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Education

Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels

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04/18/2014

... of the Harpswell Foundation, whose mission is to empower a new generation of women leaders in Cambodia and the developing world. Elyse ...

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Immigration

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Unbound Philanthropy

Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

... in East Harlem gets a facelift every few months — a new mural painted by the Harlem Art Collective, which formed ... painted Aztec symbols, for example, and a piece devoted to women ’s rights on the barrier...

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Community Development

Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

... of Zurich and elsewhere began by recruiting 50 men and women and asking them to complete questionnaires about their ... on themselves. The other half were instructed to choose a new recipient each week on whom...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Jeanette Vega as Managing Director; Martin L. Leibowitz and Monica Lozano Join The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

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04/02/2012

... Transforming Health Systems Initiative, and pursuit of new work in the field. Dr. Vega will be based in New York . “I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Jeanette Vega to ...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia

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10/21/2014

... Program aims to provide vulnerable children and their families with vital services to increase grade-level completion rates in the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.... Helmsley Charitable Trust ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Fatal Stabbing In A Bronx Classroom Was Horrific — But Also Extremely Rare

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09/28/2017

... School for Wildlife Conservation are still coming in, but city officials have confirmed that two teenage students were ... said. And though Wednesday’s events have put some families on edge, they come in the...

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

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09/18/2014

... the impacts of climate change and support investments in more resilient infrastructure. Given the complexity of the ... multi-faceted approach that is required to build toward a more resilient future. The...

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Disaster Relief

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F.B. Heron and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Lauded for Granting Unrestricted Funding

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02/03/2015

... a few. But to achieve a breakthrough like the Empire State Building , we need to fundamentally change the underlying ... but are sometimes using outdated practices that are often more grounded in an inside-out...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day

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05/02/2016

... on program- or project-focused restricted grantmaking to more flexible funding that enables organizations to build ... crisis, Clark identified working capital as a much more critical need for the nonprofits...

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Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

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08/24/2017

Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive More and more purpose-driven social enterprises are trying their hand ...

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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

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10/10/2017

... crossing the river by car here can take up to 10 minutes more . Local officials had the federal and state money in ... fate. In November, voters statewide will face a more expansive question — whether to amend...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Newman's Own Foundation Provides Over $1.7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives

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10/02/2018

... and philanthropist Paul Newman, today announced that more than $1.7 million in grants will be awarded to 37 ... has been supporting food and nutrition programs for more than 35 years, with more...

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Food Systems

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated ... even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups...

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Technology

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Former Capital One Foundation President Forms Consulting Practice to Strengthen Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

Release Date:

12/02/2016

... communications professional Carrie Fox to form a new consulting practice geared toward helping nonprofits form stronger, more productive relationships with corporations. The new company will...

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Finance & Asset Management

12 Apr 2018

Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... through the Form 990’s and Financial Statements. What more do you need from them to understand their financial ... will step into the shoes of grantees, providing a new perspective on financial due diligence...

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04 Apr 2019

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 4, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

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08 Mar 2019

Applied Finance Part 1 of 2: Grantee Financial Resilience for Nonprofits - A Framework

Friday, March 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... 29 - Charting a Course Toward Financial Resilience - Building the Planning Muscle *Please note: Participants will ...

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Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance

Release Date:

03/17/2016

... poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American children—16.5 percent of all ... children—currently living in poverty. But according to new research out today from TCF’...

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