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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 ...

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Immigration

Social Justice

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Sean Gibbons Named Communications Network Executive Director

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04/28/2014

... Network announced that Sean Gibbons will be their new executive director starting on June 3. Gibbons was ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

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06/09/2014

... so far as president, Ford, talks about plans for a new philanthropy program and discusses the role technology ...

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More Details Emerging About Greer's Ouster from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... a radical overhaul that will focus grant making on two new priorities—reducing income inequality and fighting ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts

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06/25/2014

... The foundation's commitment was one of more than 20 new private sector pledges to drive more than $1.5 billion .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

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What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

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07/03/2014

... former commissioners—with Everytown for Gun Safety (the new umbrella organization housing Mayors Against Illegal Guns ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Health

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Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List

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08/01/2014

... are just as bold and the foundation is bankrolling new ideas. It’s all about his continued commitment to ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

... Summit, the Resilience Partnership will institute a new model for solving the complex and interrelated challenges ...

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Economic Security

The Rockefeller Foundation

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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

... has, traditionally, been overlooked. How about a new education reform push, one that focuses less on the ...

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Education

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NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center

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09/17/2014

... to the public in September, 2015. Activities at the new Center will include visual art exhibits, workshops in ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

Community Development

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We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

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09/23/2014

... in the global battle against climate change. After all, new technology is revealing the impact of our daily ...

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Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

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10/20/2014

... Fidelity reported a burst of giving after introducing a new iPhone application at the end of 2012. Using the free ...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research

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10/27/2014

... of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research A new study has found that implementing stricter fisheries ...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program

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11/10/2014

... inception UNCDF had secured USD 5.6 million. The new commitment from The MasterCard Foundation is to donate ...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Forges Public-Private Partnership With CMMI to Spread "Hospital at Home" Model of Care

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11/14/2014

... older adults, the John A. Hartford Foundation has formed a new public-private partnership with the Centers for Medicare ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Aging

Health

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Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million

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11/21/2014

... First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million A new , seven-foundation partnership created to support ...

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Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

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12/10/2014

... to historic buildings or passing bonds to pay for new fiber networks. Though the group is in its infancy, ...

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Technology

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Open Society Foundations

MasterCard Foundation Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa

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01/21/2015

... Roy, President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation. "This new Fund will stimulate private sector organizations to .....

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