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The Rockefeller Foundation and CrossBoundary Launch Mini-Grid Innovation Lab in Nairobi, Kenya

Release Date:

04/24/2018

... minigrids based in Africa so that they can provide more power , to more people, at a lower cost. It aims to demonstrate to ... Mini-Grid Innovation Lab at a time when momentum is building for...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

23 Oct 2018

Making The Case For Equity And Grassroots Organizing: Funder Stories and Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by HEFN

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... of $1 invested in organizing and advocacy yielding $115 or more in societal benefits. Amidst the buzz, we also see funders facing challenges in actually moving more money into impacted communities. Join us for...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

Social Justice

13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... and challenges they faced in developing and launching new prize programs. Explore Ways to utilize prizes to ... that have garnered media coverage and fostered innovative new work A Philanthropy New...

When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives

Release Date:

09/19/2014

... the U.S. suffer from type 1 diabetes (T1D), and millions more are affected worldwide. The global community affected by ... Given the expense of research, development, and bringing a new device or drug to...

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board

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09/28/2017

... Philanthropy (NCRP) board of directors today elected new officers and welcomed five new esteemed members during its board meeting. Reverend ... Akonadi Foundation "The work of NCRP is needed now ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Restoring and Extending Tax Incentives

Release Date:

11/17/2014

... wide, bi-partisan margin in the House in the America Gives More Act . That bill also expands the food inventory ... of all of the expired provisions to give themselves more leverage for changes when the...

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National Council of Nonprofit Associations

Ella Baff will Join the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer

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07/15/2015

... the Arts. Under her tenure Jacob’s Pillow, which hosts more than 50 dance companies from around the world each year, ... the foundation brought together last year to foster more interdisciplinary work...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

Release Date:

02/24/2016

... nurses, and other clinicians can prompt patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater ... to their visit notes. Neither a software program nor a new technology, experts say this...

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Health

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

09 Mar 2017

Secret Film Screening & Funder Discussion of Sundance Award-Winning Documentary

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

This program is a part of our new Climate Change Series. We invite you to join ... of documentaries in shifting public debate Want to learn more ? Contact us for more details. Designed for By...

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

Science

Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... Everyone covets convenience. Whether physical or digital, more concepts are rolling out these days intended to upend ... conventional retail with an ultimate goal: make shopping more convenient. Bodega has...

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Food Systems

Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... Social Change The Ford Foundation today announced 25 new Art of Change fellowships that will support visionary ... and possibility, and inspire us to make those societies more just and more...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... funders have spent many millions of dollars supporting new teacher preparation programs and trying to strengthen ... conclusions are summarized in the title: " America Needs More Teachers of Color and a...

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Education

Open Society Foundations Accepting Applications for Soros Justice Fellowships

Release Date:

10/23/2019

... criminal justice policies on the lives of individuals, families , and communities in the United States by challenging ... may range from litigation to public education to coalition building to grassroots...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program

Release Date:

09/10/2019

... Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program New York , September 10, 2019 – The Doris Duke Charitable ... other two researchers were awarded grants to investigate new drug-like...

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Health

Science

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Doris Duke Foundation

Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett Joins the Burke Foundation Board

Release Date:

05/20/2021

... expertise to the Board. She is a champion of children and families as a practicing primary care pediatrician at Boston ... childhood initiatives to foster the healthy development of families and communities in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Burke Foundation

Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... threw himself into studying the finances of lower-income families . By 2008 he was testifying before Congress and ... need of help wouldn’t use. But his idea morphed into a more promising approach: use big data...