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A Better Gala—Here's How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone

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06/19/2017

The Pershing Square Foundation stands out by backing some truly innovative grantees—and it highlighted social innovators through two panels.

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Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students

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06/28/2017

William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...

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With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable

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07/10/2017

The Wallace Foundation continues its big push for school districts to develop better systems for recruiting, training and evaluating principals. We look at the latest encouraging news here.

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Commonwealth Fund Report: The United States Health System Falls Short

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07/17/2017

The United States spends far more on health care than other high-income countries, with spending levels that rose continuously over the past three decades, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund. Yet, the U.S. population has poorer health...

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Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!

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07/19/2017

... an equity lens into their work. PLACES fellows embark on a year -long process focused on creating more equitable ...

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Morgan Stanley Lights Up Times Square for the New York Women’s Foundation

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07/20/2017

The New York Women’s Foundation will be featured in lights of Times Square, thanks to Morgan Stanley’s Lights on Broadway campaign, which builds public awareness of nonprofit organizations.

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Reaching the Unbanked: Citi Inclusive Finance Wins Euromoney Award

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07/20/2017

One in four people in the world is unbanked, leaving them completely outside the system of formal financial services which can serve as bridge out of poverty. As a direct result of its Inclusive Finance efforts—led by Bob Annibale, global director...

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Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders

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07/25/2017

A study of protein interactions could be the first step to finding treatments that focus on problematic pathways, USC researcher says.

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Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures

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07/27/2017

... The Folger Shakespeare Library has been awarded a four- year , $1.5 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ...

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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

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07/28/2017

The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation funds $150,000 pilot to pair Baltimore police officers with social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations that can easily move from...

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Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/01/2017

Sometimes it’s the smaller foundations that take on the most audacious goals. One example of such a funder is the Overbrook Foundation, which has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.

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American Express Grant Supports Student Filmmaking

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08/11/2017

... grant complements American Express’ $5 million, multi- year commitment in support of mobilizing one million ...

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Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities

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08/17/2017

... that dot the neighborhood. Tassafaronga Village, a six- year -old, $52.8 million LEED Gold housing redevelopment ...

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Do You Promote or Impede Real Change?

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08/21/2017

... media outlets), but givers, builders and visionaries. This year , the campaign architects are making a concerted effort ... is no monopoly on giving; it is simply a choice. As this year ’s Black Philanthropy...

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

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08/22/2017

After David Rockefeller’s death on March 20, at the age of 101, the New York Times ran a full-page obituary about his life and career. The article made much of his time at Chase Bank, but gave only passing attention to Rockefeller’s long and varied...

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