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Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation's Board

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05/26/2021

... and equality. “We are delighted that Kelly and Sherrilyn will bring their brilliantly sharp minds and discerning ... and genuine love for the arts, culture, and humanities will ensure we continue to undertake...

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Katy Toolin Named Director of Finance and Administration at Unbound Philanthropy

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08/22/2013

Unbound Philanthropy is pleased to welcome Katy Toolin to their staff as the Director of Finance and Administration. T

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Unbound Philanthropy

27 Sep 2012

Mapping: Data visualization tools to convey knowledge and bring your foundation’s work to life

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Locating the most appropriate information, and managing it strategically, becomes a challenge when we are ... seemingly limitless streams of data. This webinar series will help foundation staff navigate the...

31 Jan 2013

Knowledge Management: Strategies for making sector knowledge more accessible

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11:00am to 1:00pm

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Locating the most appropriate information, and managing it strategically, becomes a challenge when we are ... seemingly limitless streams of data. This webinar series will help foundation staff navigate the...

Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List

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08/01/2014

... from the oil business focuses on efforts to curtail use of fossil fuels. His ideas on civic engagement are just as bold and the foundation is bankrolling new ideas. It ’s all about his continued commitment to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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

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08/14/2014

... the foundation's support for efforts to reduce coal use in the U.S. McConnell, who is running for re-election .....

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Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities

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09/04/2014

... together to create the Fund for Shared Insight, which will award $5-million to $6-million a year over the next three years. Shared Insight will award one-to three-year grants to nonprofit ... organizations...

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

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09/16/2014

... on the Upper Crust , West examines the political use of great wealth, including campaign expenditures, ...

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MasterCard Foundation to Help Address Water Sanitation in East Africa with Micro-Credit Program

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10/27/2014

... that targeted subsidies and concessionary lending will address water and sanitation challenges facing low ...

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Environment and Climate Change

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Releases Report that Examines the Skills Gap in NYC

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10/30/2014

... Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Jobs for New Yorkers Task Force will use the report results to develop data-driven skill-building ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

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03/19/2015

... long history of supporting environmental causes, announced it would divest itself of all fossil-fuel investments. The ...

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Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

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05/12/2015

Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice ... for Justice (MFJ), the first non-profit organization to use 'big data' to track and compare the performance...

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Bank of America Foundation President Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities

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08/19/2015

... volunteer days, but rather are seeking opportunities to use their specific skills and expertise in a more hands-on ... fully applying themselves and their talents in ways that will change the world.... Bank of...

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$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities

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09/02/2015

... “The Mellon Foundation’s generous philanthropy will serve to strengthen Penn’s abiding commitment to the ... partnership as we launch key initiatives to advance the use of technology along with innovative...

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Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government

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09/08/2015

... Since Modi's right-wing government swept to power, it has sought to tighten surveillance on foreign-funded .....

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

... the arts world knows that in order to exist in the future, it needs to broaden its offerings, cultivate its audience, ...

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Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

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10/22/2015

... social and governance factors - is a welcome step that will benefit both fund beneficiaries and society at large. A ...

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New York Community Trust to Receive $650K from AG’s Settlement with Fraudulent Clothing-Bin Operator

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10/30/2015

... the Lower Hudson Valley and Connecticut. The bins made it seem as if the clothing was going to benefit Big Brothers ...

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New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth

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11/04/2015

... $900,000, to help young people across New York City to use digital media and technology to compose and record ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide

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01/04/2016

With tens of millions of dollars to spend thanks to backers like Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, gun control groups have secured a number of surprising recent successes in Connecticut, Delaware and elsewhere.

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