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Ford and MacArthur-Backed Survey Finds That Young Voters From Newer Immigrant Families Lean More Liberal

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09/09/2016

... with families who have been in United States longer, a new GenForward poll shows. Eighty-seven percent of those age ... 72 percent of those whose families have been in the U. S . longer agree. Eighty-five...

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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Civic Engagement

Immigration

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Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board

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11/02/2016

Newman' s Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board Newman' s Own today announced that Walter Harrison has been ... quality, finances, and fundraising have all improved. New academic...

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities

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12/13/2016

... to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities A new effort to enroll low- and moderate-income undergraduates ... is being coordinated by the nonprofit Aspen Institute’ s College Excellence ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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09 Feb 2017

Becoming a Successful Board Chair: Tips and Advice from Your Peers - Webinar

Thursday, February 9, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... successful board chairs from our network and offer new insights from the newly release Splendid Legacy 2: The ... will receive the webinar link a day prior to the program Please email register@...

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From the Ground Up

Release Date:

09/08/2017

From the Ground Up Top-down development doesn't work. What' s needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders, and ... mandates and economic planning models often reduce India’ s poor to a...

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Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students

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10/06/2017

... hands-on STEM-styled experiments, encouraging them to try new things — and try them over and over. … Growing Fab ...

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Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods

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11/13/2017

... Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods With a new round of grants, the philanthropic arm of Aetna is ... local conditions have a tremendous impact on a person’ s health outcomes,” said Amy Aparicio...

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Health

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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

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02/21/2018

Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World' s Most Innovative Companies The Ford Foundation funds ... The group is known for spending creatively to find new ways to solve problems: Typically,...

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Teagle Foundation Names Andrew Delbanco Next President

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03/22/2018

... public role in discussions of higher education. He has a new book coming out this fall, The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’ s Soul From the Revolution to the Civil War, to be...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $3.9 Million to Oxford University

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05/12/2019

... and expansion of its Late Antique and Byzantine studies program . The gift will endow the Bywater and Sotheby ... and post-Byzantine studies, including funding for a new directorship, a core administrative...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/02/2019

... groups and a conference to inform the development of new curricula and teaching models on the Middle East and ... histories and cultures that are poorly understood in the U. S .,” said Ali Behdad, director of...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Mellon Foundation

25 Feb 2016

What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement

Thursday, February 25, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This program is a part of a four-part Interpreting Financial ... : February 25 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’ s Financial Statement March 3 – Looking at the 990 Part I ... of reading and interpreting financial...

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20 Feb 2019

Activating Philanthropy’s Power for Change: The Role of Self-Assessment and Honest Feedback

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... discussions. Explore How Power Moves builds on NCRP' s Philamplify project and is distinct from other assessment ... who have undertook this self-assessment Other related resources and trainings...

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Changing the Conversation about Inequality

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09/23/2014

by Vivian Louie, Program Officer, William T. Grant Foundation This post ... originally appeared on the William T. Grant Foundation' s news blog . Inequality is the problem—but what can ... are we seeking? We...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Janna Oberdorf as Director of Communications

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08/03/2022

... Foundation is excited to welcome Janna Oberdorf as our new Director of Communications. She joins a growing team ... in early-stage social entrepreneurs solving the world’ s most pressing problems. In 2020, she...

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13 Dec 2022

Upholding Democracy: How to Leverage Philanthropic Capital to Transform the Media Landscape - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Media Impact Funders, who ... them to impact. Join experts from industry leaders New Media Ventures and Accelerate Change for a discussion ... digital properties Get a first...

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Information Technology

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Communications/Media

Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $52 Million to Support the Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes

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11/06/2017

... Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced five new grants that will support the European, multinational ... the onset of autoimmunity associated with T1D. Helmsley’ s investment of over $52 million in...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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With Support From The Howard Gilman Foundation and Tow Foundation, Atlantic Theater Company to Present IMMIGRANT MIXFEST

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07/30/2019

... I've been a huge fan of Atlantic Theater Company ' s annual MixFest series and am thrilled to be part of this year' s panel alongside Arian Moayed and Shadi Ghaheri ." ... of navigating the...

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Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists

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02/20/2018

... Philanthropists Over a year into Donald Trump’ s presidency, it can be tempting to see recent progressive ... the social sector buzzword— has taken on new urgency as groups that have come under attack find...

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