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Helmsley Trust Helps Retraction Watch Chart Its Future With New $130,000 Grant

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04/06/2017

The generous funding from the Trust’s Biomedical Research Infrastructure Program will allow Retraction Watch to work with a consultant to develop operational and sustainability plans for The Center For Scientific Integrity.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

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11/08/2012

... be updated frequently over the coming weeks with news on resources , initiatives and stories of impact. If you know of any philanthropic activities or resources related to Hurricane Sandy that we haven’t listed...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

... at two upcoming Philanthropy New York events: Changing the System on March 26th and GrantCraft is Back! on April 4th ...

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Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District

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08/14/2013

... Utah, and several community charities to expand the school system ’s early-education program is intended to save ...

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Sixteen Scientists Named 2014 Simons Investigators

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07/25/2014

The Simons Foundation has selected 16 scientists as the Simons Investigators in 2014 to support their studies in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the mathematical modeling of living systems.

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Launches 2017 Fellowship Program

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11/04/2016

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is accepting applications for the fourth cycle of the Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship, which provides three individuals with up to $150,000 each to pursue a visionary social justice, economic justice and/ or...

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With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing

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06/25/2018

With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing The MIT Press has announced the award of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a landscape analysis...

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01 Nov 2023

Shifting to Build More Equitable Practices - From Grantmaking to Evaluation to Vendor Relationships

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Brothers Fund Diane Oyler , Executive Vice President, Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Bahia ...

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18 Nov 2025

Prefiguring the Future We Want: Practicing Liberation & Sovereignty

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1:00pm to 2:30pm

Confounded by what to do and how to be in your role right now? What does it mean to be ... of racial equity, well-being, gender justice, economic health when people, institutions, and the systems that have .....

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18 Apr 2023

Funder Call: Mobilizing Youth Homelessness Funders for Prevention - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

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1:00pm to 2:30pm

... progress. You will also glean from leaders with lived experience on their vision for prevention within the broader ... your foundation is prioritizing. What will you learn? How to understand one model of youth...

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08 Jul 2026

From AI Curiosity to Practice: Applying AI in Philanthropy Workflows and Grantmaking

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10:00am to 12:00pm

... and structured reflection, participants will explore how to integrate AI into real workflows with clarity, judgment, and intention. What will you learn? How to identify meaningful, real-world use cases for AI...

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ASPCA Assists Nearly 600 Animals Displaced by Hurricane Michael

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10/30/2018

... has assisted Florida SARC and local agencies in providing care for nearly 600 animals displaced by the storm. “When ... essential that animal welfare agencies collaborate to care for displaced animals,” said...

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

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04/03/2013

Altman Foundation Program Officer Rachael Pine served as moderator for our recent program on the impact of disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, on vulnerable populations.

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Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/13/2012

... Policy, Michael Hamill Remaley, shares his Hurricane Sandy experience and sheds light on the lessons we learned about ...

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To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in America, the book that emerged from his experiences, he called it "individualism," a word he coined to describe the...

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Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for Workforce Practitioners and Funders

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02/23/2017

... out early to learn from those with years of hard-fought experience ...” Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for ...

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26 Mar 2025

Philanthropy's Paths Forward for Racial Equity & Racial Justice

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

... navigate pushback on DEI using all the tools and resources available to us while also recognizing the threats ... will be a supportive space for foundations to consider how you can meet this moment. What will...

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Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study

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07/29/2015

... of a collaboration among the National Institute of Mental Health , the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. ... Translational Sciences at the...

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