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Open Society Foundations to close OSI-Baltimore after 25 years; will invest $20 million to seed the future of social justice philanthropy

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02/16/2023

... Foundations , and with the generous contributions of our local donors, OSI has committed $20 million to date as part ... In keeping with Open Society’s legacy in Baltimore, the resources will...

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Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy

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09/21/2015

Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy Feeney, the co-founder of Duty ... Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy .....

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Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away

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07/17/2017

... Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away In 2006, Warren Buffett famously pledged to give ... Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the rest to the four foundations controlled by...

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Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback

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05/31/2016

Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback ... to solicit and act on grantee feedback... Ford Joins Foundations In Giving Inside Scoop on Grantee Feedback...

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Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators

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11/15/2016

The Dougherty County School System is a step closer to getting aspiring principals the educational support they need to be good leaders.

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship

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07/08/2016

The grant builds on the recent success of the Mellon Foundation-funded Arts@TheCore initiative from 2012.

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Simons Foundation Gives Stony Brook University $25 million

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09/12/2014

Simons Foundation donates $25 million to Stony Brook University for research and programming in geometry and physics.

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Mellon Foundation Gives $500K to UC Merced for Humanities Undergrad Research

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07/19/2016

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will create a humanities-based expansion of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center, serving 60 students over three years.

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

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09/12/2016

Additional funds were committed by the Rackham Graduate School to permanently secure these positions. In 2007, a $1.97 million gift from the Mellon Foundation funded these positions for six years.

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Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining

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08/01/2016

Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining It takes a well-trained eye to spot an irregular heartbeat in the peaks and valleys of an electrocardiogram. The same goes for identifying an extinct ape from a...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

The donation, which the library announced on Wednesday, is from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and is the second largest single gift in its history.

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An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

Saru Jayaraman, a vocal leader in the food labor movement and founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), has been supported by the Ford Foundation for more than a decade. The New York Times profiles her efforts for restaurant workers.

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How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

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02/26/2020

... and aftershocks. Surveying the damage, and skeptical of local government’s ability to respond, those from ... Puerto Rico (such as the support for Puerto Rican diaspora communities under the Ford Foundation’s...

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Driving Behavior Change Through Communications

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11/2016

Commissioned by the Arcus Foundation and designed as an open resource for grantees and the wider conservation and social justice movements, the report showcases the issues often faced by those in both sectors. It includes an overview of behavior change theories, a compilation of successful behavior change campaigns, lessons learned, and tools for planning new initiatives.

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Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

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05/11/2022

... Foundation and its sister foundation, Simons Foundation International , that will vastly bolster and improve the ... Simons STEM Scholars Program will allow young people to reach their potential as they bring...

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Schott and Arcus Foundations Partner to Empower Trans Students with Super Powers

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06/17/2016

... Foundation for Public Education joins the country and the international community in mourning all of the lives lost and injured ... and transphobic violence is very real for many of us ,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

... The Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development have announced a $100 million ... to chronic stresses and increasing climate shocks in communities across Africa and Asia. Announced...

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8 Characteristics of Successful Venture Philanthropies

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03/2014

The Rockefeller Foundation hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the launch of a new study on venture philanthropy.

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Bon Iver Collaborates With NY Women's Foundation to Bring Gender Equity Issues Centerstage

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12/06/2016

... month in New York, and at each venue will collaborate with local nonprofit partners of The New York Women’s Foundation ... With fierce determination, we mobilize hearts, minds and resources to create an...

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