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13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

In recent years, a growing number of foundations have developed the awarding of prizes as a ... briefing, three foundation leaders will discuss how their foundations have used prizes to advance their missions, how...

The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin

Release Date:

08/19/2013

Initiatives from the Open Society Foundations and the Schott Foundation for Public Education ...

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

Release Date:

11/28/2013

The New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O'Connell, who is the daughter and sister of the last two presidents of the store and the foundation.

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

Release Date:

05/28/2014

... Fight for Health Reform? [Atlantic Philanthropies] A few foundations stand out as heroes in the saga of health reform. ...

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Health

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The California Endowment

Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers

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07/07/2014

Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and almost all its work is being paid for by private donors.

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Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

Release Date:

07/23/2014

The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 million in grants to improve the usefulness of research, $634,000 to support connections between education research and practice, and $205,000 to enhance the mentoring relationships of three foundation...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

NYSCF Initiates Collaboration to Advance Neuropathies Research

Release Date:

12/11/2014

The New York Stem Cell Foundation will collaborate with the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association to develop treatments for neuropathy disorders.

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Health

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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

Release Date:

12/12/2014

... a nonprofit created specifically to transfer funds from 12 foundations and the Detroit Institute of Arts, made the ...

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Ford Foundation

Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown

Release Date:

07/15/2015

The funding will be held as the Prime Minister of India investigates foreign donors.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie-Backed Teacher Training Program Shows Early Signs of Success

Release Date:

08/12/2015

The fellowship program created by Leading Educators is showing promising results on student achievement, according to a preliminary evaluation.

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland

Release Date:

06/24/2016

Despite initial resistance, Atlantic Philanthropies' efforts to advance human rights in Ireland have had a lasting impact.

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Immigration

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Citi, Rockefeller Contribute to City's Nonprofit Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York

Release Date:

07/22/2016

The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York raised $25.4 million over the past year.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Cited As Trendsetter in Focusing on Resilience Over Climate Change

Release Date:

03/06/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation has invested more than $500 million in resilience since 2005 and developed 100 Resilient Cities , an organization that helps cities around the world organize plans for climate change and other disasters.

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Environment and Climate Change

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12 Nov 2013

The Secret Ingredients to Effective Funder Collaboratives & Collective Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Funder collaboratives come in many shapes and sizes. There is no right or wrong way of doing them; it all is contingent upon the specifics of each group and their goals. Come hear collective impact guru Laura Herman interview three funder colleagues...

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Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

Release Date:

10/08/2015

Questions abound regarding how best to sunset. When should the spend-down begin and end? What practical challenges does it entail?

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Atlantic Philanthropies

PhilTV This Week: Feb. 10, 2017

Release Date:

02/13/2017

Foundations Featured: Goldman Sachs, Surdna, Rita Allen and David Rockefeller Fund

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OSF Leaving Hungary Under Government Pressure

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... threat of legal sanctions, George Soros’s Open Society Foundations said on Tuesday that it had become impossible to ... Mr. Soros for the country’s problems, and that the foundations would move their...

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Open Society Foundations

15 Jun 2021

Why Care About Care? Our Economy Depends on it - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network and Economic Opportunity Funders

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

The care economy, historically undervalued and underfunded, is an intersectional and intergenerational issue encompassing childcare, early childhood education, home-based care for older adults and people with disabilities as well as the caregivers...