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With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017

... produced by traditional policy tools – so there is a big opportunity to use nudging more widely in government in ...

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F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

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06/30/2017

... What Foundations Do With Their Money Foundations make up a big part—about a sixth—of all the charitable giving that ...

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Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders

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07/25/2017

... of USC neuroscientist. To help researchers see the big picture, Marcelo P. Coba created the first map that ...

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Nurse Family Partnership Endorsed as Positively Impacting Children

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07/25/2017

... million investment from the Blue Meridian Partners, a “ big bet” philanthropic conglomerate spearheaded by the Edna ...

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Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures

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07/27/2017

... the course of this project, participants will investigate big questions about the way food participates in and actively ...

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NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening

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08/17/2017

... four years, reflecting NoVo’s commitment to supporting big ideas. . . NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical ...

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The New Power of the Purse: Younger Women and the Future of Philanthropy

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08/25/2017

... in coming years as a younger generation rises, with big implications for philanthropy. “Nonprofit leaders and ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... I wrote about the Maine-based Libra Foundation betting big that the arts can transform a depressed small rural town ...

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Community Development

As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

... and costly repairs. The order is a gift to developers and big corporations — the “private” half of the ...

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Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges

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09/18/2017

... he might make on Twitter or to the press — could be the big story coming out of UNGA. But whatever he might say — ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... some of today’s leading anti-homelessness funders. As big cities play host to thousands (or tens of thousands) of ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.

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09/26/2017

... — combining the forces of anchor, magnet, den mother, big sister and art world celebrity — was the museum’s ...

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

... all around the world have long recognized there can be a big difference between having your kid in school, and having ...

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New Census Figures Offer Hope in Buffalo's Fight Against Child Poverty

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10/02/2017

... Fight Against Child Poverty While poverty remains a big problem in Buffalo, new census figures show significant ...

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Children, Youth and Families

NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami museum world, and this December, an art ...

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... backing of over $110 million since 2011, has made a big impact in reducing coal-fired power plant emissions, ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

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10/30/2017

... a look at some of the project proposals: The $1 billion Big U proposal calls for a 10-mile protective system around ...

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Community Development

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Jim Simons, the Numbers King

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12/13/2017

... in Chile that will hunt for gravitational waves from the big bang—that are collectively worth two and a half billion ...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

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09/13/2018

... Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation will help programs take a big step forward with their STEM education efforts. The ...

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Consultants & Training Organizations: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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07/2020

... to move a racial justice agenda.) See these helpful resources : Equity in the Center's So You Want to Hire an ... with professional development and technical assistance resources that further the philanthropic sector’s .....

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