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Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park

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09/06/2017

... a group of Mexican friends led by the artist Bosco Sodi will start to build a 26-ft long wall in New York City’s ... before, at 3pm, passersby will be invited to dismantle it brick by brick...

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Arts

The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

... ver the past decade, businesses of all kinds have become much more socially aware and active. In 2015, more than 75 ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation's CEO Interviewed in Funder Spotlight

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09/07/2017

... between grantmaker and grantseeker. Grantseekers bring so much to the table — knowledge, boots on the ground — and ... as partners in social change, we believe the outcomes will be stronger. . . Robert...

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Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?

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09/08/2017

... — though some warned that forgiveness was hard after so much violence. Francis spoke alongside President Juan Manuel ... seen the FARC disarm and transform into a political party. It was a key step toward...

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

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09/11/2017

... aims to be something different, organizers say. That is, it puts as much emphasis on the talking as the tasting. The event is a ...

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Food Systems

Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little ... beyond the traditional foundation structure. The LLC is a much better vehicle for the kind of...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

... But, at one level at least, the Council is faring much better in gender balance. Of the 50 sitting Council ...

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Gender Justice

Warm Up Potential Major Donors Via Digital

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09/20/2017

... continue to grow steeper to the point that, today, as much as 95 percent of dollars into organizations via ... percent of supporters. Even if you aren’t a math expert, it ’s clear that keeping supporters...

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Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds

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10/10/2017

... The study found that when CEOs choose to invest in CSR, it changes the likelihood they will be fired based on the firm's financial returns. "If a ... has invested in CSR and the firm performs poorly...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment

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10/30/2017

... Carolina and NC State have now developed what could be a much more patient-friendly option: artificial cells that ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Health

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President of Markle Foundation, Zoë Baird, on Gender Imbalance at WEF

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01/26/2018

... Davos 17 years ago. But she said that organizers could do much more to correct the gender imbalance. Baird said that ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Gender Justice

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The Whiting Foundation Announces The 2018 Whiting Award Winners

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03/22/2018

... Winners The winners of the 2018 Whiting Awards don't have much of a track record. None on this list has the laundry .....

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Arts

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Recipients of 2018 Painters & Sculptors Grants

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12/12/2018

... 2018 recipients of its Painters & Sculptors grants, which will provide 25 artists with $25,000 each in unrestricted ... we are committed to providing unrestricted funds and very much look forward to the...

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SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition

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02/21/2019

... Van Fleet may still be in high school, but she knows as much about stocks, bonds and mutual funds as her friends do ... for Yvon Chouinard, of Patagonia, that was so compelling it won her first place in New...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows

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04/03/2019

... Alexander and vice president Mariët Westermann said, “ It is an honor and pleasure to have Olga, Cathy, and Stephen ... joined us successfully in this mission, and we very much look forward to our newest...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO

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01/20/2015

... Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, will retire in 2015. Mr. Petersen has served as the ... “Looking back at the past sixteen years, Bill has much reason to be proud and the Foundation has...

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Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

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09/27/2018

... “One of the myths about higher education is that it ’s the great equalizer, but it ’s really not,” said ... true among Black students, who generally have much less family wealth, much...

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Food Funders Working Group

... New Jersey, and Connecticut. We provide information, resources , and networking opportunities for funders to invest ... CFF also aggregates and disseminates information and resources to its members, provides a...

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Launches Program to Support Community Development in Underserved U.S. Regions

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10/23/2014

... Community Development Finance Group (CDFG). The Program will deploy the Bank’s philanthropic resources for community development through high-performing ... investments in New York City. This concentration of...

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