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Kress and Mellon Support First Academic Art Museum and Library Summit

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12/09/2015

... Art Museum and Library Summit The University of Miami will host the inaugural Academic Art Museum and Library ... for deep intra-institutional collaboration. The Summit will focus on the ways that new...

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Century Foundation Quoted in Article on School Desegregation Lawsuit

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01/27/2016

... are now in college—to desegregated St. Paul schools. But it ’s become more difficult to find such schools in St. Paul ...

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Duke Foundation Gives $1.5M for Arts to Increase Understanding of Muslim Societies

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03/04/2016

... Bridges Program, eight nonprofit organizations in the U.S. will receive grants to plan and implement projects that ... four new plays focused on themes of Muslim heritage that will be performed in public...

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Religion

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Carnegie Prize Honoring Genocide’s Unsung Heroes Profiled in NYTimes

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03/16/2016

... puts them in great peril. The finalists, whose selection will be announced Tuesday, will attend a ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia, on April 24, where the winner will be announced. “They’re not...

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Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies

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03/28/2016

... was in a summer camp in a high-needs community in Boston. It is part of the reason that he became a school teacher. ... and even harder if you’re one of the one in seven young Americans who are out of school...

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09 Jun 2016

"The Trans List" - A Special Film Sneak Preview

Thursday, June 9, 2016 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... transgender community is more visible than ever—yet many Americans struggle to understand what it means to be transgender. And as the community fights to ... on the transgender experience in the US. The...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Welcomes New Trustees to its Board

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07/15/2016

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected several new members to its board of trustees. Jennifer Nolan was elected to the board in March, and she is joined by Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Heather McGhee, Miranda Kaiser, and Wyatt Rockefeller, who were...

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New York Life Donates $100,000 to Flood Relief Efforts in Louisiana

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08/25/2016

... August 25, 2016 – New York Life announced today that it will donate $100,000 to aid flood relief efforts in ... rain fell in Louisiana, damaging more than 60,000 homes. It is estimated that...

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28 Feb 2017

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XI: Driving Mission Through Changing Times

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

... of nonprofits in our changing society. Thought leaders will also share insights about nonprofit priorities and ...

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Henry Luce Foundation Is Committed to the Art of Displaying Art (And Why That's Important)

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01/24/2017

... art. So why don't funders devote more attention to it ? The short answer is that it lacks pizazz. Inside Philanthropy is chock full of posts .....

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BNY Mellon and United Nations Foundation Publish Report for Advancing Gender Equality

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01/26/2017

... people around the country -- that's one out of every 100 Americans -- and upwards of another 250,000 people around the .....

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

... as Communications Director. In this role, DeQuendre will work to advance the foundation’s mission and raise its ... “Her communications skills and years of experience will help both the foundation and our...

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Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline

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04/06/2017

Abraham Paulous, Executive Director of Families for Freedom, tracks the concepts of “citizenship,” “documentation,” and the changing face of immigration throughout American history. He shares his own experience as an Eritrean refugee and his time at...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports National Geographic Documentary About the Coal and Mining Industry

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04/14/2017

... Ashes (official trailer: YouTube / download ) captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle ...

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

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05/09/2017

To reverse economic trends that have left many American workers behind, smart, targeted public policies that encourage private-sector investment in the creation of quality jobs are needed, a report from Pacific Community Ventures finds.

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Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

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08/15/2017

The Schott Foundation is proud to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors.

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Ford Report Finds that Boards of NYC Museums Lack Diversity

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08/24/2017

Although they operate in a sprawling megalopolis that prides itself on its racial and ethnic diversity, many of New York City's arts and cultural organizations have boards that are predominantly white, a New York Times report funded by Ford...

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Bank of America Announces Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts

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09/11/2017

... Irma Relief Efforts Bank of America today announced that it is directing $1 million in funding from the Bank of ... Florida may be eligible for financial assistance. The bank will contact clients directly with...

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Carnegie Corp.’s Academic Leadership Award Recognizes Seven University Presidents

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09/12/2017

Carnegie Corporation of New York today named seven exceptional American college and university presidents as recipients of its Academic Leadership Award. The honor consists of $500,000 in support for each winner’s academic initiatives.

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