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Ms. Foundation for Women Announced Roz Lee As The New Vice President of Strategy and Programs To Its Staff

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01/24/2018

... She has served as a committed leader, and we could not be more grateful to have her as the Vice President of Strategy ... with her life partner and daughter in New York City. For more information regarding the...

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Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

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02/01/2018

... that 100% of the profits would go to charity. To date, more than 7,600 charities have received grants, and millions ... to charitable organizations. Today, the company has more than 300 products, and...

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Newman’s Own Saved from Major Tax Hit

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02/12/2018

... that private foundations are prohibited from owning more than 20 percent of for-profit companies for more than five years. Because of its unique business ...

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NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge

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02/15/2018

... and the many services survivors need. This problem is even more urgent now, as increased threats of deportation and ... rhetoric may cause immigrant communities to become more vulnerable to trafficking and...

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OSF Report Finds That Women Are Vastly Outnumbered at Europe’s Top Policy Events

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03/08/2018

... European Union could not achieve gender equality without more female role models taking the stage at key policy ... events reinforce the glass ceiling by presenting men as more important decision makers and...

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Propel Capital’s Sarah Williams Honored by The Center for Court Innovation

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03/19/2018

... Wright, will help the Center continue its work to create a more effective and humane justice system. The honorees were: ... loops that lead to incarceration … so that they lead to more productive and full...

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A Look At The Building Bridges Program, Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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04/10/2018

... us consider and reconsider positions. Provokes us to think more deeply.” Rahman unabashedly aims to “move the needle ... has filled out a grant request. They sigh. They often have more anecdotes than data...

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The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently

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04/13/2018

... counties that includes dozens of communities. What’s more , said Carson, some of the region’s biggest ... led SVCF to put a lot of energy into policy advocacy, far more than is typical for most community...

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MasterCard Foundation Commits 100 million to Projects Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy

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04/16/2018

... countries and regions. But nowhere are things playing out more dramatically than in Africa, where the population is growing so fast that by 2035, there will be more young people entering the continent’s...

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Century Foundation and the 74 Present Case Studies on Diversity-Driven Classrooms

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05/29/2018

... with all public schools — which, by many measures, are more segregated today than they were in the 1970s — charter ... in the public charter school sector . You can read more of our previous coverage on the...

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Markle Foundation Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast-to-Coast

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07/03/2018

... the value of workers without college degrees and now more states are joining in this effort to transform hiring ... in 2016 by the Markle Foundation , has expanded to 19 more states through the Skillful State...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

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07/05/2018

... proponents out there—extolling the idea of putting more wealth to work, or making an impact and making ... The report found that the field currently offers a lot more opportunity than in previous years, and...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

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10/10/2018

... and convener. He has led discussions on some of the more challenging issues of our time, including climate ... family foundation that advances social change for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. He...

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Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

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10/24/2018

... a harder mental transformation, and therefore creates more uncertainty and more variability, you rely on your prior beliefs and bias ...

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Bank of America, Water.org Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil

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11/02/2018

... grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with ... grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern...

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Arcus to Unveil Social Justice Request for Concepts on Dec. 3

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11/05/2018

... and funders alike to rethink how we work together more effectively. Like most in social justice philanthropy, ... Arcus’ strategy and grantmaking decisions and result in more focused and long-term funding and...

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Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid

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11/19/2018

... with some form of loan debt, with the average amount more than $24,000. Johns Hopkins also will reduce the amount ... for federal Pell Grants, with the goal of building a more socioeconomically diverse student...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

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12/14/2018

... in the youth of our communities is an investment in a more fair and just future for Brooklyn.” Brooklyn is home to more than 100,000 youth ages 16-24 living in low income ...

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14 Feb 2019

Balancing Power Dynamics - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and community partners? How can your board members build more honest and collaborative relationships, while also supporting other funders in building more authentic relationships with their grantees? This ...

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$4 Million From Ford, Mellon, and Alice Walton Fund Goes to Promote Diversity on Museum Boards

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01/15/2019

... to bolster board diversity in a push to make museums more accessible and inclusive. The Ford, Andrew W. Mellon, ... foundations joined forces to award the grant. In the more than 20 years that museums talked...

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