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Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students

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06/28/2017

... the self-affirmation exercises, Latino students were more likely to enter a college readiness track than a ... to high school and African American students were more likely to enroll in college seven to nine...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is

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08/30/2017

... Giving now approaches $500 million to date, benefiting more than 7,500 charities in more than 75 countries, with more than 300 products — ranging from salad dressing and ...

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The Ford Foundation Joins the Reporting Commitment

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08/19/2014

... interactive map on Glasspockets now displays more than 22,000 grants totaling nearly $17 billion, including more than 2,700 of the Ford Foundation’s grants totaling $1 ...

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Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy

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04/13/2015

... to use his considerable wealth to establish a system of more than 2,000 public libraries, or if he hadn’t donated ... established what is now Rockefeller University and donated more than $500 million to...

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RPA Forms Partnership to Combat Poverty in Indonesia

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04/14/2015

RPA Forms Partnership to Combat Poverty in Indonesia More than one billion people have been lifted out of extreme ... Advisors, will assist philanthropists in playing a more active role in the planning and...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants Over $2 Million for Medical Research in Israel

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10/01/2015

... M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced more than $2 million in grants to support medical research ... the Jerusalem College of Technology come on the heels of more than $25 million granted by...

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Health

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

Release Date:

09/30/2016

... from a June 2016 Macy Conference that brought together more than 40 leaders in nursing, primary care, healthcare delivery, philanthropy, academia and more , to generate actionable recommendations around the ...

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GCIR Seeks Foundation Signatories for Statement on Immigration

Release Date:

02/03/2017

... Seeks Foundation Signatories for Statement on Immigration More than 30 local, state, regional, and national foundations ... a statement in support of immigrants and refugees, and more signatories are expected...

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RFPs Etc

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Putting Racism on the Table

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02/07/2017

... Table series is a learning series for philanthropy. Learn more about this work, and download discussion guides that accompany some of the videos. Check out more viral videos like this, video produced by...

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Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

Release Date:

04/07/2017

... interest to their causes, to varying degrees of success. More recently, activists have turned to the arts for ... connections, to bring about change. At the same time, more artists are imbuing their work with...

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Arts

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CEO Pay: Top Earners From Across the Country

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09/05/2017

... The Chronicle examined Internal Revenue Service data for more than 500 organizations that raised $35 million or more from individuals, foundations, and corporations in 2014. ...

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How Debt Is Threatening Retirement Dreams

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... Threatening Retirement Dreams Many Americans are bringing more than just their bucket lists with them into retirement. ... into their 50s and beyond. The biennial MRRC study surveys more than 20,000 Americans...

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

Release Date:

02/19/2015

... that tell us things are truly getting better for more people. Or that they will anytime soon. As our ... commoditized to buy and sell. This has led us to a new way to think about our role: alchemy. In a world...

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Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... There continues, even now, to be an unmet demand for more talking politics, as both funders and grantees reassess ... environment. Twenty-four funders opted to include those new questions in their surveys, so...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... have shareholders, you don't have customers, and there's more than one bottom line in a foundation. So what kind of ... foundation leaders were panelists at a recent Philanthropy New York...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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05 May 2020

NYC Youth and Education Funders Briefing on Youth Empowerment Summer (YES) Initiative for 2020

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... eliminated 75,000 kids’ summer jobs, income that many families depend on, and real-world learning experiences that ...

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

Health

After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... students in the elementary school housed in the same building voiced anger at a lack of metal detectors there and ... kids,” said Tammy Carey, a mother who hurried to the building in the West Farms...

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