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What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

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03/27/2014

... The Wallace Foundation has worked for beneficial change in our areas of interest: school leadership, afterschool and the ... and then sharing evidence-based information and ideas in our fields. The chart below...

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The Scherman Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

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05/01/2023

... all,” said Anderson-Reed. “At this important time in our country’s history, ensuring a truly accessible and ... to the long-term vision and strategies that will secure our liberation. I’m so excited to be in...

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What We Do

... that strives to advance meaningful social change. Through our work, members: Convene and collaborate as a community - ... and professional and leadership development that equips our members to understand and...

Thomas H. Kean is Elected Board Chair of Carnegie Corporation of New York

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03/01/2013

... to Janet Robinson for the past eight years of service on our Board, especially for the time she devoted as Chair. We are grateful for her immeasurable insights into our education program and our...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Welcomes Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor

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05/08/2015

... “With Atlantic’s final days on the horizon, our communications efforts are now focused on collecting and presenting stories that can reflect our experience—the how and why of our philanthropy...

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Peterson Foundation Says Obama Budget Doesn’t Address Unsustainable Debt

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02/09/2016

... years, it does not sufficiently address the key drivers of our long-term, unsustainable debt. "Deficits under the ... 10 years, threatening to crowd out critical investments in our nation’s economic...

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PhilTV This Week Dec 15 Features Edna McConnell Clark, Arabella Advisors and Hazen Foundation

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12/15/2016

... Foundation's Bezahler in EdWeek: Are We Criminalizing Our Students? Nonprofit Journalism Groups Are Gearing Up With Flood of Donations The New Parameters of Our Policy Work PhilTV This Week Dec 15...

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Trinity Joins Brief Filed in Support of Dreamers

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01/29/2018

... children and know only this country as home. They live in our neighborhoods and work at our local businesses, and they make our city a richer and more vibrant place. In keeping with ...

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Arcus to Unveil Social Justice Request for Concepts on Dec. 3

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11/05/2018

... we at Arcus have spent time to reassess and improve our capability to deliver support to grantee partners on the ... prepared for a new grantmaking process that aligns with our updated Social Justice Strategy...

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Burke Foundation Commits to Extend Two Service-Driven Scholarship Programs at Marquette University

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08/19/2019

... the foundation’s executive director. “When we look at our model students who serve as women and men for and with others, we look no further than our Burke scholars and our Trinity fellows,”...

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Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool

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10/24/2014

"Grads for Life" program specifically targets youths ages 16 to 24.

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Sunday New York Times Arts and Leisure Feature on Cultural Philanthropy Quotes Buff Kavelman on Donor Privacy Issues

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10/14/2015

In the section entitled "Donors: Why They Do It", Kavelman speaks to why some donors prefer to give anonymously.

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JP Morgan Chase Report Addresses Summer Youth Employment Deficit

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02/25/2016

Around the world, youth unemployment rates are at or near historic highs – with a slow predicted recovery – including in the United States, where young people are experiencing Depression-era levels of employment. JP Morgan Chase released its second...

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Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

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08/29/2017

About 1 in 750 people have a chance of contracting MS, which is a debilitating disease of the nervous system. Current research suggests that the condition is triggered by an environmental event among people already genetically predisposed to...

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David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy

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11/08/2017

Mr. Rockefeller, who gave away $20 million to $30 million a year in the last 10 years of his long life, found another way to use philanthropy to make a difference — a big difference, if the sales at Christie’s bring in the $700 million that some...

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All Proceeds From the Auction of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity

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03/15/2018

Christie's will auction off the collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller in May. All of the proceeds from the sale will go to charity.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country

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05/02/2018

With grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies and oversight from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity, the Department of Probation funded 19 community-based organizations to hire mentors for people ages 16 to 24

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Study Funded by The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players

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08/09/2018

In a new study, researchers found no evidence of early onset dementia in a small sample of retired professional hockey and football players.

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MTV Plans to Partner With Ford Foundation to Create a Mobile Voting Registration Unit

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08/20/2018

MTV plans to partner with the Ford Foundation to create a mobile unit where people can register to vote and encourage their friends to register to vote if they see they aren’t signed up. The network also plans to host events across the country on...

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David Rockefeller Gift Raises Rockefeller Brothers Fund Endowment to $1.2 Billion

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10/25/2018

A generous gift from the estate of David Rockefeller has raised the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) endowment from approximately $960 million to over $1.2 billion.

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