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Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... knowledge. So when success rates for the organization’ s reactivation campaigns began to stagnate, she assumed the ... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names. While...

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ... to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of...

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Health

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease ... children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa.Both new strategies involve making...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami ... its collection. At the upcoming NADA Miami art fair, the New Art Dealers Alliance will...

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Arts

Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth ... Paths to a Sustainable Future, was released by the John S . and James L. Knight Foundation with...

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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01/22/2018

... The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations The U. S . has accepted more refugees than any other country since ... WNYC , correspondent Matt Katz has the story of how new American policies are creating...

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We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?

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11/05/2015

... chapter. In a recent program hosted by Philanthropy New York ( “Power Play – Slay the Elephant in the Room!” ... one of the most fun and, I think, successful. But, it’ s a...

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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

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06/2010

The nation' s foundation community has provided critical financial and ... support to states applying for the first round of the U. S . Department of Education' s "Race to the Top" education ... on government including grantmakers in the development of new policies and grantmakers being engaged, long-term .....

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Education

Next Gen Donors: Shaping the Future of Philanthropy

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04/2013

... at Grand Valley State University in an analysis of their new research on next generation donors. A relatively small ...

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Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking

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09/2005

Whether it' s introducing new ideas into your foundation or offering .....

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Chase Announces Winners of 2012 American Giving Awards

Release Date:

12/18/2012

... that aired recently on NBC. More Than Me Foundation of New Jersey was awarded a $1 million grant from Chase at the ...

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The Case for Higher Taxes

Release Date:

12/13/2012

... effort last year. Both have now agreed that new revenues will be a part of the solution... The Case for ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Public Policy

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces $10.9 Million in Grants to Greek Organizations

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02/05/2013

... Greece. In particular, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’ s Board of Directors continues to support efforts to provide ... society, which is affected by the crisis, by approving 21 new grants, totaling €8,214,...

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

Release Date:

03/28/2013

... May 2013 Ashoka Future Forum in Washington, D.C. What’ s often forgotten in discussions of social investments, and ... who support them. When you trace the development of big new ideas, you often find that...

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How our community colleges are falling behind

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05/23/2013

The Century Foundation’ s new report details the large socioeconomic, racial and ... community colleges and elite institutions. Pop quiz: What' s the biggest category of college or...

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Polling Group in Russia Says It May Close

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05/20/2013

The country’ s only independent polling agency has been accused under a new law of overtly political activity, due in part to a ... who broke off their relationship with Vladimir V. Putin’ s...

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Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

Release Date:

10/30/2013

... The Target Foundation and Corporation topped Minnesota’ s grant making list for 2012, donating $147 million ... $26 million for charities and nonprofits in Minnesota, a new study found. Second place went to...

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Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree

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04/15/2014

... organizing and activism, and has led to the creation of new models of social justice philanthropy... Peggy Saika ...

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Social Justice

Brooklyn Community Foundation Moving to Crown Heights this Summer

Release Date:

04/09/2014

... to Crown Heights this summer. This August, Brooklyn’ s community foundation will have a memorable new address in the heart of the borough: 1000 Dean Street. ... DUMBO to Crown Heights, Brooklyn Community...

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