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Katherine Bleich Joins American Express as Corporate Philanthropy Intern

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07/02/2012

Katherine Bleich has recently joined the staff of American Express , ... for philanthropy as a driver of systemic change, she has volunteered and traveled extensively with many leading NGOs and has...

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Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D. Resigns as President of Foundation for Child Development

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08/22/2013

... (FCD) announced that Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D., has resigned as President of the Foundation. Dr. Phillips ... University. "In partnership with the Board, Deborah has guided FCD through a rigorous year-...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Kopp Joins Changing Our World As Managing Director

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08/12/2014

... Our World As Managing Director James Michael Kopp has joined Changing Our World as a managing director. He ... and special fund programs. In addition, Kopp has served as executive director of advancement for...

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New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations

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05/12/2015

... schools chancellors built into a fund-raising juggernaut, has struggled to attract donations under Mayor Bill de ... an average of $29 million a year over the last decade, has raised just $18 million this...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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OSF to Continue Grantmaking in Russia

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08/10/2015

... mid-July, only the National Endowment for Democracy so far has been declared "undesirable" — defined by the Russian ... changes: the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has decided to close...

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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

... of Programs at Dyson Foundation The Dyson Foundation has promoted Cecilia Stancell of Wassaic to serve as the ... foundation’s new Director of Programs. “Cecilia has worked for the Foundation for the past 15...

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The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot

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06/03/2016

... MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot NPQ has covered a lot of contest philanthropy over the ... but now the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has upped the ante pretty significantly with its...

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Mellon and Doris Duke Foundations Back New Report Highlighting 20 Years of NEFA’s National Dance Project

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11/18/2016

... Over the past 20 years, the National Dance Project has grown into an essential part of the artistic landscape in the U.S. In its 20-year history, NDP has invested more than $33 million in funding to artists...

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Laura Walker Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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03/28/2017

... Laura Walker, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund’s Board of ... Walker’s leadership, New York Public Radio’s audience has grown from 1 million to 23.9 million...

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

... Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative Autism has a strong genetic component. To date, approximately 50 ... autism and their families. Launched just a year ago, SPARK has already enrolled over...

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Sarah Eagle Heart to Receive 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award

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07/26/2017

... receiving the award as an emerging leader under age 40 who has already demonstrated significant impact in addressing society’s critical needs. She has a diverse set of experiences crossing corporate, faith...

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Unemployment’s Steady Fall Could Signal Trouble—or a Broader Structural Shift

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08/28/2017

... a Broader Structural Shift The unemployment rate has fallen to a 16-year low of 4.3% and may not be done ... it means the economy is still operating below capacity and has plenty of room to run, or bad news...

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Family of Boy Who Wears Dresses Sues Education Department

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08/30/2017

... boy, and since before he could speak, his parents said, he has gravitated toward things traditionally associated with ... in the liberal enclave of Park Slope, Brooklyn, where Leo has lived all his life, he...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... initial focus, reproductive justice, Groundswell Fund has expanded to support broader movement building by women of ... investments in reproductive justice. Since then, it has become a key grantmaker in this...

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Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

... into a well-paying job in the booming oil sector here. He has an apartment, a car, a smartphone and a long-distance ... lickin’ good” slogan caught his attention and it has lived up to expectations. “The food...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and ... from JDRF, the fund manages more than $60 million and has invested more than $10...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Teagle Foundation Names Andrew Delbanco Next President

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03/22/2018

... and the importance of curricular choices. Delbanco has served on the Teagle board since 2009 and has mixed scholarship in the humanities with a more public role in discussions of higher education. He ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service

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07/31/2018

... just east of Athens, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a €25 million ($29.3 million) grant to the ... Since 1996, when the foundation was launched, SNF has supported the fire service through gifts...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Eric Marchall Concludes Tenure as FCCP’s Executive Director

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10/02/2018

... Director "After four years at the helm of FCCP, Eric has decided to transition out of his role in the coming ... on or around January 15, 2019. Your FCCP Advisory Board has formed a Transition Committee...

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