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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to violent extremism. Mr Martin Abregu, the foundation' s vice president who also heads its...

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Take Us To Your Leaders

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03/10/2015

... its design and its fit with the granting organization’ s mission and focus, is the quality of leadership to be found ... what successful assessment entails—in terms of time, of resources , of formulating...

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The Teagle Foundation

02 Oct 2019

Youth Voice: What it is and Why it Matters

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... level. Explore: Three highly effective models here in New York Both the core program elements and the potential impact on young people' s lives and futures A framing of "youth voice...

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JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings

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05/02/2016

... Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings Building on a state ' s strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge. That is...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

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07/20/2016

... in the United States is arguably one of the country’ s most controversial political issues. The United States ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Justice Reform

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Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use

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09/15/2017

... million at bridges and tunnels, as part of Gov. Cuomo’ s open-road tolling project. Reinvent Albany, a good government group, requested this month that the state Authorities Budget Office probe whether the MTA...

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07 Apr 2022

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Thursday, April 7, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... to individuals can be a critical component of a funder’ s toolkit, as private foundations and public charities ...

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The Westchester Community Foundation Awards $3.2 Million in Grants to 66 Nonprofits

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12/01/2021

... Ossining and Peekskill school districts. SAINT JOSEPH’ S MEDICAL CENTER: $250,000 to increase access to behavioral ... services and suicide prevention at its St. Vincent’ s Hospital Westchester division...

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Evaluating the Charitable Deduction and Proposed Reforms

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06/2012

Many recent proposals for budget and tax reform would change the value of the charitable contribution deduction. This Urban Institute report provides context for policymakers who may be considering one or more of these reforms, as well as for other interested observers.

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Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy

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04/2012

... Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner' s Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy .....

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Start a Giving Circle This Summer

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06/15/2011

Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari, President and Chief Change Officer at MSBPhilanthropy Advisors LLC, talks about how the different groups and social occasions you’re involved in this summer can provide a great philanthropic opportunity—the creation of a...

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Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

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02/26/2013

We’re pleased to have Arabella Advisors Associate Director Ginger Elsea talk about the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Philanthropy Fellows Program, which connects students and foundations in the DC region to help funders increase...

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Arabella Advisors

Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language

... What is the role of the nonprofit sector as a service provider, and its relationship with both the private and ...

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The Future of ‘Zipcode as Destiny': Three Scenarios

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01/14/2016

... place-based education and as the basis for entirely new forms of education, such as massive, open online courses ... increasingly complementing place-based work and spurring new forms of work, such as virtual...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Amy Falls to Board of Trustees

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11/01/2013

... University endowment, which supports the university’ s mission of research and graduate education in the ... of the Fixed Income Management Committee and the firm’ s Global Asset Allocation Committee. Falls...

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Team Working on Suicide Prevention Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge

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06/12/2014

... a mission critical issue with a team of the financial firm' s top performing professionals. The suicide prevention group ... to a market value of approximately $1.7 million, based on standards developed...

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Health

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The Next Generation in Philanthropy: From The Rockefeller Foundation To The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative

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01/05/2016

... When $45 billion dollars is pledged to charity, it’ s bound to start a lot of conversations. Facebook founder ... lived, holding assets estimated at $253 billion in today’ s dollars. In his lifetime, he...

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Bank of America Announces Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts

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09/11/2017

Bank of America today announced that it is directing $1 million in funding from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to aid the victims of Hurricane Irma, including $250,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, with the remainder to...

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