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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Supports SDG Philanthropy Platform

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... Center . But philanthropy alone cannot foot the $ 3 .5 trillion bill. Enter the SDG Philanthropy Platform , a ... international development community, aiming to maximize resources through coordination and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation Frames the Long-Term U.S. Budget Picture

Release Date:

04/04/2017

... and sustainable can we ensure that we have sufficient resources to invest in our future.” The Peter G. Peterson ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Leisle Lin and William B. Petersen as New Senior Vice Presidents

Release Date:

02/01/2012

... strategies including independent return and private equity . During his tenure, Foundation assets have grown from ... universe. Prior to coming to Sloan, Petersen worked as an equity portfolio manager for J.P...

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Loren Harris of the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Don Chen at Ford, Weigh In On The 7 Deadly Sins of Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/15/2018

... up with a new strategic plan, and we are going to focus on equity . These same people aren’t talking about equity as a core value or a core component of their mission; they are often talking about ...

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14 Feb 2024

Philanthropy's Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... been an uptick in commitments of funding to advance racial equity , few are directly aimed at effecting reparations. Yet, for funders who believe in racial equity and aspire to a thriving multiracial democracy...

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Christy Loper Joins the Educational Foundation of America

Release Date:

11/01/2013

The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) is thrilled to welcome Christy Loper as a new Program Officer.

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CDC: Measles cases in USA hit 20-year high

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05/30/2014

The USA has the most measles cases in 20 years and the most since homegrown outbreaks were eliminated in 2000, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

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Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies

Release Date:

06/23/2014

Four universities will share $2.4 million from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in a three-year, collaboration to increase the number of indigenous Americans obtaining advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative

Release Date:

10/01/2014

Simons Foundation will be providing findings from its neuroscience research to the Brain Initiative.

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NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education

Release Date:

10/28/2014

Public Prep, a network of all-girl charter schools in NYC, opened an all-boys elementary charter school in the Bronx.

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Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps

Release Date:

11/03/2014

Arcus Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation, Overbrook Foundation and Ford Foundation explore the future of the LGBTQ movement.

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Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

Release Date:

11/07/2014

The money will go towards the ACLU's effort to overhaul the justice system.

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The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World

Release Date:

11/17/2014

The fund is backed by Open Society Institute, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers Fund, among others.