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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research

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04/01/2015

... and the California Digital Library will lead a major new project, with an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon ...

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Three Key Roles Funders Can Play in a CEO Transition

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04/2015

... whether planned or unplanned, impact the organization' s staff, its board, and potentially how the organization will ... achieve its goals in the future. With so much at stake, it' s important that funders work with their nonprofits to ensure ... transition—and help sustain the organization until a new leader is found. Through our experience with executive .....

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Selected as Fiscal Sponsor of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

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05/08/2015

... Advisors Selected as Fiscal Sponsor of My Brother’ s Keeper Alliance Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’ s leading nonprofit philanthropic consulting services, has been selected to...

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Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown

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07/15/2015

... to organizations in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi' s government scrutinizes foreign donors viewed as meddling in domestic affairs, Reuters reports. New Delhi has placed the $12.5-billion...

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Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality

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10/30/2015

Ford’ s President Highlights Government’ s Role in Reducing Inequality On Wednesday Darren Walker, ... readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing inequality...

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Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking

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04/05/2016

... Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking A new research project by the Peace and Security Funders Group ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes

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05/04/2016

... Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes A new NYU Steinhardt study published in the journal AERA Open ...

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Century Foundation Report Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face

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05/18/2016

... Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face A new report from the Century Foundation considers the issue .....

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Century Foundation Says States Are Wrong to Tie Higher Education Funding to Performance

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05/26/2016

... schools’ ability to retain and graduate students. But a new paper from the Century Foundation argues that such ...

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Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People

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08/01/2016

... 9,000 students in 60 schools in five cities, including New Orleans; Chicago; St. Louis, Missouri; San Juan, Puerto ...

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With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life

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08/02/2016

... Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life New research finds that airborne bacterial communities differ .....

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

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08/05/2016

... Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and international companies. This year' s lineup features the latest production from Buenos Aires .....

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According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

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08/17/2016

... McConnell Clark Foundation or earlier stage investors like New Profit have invested deeply in finding a small number of ...

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Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy

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09/06/2016

... Philanthropy Philanthropy typically stands at arm’ s length. It is for the funded nonprofit organization to ... and author of several books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, attempts to...

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Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

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09/21/2016

... create economic opportunity for more Americans. It' s part of a national conversation with NPR and other member ... director at the Rockefeller Foundation, leads the U. S . Youth Employment Initiative,...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

Release Date:

09/30/2016

... to storing memories of other mice, according to a new study from MIT neuroscientists. These cells, found in a ... store “social memories” that help shape the mice’ s behavior toward each other. The researchers...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal

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10/04/2016

... annually, the medal honors individuals whose work creates new ways of seeing and understanding cities, challenges ...

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