ... can never pay off. She also provides inside...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Justice Reform

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11 Dec 2024

Responding to the Opioid Crisis: What are the Opportunities for Funders to Make a Difference? - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... only.* The opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis affecting both rural and urban areas. In 2023 ... issues—can make a difference. What will you learn? How communities are using federal...

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Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

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08/01/2012

... which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... affected by a July 2006 electric power outage. Youngblood has ten years...

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20 Oct 2015

More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... . We know that foundations are about more than their financial capacity. But, how do we frame the full scope of what a foundation is and ... Philanthropy Advisors Elena Marks, President, Episcopal ...

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The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself

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09/06/2017

... tries to right itself after several years of staff unrest, financial mismanagement and overreach. A lot has happened since Thomas P. Campbell, its director of eight ... director in the Met’s history — was a...

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New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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09/11/2009

... public awareness of low vision services. Our grant program has provided substantial seed money to launch and support ... publisher, providing high-quality reading material at affordable rates to a vastly...

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa

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09/23/2016

... Women Coffee Farmers in Africa Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $10 million grant to the Relationship Coffee ... to earn the income needed to feed their families and care for their communities. The...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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30 May 2018

Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... philanthropic endowments. Join us for a discussion about how to bring an equity lens to your foundation’s fund ... managed by diverse asset managers often yield greater performance results for their clients...

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The New York Forward Loan Fund Receives Philanthropic Commitment from Citi, Ford, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundations

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08/05/2020

... M. Cuomo today announced that more than $2.3 million has been awarded to support 61 businesses and residential ... Gertler said, "The COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses and...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Public Policy

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Ford Foundation

Into the Public Policy Deep End

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08/18/2015

... and Civic Participation. “It was exciting to learn how regional associations use their unique role to further ... new issue guides. With a career background in medical care and a freshly minted MPA in ...

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Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

... years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment , saying it ... tax returns for 2016 was 7.24, according to Foundation Financial Research, a start-up company that...

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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

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12/19/2012

... their children were being left without adequate care , no instruction and had been documented by the U.S. ... The hearing was a step towards schools with the tools, resources and training to create positive...

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